Agriculture student Bipin Joshi, 22, was kidnapped during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, which also left 10 Nepali students dead and six injured.

The family of Bipin Joshi, a student, had campaigned internationally for his release and had held out hope until the end that after two years in Gaza, he would return alive.

Nepali Army (NA) has initiated internal preparations to withdraw troops from United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions after the UN directed a 25 percent reduction in its peacekeeping force due to budget constraints.

According to court documents, Bobby Sinh Shah is charged with capital murder in the death of Muna Pandey during an armed robbery on Saturday. Police said officers went to the complex Monday after employees there received a tip about a body in an apartment.

The region around Mount Everest has been blanketed by snow since Oct 27. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.