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Nepal UML workers hurt; 70 held during Constitution bill stir
December 08, 2016 11:26 am
CPN-UML activists clashed with police, protesting against the Constitution amendment bill to meet the demands of Madhesis and other ethnic groups.
Nepal, Bhutan in touch with India over demonetisation
November 24, 2016 9:44 pm
"The matter has been raised by both the Governments of Nepal and Bhutan as well. The government is considering the matter and the RBI will remain in touch with their counterparts in Nepal and Bhutan," he said.
Nepal govt to table Constitution amendment proposal in 3 days
November 23, 2016 8:19 pm
Nepalese PM Prachanda's close aides said the proposal will address concerns of both Madhesi and Tharu communities.
Nepal Deputy PM to arrive in India for a three-day visit
June 10, 2016 11:33 am
Thapa will attend the convocation of the South Asian University in New Delhi on Saturday.
Maoist faction protest paralyses Nepal; over 150 arrested
June 09, 2016 9:15 pm
CPN-Maoist faction, led by Netra Bikram Chand, were behind the protest to press for the release of their jailed cadres.
Kamal Thapa commits to re-establish Hindu state identity for Nepal
June 07, 2016 12:03 pm
Thapa said that as far as their support for a Hindu state is concerned, they don’t look down on other religions while insisting his party respects all religions equally.
Harsh weather conditions prevent pilgrims from travelling on Kailash-Mansarovar route
June 02, 2016 5:15 pm
Pilgrims are advised to avoid the Nepalgunj - Simikot - Hilsa route according to an official release of Indian Embassy
Lie low in Nepal
May 23, 2016 12:24 am
As Maoist factions resolve to unite, anti-India polemic may rise. But Delhi must avoid confrontation
2 Britishers, Mexican become first foreigners to scale Everest in 2 years
May 12, 2016 4:19 pm
The six climbers, including three Nepal guides, reached the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak early Thursday and were heading to lower camps, said Ang Tshering of the Nepal Mountaineering Association.
India-Nepal: what can be done to reduce the trust deficit?
May 11, 2016 12:41 pm
With public mistrust of India already at a high, Oli's government is feeding rumours about the Indian hand meddling in the country’s affairs.
NEPAL PHOTOS
A year later in Nepal
April 25, 2016 7:00 am
Nepal remembers the nearly 9,000 who perished on April 25 last year when an earthquake struck and was followed by another 17 days later.
Life limps back to normal amid fear in Nepal after devastating earthquake
April 30, 2015 3:12 pm
Thousands line up in Kathmandu where the government is providing free transportation for people hoping to travel to their hometowns.
NEPAL VIDEOS
Madeshis blame Nepal government for not supplying cooking gas
February 24, 2016 2:41 pm
Nepal, Feb 24 (ANI): Madeshis in Nepal's Terai region are unable to procure cooking gas even when India's supply side resumed after prolonged agitation by the ethnic minority community which lasted for nearly six months. Although several trucks loaded with LPG (Liquefied Petroleum gas) cylinders entered through Birjung border, Madeshis claim that they do not get cooking gas for consumption. The uneven distribution of cooking gas has made life difficult for the Madeshis. The supply system was badly hit due to border blockade by the Madeshis in southern Terai region, resulting in a shortage of essential commodities, including petrol and cooking gas. The Madeshis have demanded that the Nepal government must prioritize the availability of cooking gas for them at the earliest.
Nepal PM studies post-quake rehabilitation work in Bhuj
February 24, 2016 5:40 am
Kutch, Feb 24 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli visited Gujarat’s Bhuj area, which was devastated by a massive earthquake in 2001, to take lessons on rehabilitation of earthquake victims. Oli, along with his wife Radhika Shakya, and Nepali delegates reviewed the reconstruction work undertaken by authorities in Bhuj, adding that soon he will start reconstruction of Nepal.
Misunderstandings must not undermine relations with India: Nepal PM
February 23, 2016 7:48 am
New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): Nepali Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli said misunderstandings must not undermine the foundation of relations between the neighbouring countries. Oli was speaking at a conference organised by Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) in the national capital. Oli added the most important outcome of his visit was that the misunderstandings between India and Nepal, which arose over the last few months, persisted no longer. The Nepal PM is on a six-day visit to the country for talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi after a months-long freeze in relations.
