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Kathmandu -
Today, a court in Nepal, found six villagers guilty of the murder of seven farmers during a fight for a rare caterpillar fungus Yarchagumba, highly prized as an aphrodisiac and popularly called, "Himlayan Viagra."
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Pokhara -
A video showcasing the sport of 'parahawking,' which combines paragliding with falconry, continues to awe viewers with spectacular scenery and magnificent footage of a hawk landing on the outstretched arm of the paragliders in flight.
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A Russian adventurer on a maiden paragliding trip over the east Himalayan Mountains came very close to filming his own demise when he collided with two vultures in mid-air. The frightening encounter was filmed by the paraglider's helmet-cam.
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Of late, all is not well with the world’s most wanted caterpillars: the Cordyceps mushrooms, grown exclusively in the Himalayan region.
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Kathmandu -
I was traveling to Teenpiple, a village in Panchkhal, valley of Nepal, and it takes a good two-and-a-half hours to get there from the capital city of Kathmandu.
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Beijing -
Tenzin Wangmo, a 20-year-old Tibetan nun, has been the first woman to set herself on fire in protest of the Chinese government's policies towards Tibet. Wangmo is the ninth person to self-immolate as a plea for religious freedom and Dalai Lama's return.
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An environmentalist group, known as Eco Himal, is requesting that portable public toilets be installed on Mt. Everest to help promote a cleaner environment.
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At least 19 passengers and crew of a small tourist plane were reported killed as the aircraft they were boarding crashes while on sight seeing tour in Nepal
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At least 16 people were reported dead as a strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake rocked India and Nepal at around 6:10 p.m. local time Sunday. Two strong aftershocks followed with a magnitude of 6.1 and 5.3 respectively.
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Kathmandu -
Nepalese Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal submitted his letter of resignation to President Ram Baran Yadav Sunday after only six months in office. Khanal stepping down comes as the Maoist insurgency intensifies.
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