This year marks the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of Mt Everest in 1953 by Sir Ed Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. This defining moment in history will be celebrated » Continue Reading.
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There are six more 8,000m peaks in Nepal, experts say

There are 20 eight-thousanders in the world, not 14 as is generally believed, according to Nepali mountaineers and geographers.
Gharials, most distinctive of crocs, are most in need of protection, study shows
Slender-snouted gharials are among the most distinctive of the world’s crocodilians, and thus the most in need of conservation action, a new study suggests. The study authors scored all 28 » Continue Reading.
Nepal-UK Briefing – Key Press Highlights Feb-March 22
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Professor Surya P. Subedi’s Memoir Published in London and New York
The memoir of Professor Surya P. Subedi QC, a member of our Society and past speaker at our 2-3 AGMs, has been published by the major British publishing house, Routledge, » Continue Reading.
BRANNGO Presentation to BNS
Good evening. I’d like to thank Andy Sparkes and the BNS Committee for inviting me to update you on the Britain-Nepal NGO Network – BRANNGO. I’d also like to add » Continue Reading.
Guinness World Record for the highest game of hockey ever played!
Congratulations Hockey for Heroes and Lincoln Minster School for Obtaining a Guinness World Record for the highest game of hockey ever played!
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20 Reasons To Visit Nepal In 2020 – Lifetime Experience
This 73-Year-Old Woman is Running From the UK to Nepal
This 73-Year-Old Woman is Running From the UK to Nepal
73-year-old adventurer Rosie Swale Pope is running 6,000 miles from the UK to Nepal to raise money for charity
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Trek back in time ‘to the real Nepal’ – Source: The Guardian Online
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Hopefuls pay out thousands of rupees to chase Gurkha glory in Nepal – Source: www.theguardian.com
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Climate change threatens 1,000-year-old monastery in remote Nepal – Source: www.aljazeera.com
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Nepal’s menstrual huts: what can be done about this practice of confining women to cow sheds? – Source: theconversation.com
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Gurkha Grandparents – Source: www.nepalitimes.com
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Khadgi Festival marked in Kathmandu, Nepal – Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com
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Nepal puts royal crown on display – Source: Gulf News Asia
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This unique Diwali celebration helps protect nature in Nepal – Source: National Geographic
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Nepal festival celebrates ‘day of the dogs’ – Source: BBC News
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Nepal’s Iconic Places Join World Book of Records
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Lt. Col. H.R.A. (Tony) Streather OBE
TONY STREATHER
Lt. Col. H.R.A. (Tony) Streather OBE, who died on 31st October aged 92, was an army man and mountaineer who learned his trade as a soldier on the » Continue Reading.
Nepal’s masked dancers mark the end of monsoon – Source: National Post Online
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Nepal Scales World’s Tallest Mountain, Mt. Qomolangma – Source: Nepali Sansar Online
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Nepal puts royal crown on display – Source: Gulf News Online
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