Nepal PM discusses energy crisis with Piyush Goyal
February 22, 2016 10:23 am
New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday met the Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal at the Presidential Palace in Delhi to discuss the ongoing energy crisis in Nepal. Nepal has been importing 280 MW from India to meet its energy demand. Nepal declared energy emergency last week targeting an end to the ongoing power crisis within the next two years. Import from India will play a crucial part in meeting Nepal's power demand during the emergency period.
‘Process of Constitution making and its declaration was very democratic’: PM Oli
February 21, 2016 4:53 pm
New Delhi, Feb 21 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Sunday said that the process of the Constitution making and its declaration was very democratic in the country. He also said that after the second constituent assembly elections, the people discussed different matters and the draft was sent to the MPs. On September 20 last year, Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav announced that his country had a new constitution, which is the result of eight years of deliberation, including the failure of the first Constituent Assembly in 2012. It is the seventh constitution to have been adopted by Nepal in the last 67 years and the first by democratically elected representatives.
New India-Bangladesh immigration centre to be opened
February 17, 2016 5:05 am
Jalpaiguri, Feb 17 (ANI): A new immigration check point between India and Bangladesh is expected to boost trade and ties between the neighbours. The immigration centre would be inaugurated in Siliguri town on February 18. The new check point has been set up after fervent protests by local businessmen. The first immigration centre was opened in 1994 for trade between Bhutan and Bangladesh and in 1997 for trade between Nepal and Bangladesh
Wanted to marry her, says Snapdeal employee kidnapper
February 15, 2016 4:22 pm
Ghaziabad, Feb 15 (ANI): Devendra, the mastermind behind the abduction of Snapdeal employee, on Monday confessed to his crime and said he wanted to marry her and wanted to get settled in Kathmandu, Nepal. The accused said that he first saw her at New Delhi Rajiv Chowk metro station and fell in love with her. He added that he was inspired by Adolf Hitler and Shah Rukh Khan’s character in ‘Darr’ and had planned everything on similar lines.
Nepal's former PM Sushil Koirala passes away
February 09, 2016 5:59 am
Kathmandu (Nepal), Feb 09 (ANI): Former prime minister of Nepal Sushil Koirala passed away at the age of 79 after battling with a chronic respiratory problem. Koirala was also being treated for tongue cancer. He is credited with promulgating the new constitution of Nepal in September last year. His body will be taken to party's central office in Kathmandu and kept there for last tributes from party cadres and others.
Three killed in fresh violence in Nepal
January 22, 2016 8:00 am
Nepal, Jan 22 (ANI): Three people were killed in southern Nepal on January 22 when police fired on protesters trying to disrupt a rival group's political gathering amid a deepening crisis over a new constitution. Nepal has been in turmoil since adopting its first republican constitution last September, with protesters in the lowland south saying the charter deprives them of a fair say in how the country is run. They have prevented supply trucks from entering from India and choked the landlocked Himalayan nation with a fuel shortage. Two people were killed at Rangeli, 215 km southeast of Kathmandu, when police fired at ethnic Madhesi activists to stop them from disrupting a gathering organized by the youth wing of Prime Minister K.P. Oli's political party. Eight others were also injured in the firing. It was the first deadly incident in more than a month.The United Madhesi Front, which is leading the protests, wants state boundaries to be redrawn to give their communities more power. The Front said this week that talks with government negotiators that started two weeks ago had become "meaningless".
UN delegation meets Madheshi protestors to check human rights violation
January 17, 2016 9:08 am
Nepal, Jan 17 (ANI): Since the promulgation of the new constitution in Nepal last year, the Madheshi community has been protesting as their “interests have been neglected”. The United Nations delegation visited the border area near India’s Raxaul district and met agitating protestors. The protestors claimed that not only their demands have been suppressed, but they have also been tortured by the Nepal administration. Talks between the government and the Madheshi community have not yielded any results. The protestors rejected government's plan, saying it did not meet their demands to offer adequate national representation.
