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Girls From Nepal Group Home Jump Into Action Providing Earthquake Relief

When disaster struck, twenty of Nepal's most impoverished--and most fortunate--young ladies immediately stepped in to help their neighbors. The young women of the Unatti Foundation's group home...

Thousands in Nepal Hug Trees in World Record Bid

More than 2,000 people, mostly students, gathered in Nepal's capital Katmandu today in a bid to set a world record for the largest tree...
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Zero Poaching of Rhinos and Tigers in Nepal Last Year

On March 3, the Himalayan country of Nepal celebrated 365 days without a single case of rhino, elephant or tiger poaching. This is the...
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Leonardo DiCaprio Gives $3 Million to Help Double Nepal’s Tiger Population

On the third anniversary of the historic Global Tiger Summit, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has awarded a $3 million grant to the World Wildlife...
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Nepal Sees Tiger Population Go Up by 63% Since 2009

Not only are tiger populations roaring back in the three critical countries of India, Russia and Thailand, last month Nepal's national parks reported similar...
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Banker Saves 20,000 From Nepal to Uganda With Her Profits

Audette Exel lives a double life. In the world's financial capitals, the business owner advises companies on mergers and raises money for global fund...
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Young Immigrant in Wisconsin Changes Kids’ Fates in Nepal

Born in Nepal, but moved to Wisconsin in 2000 to attend the University in Whitewater, Ojash Shrestha found his true calling when he returned...
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Hero of the Year: Nepalese Woman Frees Children Who Live With Incarcerated Parents

Pushpa Basnet, a Nepalese woman who runs a home for children so they don't have to live behind bars with their incarcerated parents, was...

Nepal Achieves Zero Poaching Year for Rhinos

Nepal's efforts to cut wildlife crime has led to a zero-poaching year for rhinos in 2011, largely attributed to the addition of 44 new...
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Tiger Population in Nepal Doubles in 2 Years

Some good news was celebrated Sunday on Global Tiger Day by the 13 countries where big cats still live. In Nepal’s Bardia National Park,...
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No Rhinos Poached in Nepal, First Time in 29 Years

Thanks to strong conservation and law enforcement efforts, not a single rhino was killed by poachers in Nepal, the first such year in 29...
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Rare One-Horned Rhino Bouncing Back in Nepal

A National Rhino Census in Nepal released Saturday showed the rhinoceros population increasing 22 percent since 2008. The animal count, conducted in three national parks,...
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Nepal Firm Takes High Speed Internet to Mt. Everest

A private telecom firm took high speed Internet facilities to the top of the world on Thursday when it launched Nepal's first 3G services...
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Nepali Butler Inherits New York Fortune

Until a few months ago, he was a butler in one of the more expensive residential buildings in Manhattan. But now, Nepal-born Indra Tamang...
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Building Bamboo Schools for Poor Kids in Nepal

During his three years in Bollywood, Uttam Sanjel, 35, learned that the real heroes of our world are not famous movie stars. He saw the...

New Nepal Leaders Offer Budget With Help for Poor

The new government of Nepal has presented its first national budget, which includes the cancellation of debts and a series of monthly allowances...
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Former Terrorists Take Seats in New Nepal Legislature

Observers hailed the inclusion of "Maoist rebels, once branded terrorists, into the country's interim parliament and the declaration of January 16 as a public...

Historic Peace Deal Signed in Nepal

A peace agreement reached in the early hours of November 8th marks the end of the Maoists' decade-long insurgency in Nepal that cost 13,000...

Nepal Could Lead the World on Women’s Rights, Official urges

Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister said this weekend that the new Constitution to be drafted through the Constituent Assembly should give equal rights to women....

Thousands Cheer Nepal’s Deflating of King

Nepal's restored parliament voted unanimously in favor of reducing the king's power to that of a ceremonial figurehead with no control of the army....