Nepal becomes first South Asian country to register same-sex marriage
Nepal has become the first South Asian country to register a same-sex marriage. Ram Bahadur (Maya) Gurung, a 36-year-old transgender female who has not changed her gender on official documents, and Surendra Pandey, 26, who was born and identifies as male, had their marriage certified at the Dordi rural municipality office in west Nepal on Wednesday. It […]
Record as man climbs 75 stairs on his hands
In an extraordinary feat of strength and balance, 29-year-old Hari Chandra Giri (Nepal) has broken the record for the fastest time to descend 75 stairs on the hands. Hari, who works in the Nepalese Army’s sports centre, sped down the stairs in just 25.03 seconds, averaging three steps per second. He shaved over five seconds […]
Plane carrying 72 people crashes in Nepal
A 72-seat passenger aircraft crashed into a gorge while landing at a newly opened airport in Nepal’s central resort town of Pokhara on Sunday, killing at least 32 people, an official said. Rescuers were scouring the crash site near the Seti River, which is nearly a mile away from Pokhara International Airport, and were expecting […]