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Nepal Bans Vehicles With Indian Number Plates From Plying In Pokhara

Kathmandu: Nepal has banned vehicles with Indian number plates from plying in the tourist hub of Pokhara ahead of the new year, a move that has sparked an uproar among tourism entrepreneurs. Nepal aims to attract two million tourists, mostly Indians, by 2020 and Pokhara is one of the most visited tourist destinations in the […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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8 Kerala Tourists Found Dead In Nepal Hotel

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: Eight tourists from Kerala have been found dead in a hotel in Nepal, Union Minister for State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan confirmed on Tuesday. Speaking to the media, Muraleedharan said the tourists comprising two families of Thiruvananthapuram were reported dead in Daman in Nepal’s Makwanpur district. “The families of Renjith and Praveen […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Nepal confirms first case of new coronavirus infection

Kathmandu: A Nepali student studying in China has been found infected with the new coronavirus, an official of Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population has said. “It is the first confirmed case of infection from the deadly virus,” Dr. Hemanta Chandra Ojha, chief of Zoonotic and Other Communicable Disease Control Section at Epidemiology and Disease […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Novel Coronavirus reaches Indo-Nepal border

New Delhi: There will now be an intensive screening of people along the Indo-Nepal border to deal with the menace of Novel Coronavirus. This decision has been taken after confirmation of coronavirus being found in Nepal. The Union Health Ministry will make arrangements for screening on the Nepal border bordering Uttarakhand with immediate effect. Union […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Indian Farmer Killed In Nepal Police Firing, Indian National In Custody

Patna/New Delhi: A man was killed and two others were injured on Friday after Nepal border police troops fired at them “deep inside Nepalese territory” adjoining Bihar’s Sitamarhi district, officials said. An Indian national, Laagan Yadav (45), has been taken into custody by the Nepal border police, they said. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Director General […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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China Occupies Nepal Village & Lands After Face-Off With India In Ladakh

New Delhi/Gorkha: China has occupied a village of Nepal and allegedly removed the boundary pillars to legitimise its annexation, top government sources said on Tuesday. It has also been learnt that China has gradually made inroads into several Nepalese territories with an ulterior aim to seize complete control. The latest in the line is Rui […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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Amid Border Row, Puri Shankaracharya Urges Govt To Maintain Cordial Relationship With Nepal

Puri: Shankaracharya of Govardhan Peeth in Puri, Swami Nishchalananda Saraswati has urged the government of India to remain amiable with Nepal amid the country’s escalating border row with the Himalayan country after it ‘unilaterally’ adopted a new national map including disputable regions of India. “Nepal is a Hindu nation and shares social, cultural, religious and […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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Nepal Prohibits All Indian Media Except Doordarshan

New Delhi: Nepal has banned all Indian news channels, except DD News, for alleged propaganda against the country. Reports say that Nepal cable operators have stopped getting signals of Indian news channels. Nepal government spokesperson Yuvaraj Khatiwada said: “We request all not to disseminate news that infringes sovereignty and self-respect of Nepalis. This includes the […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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PM Oli Claims

Stoking a potential controversy, embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Monday claimed that the “real” Ayodhya lies in Nepal, not in India and that Lord Ram was born in Thori in southern Nepal.

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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Nepal Police Opens Fire On 3 Indian Nationals, 1 Injured

Kishanganj: An Indian national was injured after Nepal Police opened fire at the Indo-Nepal border at Fatehpur in Tehragachh in Bihar’s Kishanganj district, the police said on Sunday. Kishanganj Deputy Superintendent of Police Anwar Javed told IANS that the incident happened when a young man, Jitendra Kumar Singh, along with two of his friends Ankit […]

  • Wednesday, 14 April 2021
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India Dismisses Controversy Over Jaishankar's Remark On Gautam Buddha's Birthplace

New Delhi: India categorically said on Sunday that Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini in Nepal thereby defusing a controversy about Buddha’s birthplace after Nepal had responded to remarks attributed to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Jaishankar had on Saturday talked about India’s moral leadership and how Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings are still relevant. […]

  • Wednesday, 14 April 2021
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China Funds Anti-India Protests Along Indo-Nepal Border

New Delhi: China has paid Rs 2.5 crore (in Nepali currency) to various organisations based in Nepal to carry out demonstrations against India along the Indo-Nepal border that stretches to over 1,700 km, intelligence agencies said. “Chinese Embassy in Nepal has provided financial support to the tune of Rs 2.5 crore (NPR) for organising anti-India […]

  • Tuesday, 13 April 2021
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China Embroiled In Fresh Boundary Dispute With Nepal

Kathmandu: After India, China is now embroiled in a fresh boundary dispute with Nepal in its remote Humla district that is close to the Nepal-Tibet border. The dispute emerged after the Chinese side unilaterally constructed 11 cemented buildings in the Nepali territory and people in the Lapcha area where the buildings were constructed, brought it […]

  • Monday, 12 April 2021
Nepal To Build Ayodhyapuri Dham, Allocates 40 Acres Of Land
Nepal To Build Ayodhyapuri Dham, Allocates 40 Acres Of Land

Kathmandu: In a controversial move that could further irk India and its ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, a local government of Nepal has decided to build Ayodhyapuri Dham spanning over 100 Bighas or 40 acres. The Madi Municipality of Chitwan district, where Lord Ram is believed to have been born as claimed by Prime Minister K.P. […]

  • Monday, 12 April 2021
India's Intelligence Agencies Sound Alert After China Illegally Occupies Nepal's Land At Many Places
India's Intelligence Agencies Sound Alert After China Illegally Occupies Nepal's Land At Many Places

New Delhi: China has illegally occupied Nepal’s land at several places spreading over seven bordering districts and Indian intelligence agencies have sounded an alert in New Delhi. The agencies have flagged that Beijing is fast moving forward and further pushing Nepali boundaries by encroaching more and more landmass. “The actual scenario could be worse as […]

  • Saturday, 10 April 2021
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