Nepal

Nepal's China-backed airport alarms India, government keeps close watch

Nepal's third international airport in Pokhara has been built after the country signed a USD 215.96 million soft loan agreement with China in March 2016, reports IANS.

Jan 02, 2023, 19:49 PM IST

Nepal gets its third International Airport in Pokhara, built with Chinese help

Nepal government had signed a USD 215.96 million soft loan agreement with China in March 2016 for the construction of the new airport in the lake city.

Jan 01, 2023, 21:30 PM IST

Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' takes oath as Nepal's new Prime Minister

Prachanda took the oath of office and secrecy from President Bhandari at an official ceremony at Shital Niwas.

Dec 26, 2022, 16:21 PM IST

Nepal to have shared prime-ministership; Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda-KP Oli to share post for 2.5 years each

General Secretary of CPN-MC Deb Gurung said that the CPN-UML, CPN-MC and other parties are set to stake a claim for Prachanda's premiership.

Dec 25, 2022, 17:34 PM IST

Charles Sobhraj, the French serial killer, released from Central Jail in Nepal

Charles Shobhraj Released From Nepal Jail: The French national, also known as 'The Serpent' and 'Bikini Killer', has been released by the order of the Supreme Court of the Himalayan nation on the grounds of old age and deteriorating health condition. Since 2003, he is serving his sentence in Nepali jail on the charge of murdering two American tourists.

Dec 23, 2022, 12:45 PM IST

PM Deuba shines again; Nepali Congress emerges as single largest party in general elections

The Nepali Congress led by PM Deuba has won 53 seats in the general election. Meanwhile, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) (CPN-UML) won 42 seats.

Nov 28, 2022, 06:25 AM IST

Nepali boy dances to ‘Sharara Sharara’ song in viral video, netizens impressed- WATCH

In the trending Instagram video, a little Nepali boy can be seen dancing to Sharara by Asha Bhosle, details below.

Nov 25, 2022, 13:50 PM IST

Nepal elections: Voting starts today; new parliament, provincial assemblies to be elected

Nepal elections- Voting starts to elect the new parliament and the provincial assemblies. Voters will elect representatives to seven provincial assemblies. A total of 550 provincial assembly members will be elected directly, with 330 elected directly and 220 elected through the proportional method

Nov 20, 2022, 08:16 AM IST

India-Nepal trans-border railway service to be suspended for four days; Check dates here

The trans-border railway service between Nepal-India will be stopped because border of Dhanusa district will be sealed off before 72 hours of the voting day, reports PTI.

Nov 16, 2022, 21:46 PM IST

Two Earthquakes of 5.7 and 3.5 magnitude jolt Arunachal Pradesh’s West Siang district

Two major earthquakes jolt Arunachal pradesh within an hour. This comes a day after a massive earthquake of magnitude 5.6 jolted Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad and the adjoining cities of India’s capital.

Nov 10, 2022, 12:02 PM IST

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News @ 11: Four earthquakes in Nepal in the last 24 hours, dozens of houses collapsed

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 hit Nepal in the early hours of Wednesday. The death toll due to the earthquake is at least 6 people as per ANI. Nepal has been hit four times by the earthquake in the last 24 hours.

Nov 09, 2022, 12:20 PM IST

6 dead after Nepal jolted by 6.3 magnitude earthquake; tremors felt in Delhi-NCR

Nepal earthquake: At least 6 casualties were reported after an earthquake jolted Nepal in the wee hours of Wednesday (Nov 9).

Nov 09, 2022, 06:35 AM IST

'Will bring back my LAND from India, IF...': Read former Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli's controversial statement HERE

Nepal: It is also worth noting here that during KP Sharma Oli's tenure for two years, the Nepal government had issued a disputed map showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura as its territory. To which India had strongly objected.

Nov 05, 2022, 12:06 PM IST

Nepal jolted by 5.1 magnitude earthquake

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on Wednesday as reported by the National Center for Seismology.

Oct 19, 2022, 16:07 PM IST