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Nipah scare: Health cards, airport checks now in effect

Asian countries launch screenings for travellers from West Bengal amid Nipah scare

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Authorities issue Health Beware cards as airports introduce COVID-style Nipah screenings.

What is Nipah virus? Symptoms and risks explained

Health authorities warn of Nipah virus outbreak in India; no vaccine, 40–75% fatality rate

According to India's high ranking health officials mentioned that both states Kerala and West Bengal are endemic to the virus.

India on alert for Nipah, Asia tightens airport checks

Thailand, Nepal, and Taiwan increase airport screening after West Bengal Nipah cases

Asian airports boost checks after Nipah virus detected in India

Close shave as Buddha Air jet skids off runway in Nepal

Emergency response triggered as the aircraft slides into grassy area

The aircraft sustained minor damage during landing at Bhadrapur Airport.

Fierce mountain storms kill nine in Nepal

Survivors recount how ‘slabs’ of ice smashed into the group as they clung on the mountain

Avalanche survivors France's Didler Armand (L) and Isabelle Thaon sit inside a ward at the Era Hospital in Kathmandu on November 4, 2025.

South Asia unrest: Fragile economies face fresh shocks

Youth anger, weak institutions, and economic shocks fuel recurring street protests

When fragile economies and captured politics collide with a shock, people will take to the streets — and the violence that follows damages lives and livelihoods for years.

Last surviving member of first Everest expedition dies

Kanchha was one of 3 Sherpas to reach final camp before summit with Hillary and Tenzing

In this picture taken on May 28, 2023, Kancha Sherpa, a team member of the 1953 Mount Everest expedition which placed Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on the summit of the world's highest mountain, looks on during an interview on the eve of International Everest Day, at Namche Bazar in Solukhumbu district, northeast of Kathmandu.

Bhagwat warns of regional unrest, urges democratic path

Says stability in neighbouring countries vital for India’s security and cultural ties

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat (L) and India's former President Ram Nath Kovind attend the centenary celebrations of the Hindu nationalist organisation at Reshimbagh Ground in Nagpur on October 2, 2025.

Nepal counts cost after deadly protests

At least 72 people were killed in two days of anti-corruption protests

Losses from last week's protests in Nepal were estimated at 25 billion rupees ($177 million), with more than 2,000 workers affected.

Nepal's parliament dissolved, elections set for March

Interim PM appointed as Nepal prepares for 2026 elections

Army personnel stands guard near Singha Durbar, the main administrative building for the Nepal government, after it was set ablaze by protesters, in Kathmandu on September 12, 2025.

Watch: First Lady of Nepal offers $1m to protesters

Sushila Karki becomes Nepal’s first female interim prime minister

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Nepal ex-chief justice Sushila Karki to be next PM

Karki to be sworn in on Friday after deadly protests ousted government

Sushila Karki has been appointed the next prime minister of Nepal.

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