A world first: anti-corruption Commissioner’s corruption-dealing office
16 February 2019: People in Nepal have long lost faith in their politicians. They mostly have a ready-made view about their netas and it is not a nice one; it…
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Trump’s “nipple” creates a ripple as three Nepalese sue US government
12 February 2019: Three Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders from Nepal have joined hands with their Honduran counterparts to sue the US Secretary of Homeland Security, her deputy, the US…
No Nepalese lawyer helped him apply for asylum, claims Wongchhu Sherpa
By Ram Khatry 11 February 2019 Wongchhu Sherpa, the man responsible for bringing a bitter end to the ambassadorial stint of Lucky Sherpa, has contested his former boss’s claim that…
3.4 overs, 3 wickets and economy rate of 3.00 – Lamichhane proves he is worth the attention
10 February 2019: Nepalese cricket sensation Sandeep Lamichhane has once again proven he is worth the international attention by snaring three wickets at a stunning economy rate of 3.00. The…
People go mad when it comes to Australian PR: ex-ambassador Lucky Sherpa
By Ram Khatry 9 February 2019 In a lengthy television interview, Nepal’s former ambassador to Australia has once again blamed the chimera of an Australian permanent residency (PR) as the…
Big Bash League: Sandeep Lamichhane’s first game without any wicket
8 February 2019: Nepalese cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane failed to take any wicket for the very first time since he started his Big Bash League journey causing serious “frustration” among his…
Politicians make ludicrous recommendations regarding ambassador appointment: FM Gyawali
7 February 2019: A statement made today by Nepal’s foreign minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali could explain why the South Asian nation often deals with scandals involving its ambassadors stationed around…
Sandy’s mid-season flight to Bangladesh prompts call for increased salary cap
5 February 2019: Sandeep Lamichhane aka Sandy is back in Australia, a country where the teenage sensation undoubtedly feels the most at home while away from home. Two separate Facebook…
Amigos still: US ambassador & Nepal FM attend programme together
4 February 2019: Nepal’s foreign minister and US ambassador have attended a programme together indicating the two sides are making efforts to forget recent diplomatic hiccup created by Comrade Prachanda’s sharp…
Nepal finds itself facing superpower, thanks to comrade Prachanda’s Venezuela rhetroic
2 February 2019: One of world’s least developed nation is giving the world’s most powerful country a good dose of headache, thanks to Comrade Prachanda’s love of rhetoric. On January…
Govinda KC gives in
2 January 2017: Seven of Nepal’s most respected civil society leaders including a retired chief justice signed a declaration today pledging continued support for Govinda KC’s satyagraha if he ended his…
Indian student loses visa over “child exploitation material” found on his phone
1 February 2019: An Indian man has had his student visa cancelled after border authorities found child exploitation material on his phone and laptop computer. The unidentified man, who arrived…
14,594 Australian visas granted to Nepalese students in six months
By Ram Khatry 31 January 2019 Immigration data released by the Australian government has revealed almost fifty percent increase in the number of student visas granted to Nepalese citizens. An…
Lucky Sherpa exits Australia for good, resignation expected upon return
30 January 2019: Community sources in Canberra say ambassador Lucky Sherpa has left Australia for good and is most likely to tender her resignation within few days of her arrival…
No sinister reason behind ex-king not being by Paras Shah’s hospital bed
29 January 2019: Gyanendra Shah’s personal secretary has said there is no sinister reason behind the former king not travelling to Kathmandu to be with Paras Shah as he remains…
Crackdown on fake migration agents continues
28 January 2019: Australian Border Force (ABF) continues to crackdown on fake migration agents with the arrest of a 30-year-old woman who was charged with several migration offences last week.…
3rd water-related incident in 32 days: another Nepalese youth dies in Australian water
27 January 2019: A 25-year-old Nepalese youth has drowned in western Sydney becoming the second citizen of the landlocked South Asian nation to die in Australian water in the last…
Nepal-born former refugee named Wollongong’s Young Citizen of the Year 2019
24 January 2019: A young student born in one of erstwhile seven UN-supported refugee camps in Nepal has been named Wollongong’s Young Citizen of the Year 2019. Narayan Khanal, who…
Aged care worker Prakash Paudyal to spend four months in Australian jail
23 January 2019: Aged care worker Prakash Paudyal has been sent to jail for four months for his vile assault on an elderly man in his care. According to…
Fugitive accused of trafficking 16 Nepalese women arrested by Delhi Police
22 January 2019: Indian police have arrested a Nepalese man alleged to be the kingpin of a ring which they believe is responsible for trafficking Nepalese women to Gulf countries.…
