Painless liver test introduced in Nepal
KATHMANDU, June 19 (Xinhua) — Nepal’s National Reference Laboratory has introduced a new service “fibro scan” to measure the stiffness of the liver without following any painful procedure or surgery, local media reported on Tuesday. Until now, the stiffness of liver used to be measured by conducting biopsy and histopathological examination. Liver biopsy is a […]
Ethnic Groups’ Strike in Nepal Goes Bloody
A wounded Nepalese activist of the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities is taken for treatment by a friend during a general strike in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 21, 2012. Official say protesters enforcing a general strike for the second day have clashed with local residents in parts of the Nepalese capital. The protestors, on a […]
Nepalis Enjoy New Year Festival
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepalese devotees watch a procession during the Bisket Jatra Hindu festival celebrations on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 9, 2012. During this festival, also regarded as a New Year festival, images of the god Bhairava and his female counterpart Bhadrakali are enshrined in two large chariots and pulled to an […]
Kathmandu to be cleaner thanks to cleaning campaign
Nepal’s former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal (L) sweeps the road during a cleaning campaign in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 7, 2010. <File photo: Xinhua> KATHMANDU, Nepal (Xinhua) — Nepali capital city may soon take on a cleaner look after the city launched a clean city campaign. The metropolis is all set to boost public […]
Nepalis Prepare ‘Holi Festival’
People gather at a square to celebrate Holi festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 7, 2012. The Hindu festival Holi, the festival of colors, was celebrated by Nepali people on Wednesday. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhou Shengping> news@theasian.asia
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