Nepal News
Earthquake!!
On 3rd November at 10 minutes to midnight a powerful 6.4 earthquake struck Nepal with its epicentre in Jajarkot, a remote hilly district, 330 km west of Kathmandu. Deaths have been reported and many injured. The major cause of deaths and injuries is the collapse of weak building structures, as thousands of houses were destroyed…
Read MoreEthnic Make up of Nepal in 2023
There are over 140 distinct ethnic groups recognised in Nepal, with about 124 mother tongues between them. This highlights the amazing ethnic and linguistic diversity that is still part of the country of Nepal, with all the challenges that brings to a country trying to bring development, education and economic improvement to its people. Despite…
Read MoreSome interesting facts about Nepal!
Unique Nepali Calendar The Nepali calendar called Bikram Sambhat is approximately 67 years and 8.5 months ahead of the Gregorian calendar. The Nepali New Year is celebrated in mid-April. Slaughtering cows is illegal As a national animal of the country and considered ‘holy’, the slaughtering of cows is illegal in Nepal. It is not…
Read MoreThe New Nepali Ambassador
The new Nepali Ambassador, His Excellency Mr Gyan Chandra Acharya and his wife were invited to visit the Queen. A coach and horses were sent to fetch them which they were impressed with but found it rather cold and were frozen stiff on their arrival!!!
Read MoreMonsoon time again!
June sees the start of the monsoon period, bringing rain, heat and humidity and unfortunately diarrhoea and mosquitos!!The monsoon sweeps up from the Bay of Bengal across Bangladesh and north-eastern India, and up through Nepal.The monsoon is a blessing and a curse at the same time. The rains are essential for rice planting. It would…
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