Nepal will work closely with its neighbours, India, China and Bhutan, to conserve the unique ecology of the Himalayan region, an intergovernmental body looking after conservation efforts in the region said on Monday.
May 6 2013, 1:29 pm
Read MoreTibet, which is experiencing a tourist boom, plans to open up to the outside world to attract more visitors from aboard this summer, a top official from the remote Himalayan region said on Wednesday.
March 13 2013, 5:18 pm
Read MoreBritain does not support an independent Tibet and recognises Chinese sovereignty over the Himalayan region, Prime Minister David Cameron has said amid reports of a rift with Beijing over the issue.
May 9 2013, 5:20 pm
Read MoreIn the worst-hit Uttarakhand, 34 people, including two children and three firefighters, were killed.
August 5 2012, 3:11 pm
Read MoreThe Tibet Autonomous Region has received a record 10 million domestic and foreign tourists this year so far, reflecting a booming tourism industry in the picturesque Himalayan region.
December 7 2012, 8:26 pm
Read MoreTwo influential US Congressmen urged China to end its repressive policies on Tibet, as hundreds of Tibetan-American converged at the Capitol here to meet lawmakers to brief them on the ground realities in the Himalayan region.
March 20 2013, 3:31 pm
Read MoreChina will finish its rail network in Tibet up to Xigaze near Indian border by next year, allowing its military to move men and material besides beefing up transportation in Himalayan region.
March 8 2013, 7:28 pm
Read MoreA top Tibetan official on Sunday said no local residents, monks or nuns in the autonomous Himalayan region have taken part in suicide protests against Chinese rule.
March 3 2013, 4:07 pm
Read MoreThe US on Friday said it wants to see "tragic acts of self-immolation to come to an end" in the Himalayan region.
February 2 2013, 8:46 am
Read MoreTibetans braced to celebrate their traditional New Year called "Losar" on Monday amid intensified crackdown by Chinese authorities against the self immolation protests which shook the Himalayan region in recent months.
February 10 2013, 6:08 pm
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