A 31-member delegation of the Indian Army’s “Defence Course” arrived in Nepal on Sunday. The visiting team includes students participating in the ‘National Defence Course-62’ that was held at the National Defence College in New Delhi, according to a press release issued by Nepali Army. The visiting delegation led by […]
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China’s arbitrary border closure causes crippling losses to Nepal’s businesses
Ahead of the festive season in Nepal, businesses have been badly hit by China’s arbitrary closure of borders and imposition of lockdowns in several cities following a surge in Covid-19 cases. Trucks containing goods worth billions of rupees imported goods remain stranded at the checkpoints for two weeks as worried […]
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Nepal: 5.3 magnitude earthquake jolts Bagmati province
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred around Belkotgadi of Nuwakot District, Bagmati Province in Nepal, the country’s National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center (NEMRC) said on Saturday. The tremors were felt at 05:26 AM. In a tweet, NEMRC wrote, “An Earthquake of ml 5.3 occurred around Belkotgadi of Nuwakot District […]
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3 Chinese held after police raid software firm in Nepal
Nepal Police have arrested three Chinese nationals and a Nepali national from Kaski District with 4.6 million Nepali rupees after raiding a firm suspected to be involved in illegal activities. A team from the District Police Office Kaski on Thursday raided the Chinese firm on suspicion of cyber-crime-related activities, Chief […]
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Nepal’s lately inducted ministers to be sworn-in today
Nepal’s newly-inducted ministers of the cabinet will be sworn-in today at 11 AM (NST) by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, the office of the President announced. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Sunday evening reorganized the Council of Ministers which was formed earlier on July 13, 2021. In the latest round of reorganization, the […]
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Indian Army Chief Manoj Pande to visit Nepal in August
Chief of Army Staff Manoj Pande will be visiting Nepal in August, officials from Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs have confirmed. As per the source, the 29th Army Chief of India will be conferred with the honorary title of Nepali Army by Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari during the visit. […]
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Experts raise concern over China’s BRI projects in Nepal, say Beijing has geopolitical interests
Experts raised concern over the lack of transparency and viability of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in Nepal and said that it must be cautious while accepting support as the donor country has its own geopolitical as well as other vested interests. The views were presented by numerous experts from […]
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Nepal plane crash: 12 bodies to be flown to Kathmandu, black box recovered
Nepali Army is preparing to bring 12 bodies to Kathmandu on Tuesday after the mortal remains of all the 22 victims were recovered from the Tara aeroplane crash site that took place in the Mustang district of Nepal on Sunday morning. Notably, two bodies have been brought to the base […]
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Nepal: All 22 bodies recovered in plane crash incident
All 22 bodies have been recovered from the incident site in the Tara airplane crash that took place in the Mustang district of Nepal on Sunday morning. According to the rescuers, the black box has also been retrieved and is bringing it to the base station. Earlier, on Monday, out […]
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Nepal reports first African swine fever outbreak
Nepal has reported its first cases of African swine fever in pigs, according to the Paris-based World Organization for Animal Health. The fever has so far killed 934 pigs in six municipalities in the capital city of Nepal, The Kathmandu Post newspaper reported. Nepal has 1,426 susceptible and 1,364 active cases of the […]
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India, Nepal sign pacts for joint IIT-Madras, Kathmandu University Master’s degree
India and Nepal signed a slew of agreements, including cooperation among the higher educational institutions of the two countries and the state power authorities, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Lumbini. The list of agreements signed between the two countries included the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Indian Council […]
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Nepal gets second international airport
Nepal on Monday inaugurated the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA), the second international airport of the Himalayan nation, a few kilometers away from Lumbini – the birthplace of Lord Buddha. The GBIA is the second international airport after the Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu. It was built after a gap of 74 […]
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PM Modi offers prayers at MahaMaya Devi Temple in Lumbini Nepal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid a visit to MahaMaya Devi Temple in Nepal’s Lumbini, shortly after he landed in the Himalayan nation. He was accompanied by Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. PM Modi offered prayers at the Maya Devi Temple on the auspicious occasion of Buddha Jayanti. […]
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PM Modi to lay foundation stone for Centre of Buddhist Culture and Heritage in Nepal’s Lumbini today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the construction of a unique centre for Buddhist Culture and Heritage within the Lumbini Monastic Zone during his official visit to Nepal’s Lumbini on Monday on the occasion of Vaishakha Buddha Purnima, informed the Ministry of Culture. At Lumbini, the […]
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President Kovind accepts credentials from Ambassadors of Slovak Republic, Republic of Sudan, Nepal
President Ram Nath Kovind accepted credentials from Ambassadors of the Slovak Republic, Republic of Sudan and Nepal at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday. The Ambassadors include – Robert Maxian, Ambassador of the Slovak Republic, Abdalla Omer Bashir Elhusain, Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan and Shankar Prasad Sharma, Ambassador of Nepal. After the presentation of credentials, the President interacted with the three […]