Author: BHADRA SHARMA
Nepal’s Gurkha Soldiers Seek to Flee Afghanistan
Former soldiers from Nepal have long served as private security guards in war-torn Afghanistan. Amid the chaos, they worry that they can’t get home.
Nepal’s Parliament Is Dissolved as Covid-19 Rages
Opposition politicians seemed daunted by the prospect of planning for a new election while the coronavirus is wreaking havoc.
Nepal’s Parliament Is Dissolved, Deepening a Political Crisis as Covid Rages
Opposition politicians seemed daunted by the prospect of planning for a new election while the coronavirus is wreaking havoc.
Several Everest Climbers Test Positive for Covid
Anyone who becomes infected “at high altitude, then develops symptoms and becomes ill, is very difficult to help,” a climbing company official said.
2 Climbers Die on Everest as Covid Rampages Through Nepal
The climbers, a Swiss-Pakistani and an American, perished near the high-altitude “death zone.” Officials ruled out the coronavirus, which is overwhelming the country’s health system.
Nepal to Use Oxygen Tanks From Everest to Treat Covid Patients
With hundreds reportedly dying because of a shortage, relief groups are attempting to repurpose tanks used by climbers in the Himalayas.
Several Mount Everest Climbers Test Positive for Coronavirus
Nepal’s government insists there is no coronavirus on expeditions to the world’s tallest peak. Climbers tell a different story.
Nepal Runs Out of Hospital Beds as India’s Outbreak Spills Over
Health officials in the Himalayan nation warn of an “unmanageable” situation as infections reach levels not seen since last fall.
Nepal’s Supreme Court Rules Dissolved Parliament Must Be Reinstated
The decision was a blow to the country’s prime minister, who dissolved the legislature after a protracted internal dispute within his ruling Nepal Communist Party.