Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the abolished monarchy be restored and the former king be made the head of state of ...

Experts, ministers and diplomats have discussed the persistent threat of terrorism in South Asia, with focus on Nepal's ...

The charter defines Nepal as a “secular” state, one guaranteeing “religious, cultural freedoms, including protection of religion, culture handed down from the time immemorial.” The last ...

He also condemns terrorist attacks in the name of religion. Kathmandu (AsiaNews) - "The situation of the country has changed. Although about 80 per cent of the people in Nepal are Hindu ...

Amid frustration with the political status quo and lackluster economic situation, thousands of Nepalis are calling for the ...

Nepal abolished the monarchy and turned the ... to be reinstated as king and Hinduism to be brought back as a state religion. Royalist groups accuse the country’s major political parties of ...

Lumbini is one of the holiest places of one of the world's great religions, and its remains contain important ... The entire property including the buffer zone is owned by the Government of Nepal and ...

Christians were serving their missions in Nepal even before the country was unified and Hindu became the official state religion. Later, Capuchin Franciscan priests were expelled along and some ...

Lighting sang, a traditional incense made from juniper and other local plants, is a sacred daily ritual among Buddhist communities in Nepal’s Trans-Himalayan regions like Manang, symbolizing ...