Just a few weeks after the Nepali parliament ratified the USD 500 million Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant from the US, the two countries on Thursday signed another agreement bringing USD 659 million to the Himalayan nation in assistance, in a move that is expected to irk China. The grant […]
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Domestic terminal of Nepal’s airport evacuated after call about ‘suspicious object’
Nepal airport authorities on Wednesday evacuated the domestic terminal of Tribhuvan International Airport after a phone call claiming that a suspicious object was planted inside the terminal was received. The airport authorities said they evacuated passengers and staff members after receiving the call. Meanwhile, a search for the suspicious object […]
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Nepal bans import of 10 luxurious items including cars and diamonds
Nepal has put ban on the import of 10 different luxurious items issuing a notice in the Nepal Gazette which would remain in place through the incumbent fiscal year. The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies announced a ban on the import of chips, liquors, cigarettes and tobacco products, diamonds, mobile phones, […]
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Nepal: Covid-19 vaccination rate declines as local elections draw closer
As the date for local elections is inching closer, cases of COVID-19 vaccination have declined in Nepal, local media reported. Local elections are set to be held on May 13 across the country. Officials at the Ministry of Health and Population said they are planning to launch a drive to administer […]
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Indian embassy in Nepal celebrates 72nd ICCR Foundation Day
Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC), Embassy of India in Kathmandu, on Saturday celebrated 72nd Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Foundation Day. According to an official statement, the event, held at Hotel Marriott in Kathmandu, was organized as part of the ongoing celebrations of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mohotsav’, commemorating 75 years […]
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Nepal PM Deuba applauds India’s Covid-19 response
Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba hailed his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi’s leadership, saying Kathmandu has seen his visionary and effective management of the COVID-19 pandemic while also receiving the first vaccine aid as well as medicines, equipment and logistics. The two Prime Ministers jointly launched multiple projects which are […]
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Nepal PM pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat
Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday laid a wreath and paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat. The Prime Minister is on a three-day India visit. He met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today at Hyderabad house in Delhi. A day earlier, Deuba met Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) […]
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Train between India and Nepal is going to start from today, people of both the countries will get relief
Today India is going to start a new train journey with neighboring Nepal. The citizens of both the countries were waiting for many years for the train service to start. In recent times, disputes have also come to the fore in India and Nepal over many issues. Relations between the […]
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Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba to arrive in India today
Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will arrive in India on a three-day visit starting Friday. It is his first such visit abroad after assuming office in July 2021. Deuba will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today. While on the second day of his visit, the Nepali Prime Minister […]
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Nepal PM’s India visit reflects age-old New Delhi-Kathmandu friendship
Nepal’s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s official visit to India from April 1 to 3 reflects Delhi and Kathmandu’s old friendship which flourished back in 1950 when both countries came together and signed the India-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship. This treaty was the beginning of everlasting peace and friendship […]
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Nepal PM in New Delhi from April 1 for 3-day visit
Nepalese Prime Minister is all set to embark on a three-day official visit to India from April 1, according to local media. Nepal PM will be in India during April 1-3. The Kathmandu Post citing sources said that Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has already received and accepted the invitation […]
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Chinese Foreign Minister to visit Nepal to push BRI projects
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to visit Nepal this month to push for the implementation of China’s infrastructure development strategy Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). During his visit, Wang Yi will look to sign at least two projects, The Kathmandu Post reported. “We have already received the text of the […]
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UP: Three held for smuggling marijuana from Nepal, nearly 19 kg recovered
Three persons have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra for smuggling marijuana from Nepal, police informed on Sunday. 18.980 kilograms of marijuana worth Rs 95 lakh, one mobile and four roadways tickets have been recovered from the accused, Agra SP (Protocol) Shiv Ram Yadav informed. “The accused are under interrogation, further investigation is underway,” he added. (ANI)
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After a pause of two years, Shivaratri festivity back in Nepal’s Pashupatinath
With murals of Shiva and other deities being made over the walls, the freshly painted railings and surfaces of various temples bear a new look as the Pashupatinath Temple prepares for the first “Shivratri” or the “night of Lord Shiva” post the COVID-19 pandemic. Kamal Raj Shrestha reaches the premises […]
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Indian embassy in Nepal celebrates 74th Army Day
The defence wing of the Indian embassy in Nepal on Sunday celebrated the 74th Indian Army Day. The embassy of India in Nepal said in a statement that the Nepal Army Chief General Prabhu Ram Sharma attended the function as the Chief Guest while former Army Chiefs of Nepal, other serving and retired army officers, officers from […]