Magar eventually lost the title when Chandra Bahadur Dangi, also from Nepal, was discovered and measured at 1 foot and 9.5 inches, AFP reported. But he gained it back upon Dangi’s 2015 death.

According to the National Census 2078 BS, the Magar community has a total population of 2,01 million in Nepal. This is 6.9 percent of the total population.

KATMANDU, Nepal — A man who is only 22 inches (56 centimeters) tall left his home country of Nepal on Sunday in a quest to be recognized as the world’s shortest man. Magar’s family initially ...

Khagendra Thapa Magar, from Nepal, measured 67.08cm (2ft 2.41in) and was recognised as the world’s shortest man who could walk by Guinness World Records (GWR).

Hari Budha Magar and his crew reached the top of Everest but stuck around for no more than 10 minutes due to worsening weather conditions. Shanta Nepali Productions/ Jeet Bahadur Tamang ...

Last year, the Salute Gorkha Training Center sent five young men in training to join the British Army. Seventeen-year-old Kanchan Thapa Magar recently also joined the Centre as the only girl out of 70 ...

Nepal is mourning the death of 69 people in Sunday's deadly plane crash, the worst aviation disaster in the country in three decades. Among the victims was 24-year-old flight attendant Oshin Ale Magar ...

With the finals slated for June 21, thousands in Nepal have now begun voting for Teriya Magar online to make her win the show. Some internet cafes are providing free access to Zee TV’s site so ...

Nepali wushu player, Nima Gharti Magar, performing at the 12th South Asian Games, in Shilong of India, on Monday, February 8, 2016. Courtesy: Photojournalist Club ...

Teriya Magar, the title winner of the dance reality TV show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa" season 9 was given a hero's welcome as she returned to her home in Rupandehi district in Nepal.

Magar became an official face of Nepal’s tourism campaign, which featured him as the smallest man in a country that is home to the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest.