Over 6.000 Nepalese are deployed as peacekeepers in UN missions; the country currently ranks third in terms of troops to the UN, with personnel in 12 peacekeeping missions

Manual machines are still in use in the security system at Tribhuvan International Airport to screen passengers, a sign that Nepalese police seem to be lagging behind in adopting modern crime control technology

Pangolins are on the verge of extinction in Khotang, a hilly district of Koshi province, due to uncontrolled poaching and smuggling of the highly endangered species

The Government of Nepal, the EU, and WFP participated in a ceremony to mark the start of construction of a new Humanitarian Staging Area within the premises of the old airport in Pokhara, Gandaki province

At least 400 foreign mountaineers will attempt to climb the world's highest peak from Nepal in the spring season, Rishi Bhandari, general secretary of the Expedition Operators Association Nepal, told THT