A person claiming to be writer of National Geographic was found to be trading animal parts and statues of archaeological importance in Nepal.
41 years old Ian Baker, living in Nepal for the last 24 years, had stored statues of archaeological importance, vestiges of various wild animals including skin, skeleton and statues in his [...]

A single plant of tomato in general can grow 2-4 kg of tomato in a season and its height is in a range of a meter.
But a farmer from western Nepal, Bhagaban Adhikari (Durali-7, Gorkha) has grown a tomato plant that can grow more than a muri (local measure equivalent to about 64kg) of tomato [...]

With an aim to set a new world record for the longest illustration, a noted Nepali artist has created a 130-metre-long acrylic painting, taking less than 13 hours for the job.
Kiran Manandhar, 51, created the painting titled `Abako Nepal` or the `Nepal of today` on April 25, 2008 at the 190-year-old structure `Dharahara`, known as [...]

Average height of Nepali male is 5′4″ and women are usually shorter than their opposite sex.
But a girl from Siraha, Urmila Kumari Chaudhari, 17, is 80 kg in weight and 7′ 1″ tall. The height has caused a lot of problem in her day-to-day life.
It is not official but she might be the [...]

In Nepal, people worship anything strange. As a latest example, people have started worshiping a strange snake that changes color.

Thousands of people have been thronging Chapaghar area of Tanahu district in western Nepal to see a strange seven-colored snake found in a well there, the National News Agency RSS reported on Saturday.
According to the [...]

Found this encouraging story: copied it from yahoo to paste here!
Despite a devastating 10-year civil war, Nepal has scripted the best child welfare story in the world, slashing child mortality by over 65 percent and magically improving child healthcare.
‘Nepal is one of the seven countries in the world that has been successful in [...]

After the Vulture Restaurant, conservation effort in Nepal continues by opening its first vulture breeding centre to try to save the birds from extinction.
Of the eight species of vultures found in Nepal, the white-rumped and slender-billed vultures are categorized as critically endangered.
The numbers of both species have plunged in Nepal and India and scientists say [...]

The greatest adventurer of the century Sir Edmund P. Hillary of New Zealand was 88 when he died Friday, January 11, 2008. May his soul rest in peace. Here are some of the photos of Hillary in differnt stages of his life. Further information about him can be found in Wikipediatoo.
He devoted all of his [...]

The New 7 Wonders of the World, 2007, were announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007 by new7wonders.com. The wonders were chosen based on voters around the world.
The site has started voting for seven wonders for 2008 and you can vote on your choice by visiting this link. [...]

Update: Death toll reaches 20 (28 Dec. 07)
Update: Toll reaches 16 with 36 still missing (26 Dec. 07)
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