Tag: Nepal

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Prachanda resigns as Nepal PM, paves way for Deuba to succeed

Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Wednesday announced his resignation during a televised address. The move paves way for Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba to become the next Prime Minister, as part of an agreement between the two leaders. Prachanda will now meet President Bidhya Devi Bhandari to submit his resignation. Prachanda […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Hizbul militant held on Nepal border while trying to enter India

New Delhi: A Hizbul Mujahideen militant trying to enter India from Nepal was arrested from a border crossing point in Uttar Pradesh earlier this week, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) said on Sunday. Nasser Ahmed, 34, a resident of Dolgam village in Jammu and Kashmir, was trying to sneak in India as Kashmiri carpet and […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Nepal President visits Lingaraj Temple in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari, who is on a two-day visit to Odisha, offered prayers at Lingaraj Temple here on Thursday. Soon after her arrival, she was greeted by the temple priests at the 11th century Shiva shrine. She was escorted to the shrine where she spent over half an hour amid tight security. […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Sushma calls on Nepal President

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj called on Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, now on an official visit to the country, here on Tuesday. “Shaping our shared historical and cultural linkages. EAM @SushmaSwaraj calls on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at @RahstrapatiBhvn,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay tweeted. Earlier in the day, Bhandari was […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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IOC to supply Nepal 1 mn tonnes fuel for 5 years

New Delhi: State-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) on Monday signed an agreement to supply over 1 million tonnes (MT) of petroleum products annually to Nepal for the next five years, Chairman B. Ashok said. “The supply agreement signed today is for the period April 2017 to March 2022 and will meet the full requirements, demand and […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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23 killed in Nepal bus accident

Kathmandu: A bus carrying college students and their teachers back from an educational trip veered off a mountainous road and lunged into a ravine in Nepal, killing 23 people and injuring 14 others. The fatal crash occurred on Friday when the bus was returning from Kapurkot in Salyan district. According to the District Police Office, […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Nepal to re-measure Mt Everest height on its own

Kathmandu: For the first time, Nepal will re-measure the height of the Mt Everest on its own, amid reports that the height of the world’s highest peak has changed after the deadly 2015 earthquake in the Himalayan nation. The height of the peak was last determined at 8,848 metres in 1955, by an Indian survey. […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Nepal votes in first local election in 20 years

Kathmandu: Voting began in Nepal today in its first local-level polls in two decades that are crucial for cementing democracy amid political turmoil in the country. The first phase of local elections are peacefully taking place at 281 local units out of 283 in province 3, 4 and 6, said the office Election Commission. It […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Pak points finger at India over army officer's disappearance

New Delhi/Islamabad: Pakistan claimed today “foreign spy agencies” may have “trapped” and then abducted one of its former army officers, who has mysteriously disappeared from a Nepalese town close to the Indian border. Lt Col Muhammad Habib Zahir disappeared on April 6 from Lumbini, a Buddhist pilgrimage site near India’s border town of Sonauli, where […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
63 return to Odisha from Nepal

Odisha government today said 63 persons from the State have returned from earthquake- devastated Nepal since yesterday

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
Odisha administration to compile registry of migrant workers

With Kendrapara district witnessing exodus of skilled manpower, the administration has decided to carry out a comprehensive door-to-day survey to prepare a registry of migrant workers to ensure their evacuation during exigencies like Nepal quake

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
Nepal imports 100,000 red roses from India for V-day

Nepal has imported 100,000 red roses - considered a symbol of love - from India for celebrating Valentine's Day Feb 14, according to the Floriculture Association Nepal

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
18 Indians killed, 53 hurt in Nepal bus mishap

least 18 Indian pilgrims were killed and 53 others injured when an overloaded bus carrying them veered off a mountain road and rolled about 100 meters before plunging into a river in western Nepal, officials said on Tuesday

  • Friday, 25 June 2021
Nepal needs huge recovery effort after earthquake: World Bank

Kathmandu: An assessment of the impact of the devastating April 25 earthquake and major aftershocks thereafter shows that Nepal’s recovery needs an amount equivalent to a third of the Himalayan nation’s economy, the World Bank said today. The damage to the economy will require sustained financial support and effective recovery programmes to create a more […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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55 killed in Nepal landslides

At least 55 have been killed in several landslides that hit Taplejung district in northeastern Nepal on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, media reported

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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