Hindus in Australia to have first funeral pavilion
Australia is set to have a funeral pavilion dedicated solely to Hindus, the first facility of its kind in Southern Hemisphere southasia.com.au has been told. According to an official at…
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No Aussies on the plane with broken landing gear
By Uttam Niraula in Kathmandu Authorities have confirmed no Australians were involved in a near-fatal accident at Kathmandu’s Tribhuwan International Airport on March 4 that involved a Turkish Airlines plane…
Australian first foreigner to contract swine flu
2 March 2015: A young Australian tourist has been called ‘the first foreigner’ to suffer from the scourge of swine flu in India where over 1,000 people have already lost their…
Thai court to Paras Shah: Prove you were a prince
Paras Shah may be free from Thai jail as early as March 6 but only if his status as the former Crown Prince of Nepal is certified by the Embassy of Nepal…
Reduced fee & tent office for Everest climbers
Last year’s avalanche near the base camp of Mt Everest is not going to affect this year’s mountaineering season in Nepal, says a top tourism boss of the Himalayan nation. Tulasi…
No more green cards for Nepali bureaucrats
Nepal’s bureaucrats, lawmakers and high profile officials from security agencies can no longer retain their green cards, DVs (diversity visa) and PR (permanent residency) in western countries, Nepal’s minister for…
Ex-prince Paras Shah fights his lonely battle
Nepal’s former crown prince Paras Shah is facing a Thai court on February 26, says Sunil Khadka, his close ally and saviour in Thailand. Shah was arrested last year for…
Kathmandu-based entrepreneur to sue News Corp
A top educational enterprise from Kathmandu has questioned the veracity of a news report published by a major Australian newspaper and has filed formal complaint with the Australian Press Council…
Nepalese woman raped & killed in India was there for treatment
A Nepalese woman raped and murdered in the north Indian city of Rohtak was so viciously attacked that the only way her relatives could identify the body was with the…
Tricolour Swamis have swarmed Adelaide
The day of reckoning has arrived for over a billion diehard fans of Indian and Pakistani cricket teams as the subcontinent giants square off at Adelaide Oval tomorrow. Thousands of…
Nepalese are highest growing community in Australia
12 February 2015: Nepal may be small but it has definitely beaten its giant neighbours, India and China, in terms of annual growth rate of Australian population born overseas. Australian…
4 dozen Nepali in detention under Australian immigration department
As many as four dozen Nepalese nationals are currently being held at various immigration detention facilities across Australia and processing centres abroad. “As at 6 February 2015, there are around…
Nepalese Embassy in Canberra lacks telephone manners!
Do you have a reason to call the Embassy of Nepal in Canberra? If so then you may want to reconsider your options and drive there instead. Because it is…
Brett Lee’s attack on Bollywood
India is important for New South Wales in terms of tourism, trade and business investment markets, not to mention the tens of thousands of Indian students that enrol in Australian…
Raped by grandfather, abused by father & given up by mother
She was raped by her grandfather. Anticipating support and comforting hugs, she confided in her mother but she received none. The mother chided her, beat her up, and blamed her of…
Ballots, bullets, bribes and warlords
By Suchitra Vijayan With Afghanistan’s Presidential election around the corner, of the 14 original candidates, only nine remain. More are likely to withdraw in the coming days. Voting on 5…
