Nepal police seize 10 stolen Indian vehicles Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), July 29: Nepal police have seized 10 stolen Indian vehicles near the Indo-Nepal border, about 30 km from Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district.
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Attacks on Christians again in Nepal
Kathmandu, July 28: Attacks on Christians have resumed in this country with a mob breaking a 68-year-old Indian Army veteran's ribs for praying in a church in western Nepal, an activist has....
China jails Tibetan fugitives deported by Nepal Kathmandu, July 28: Seven years after triggering international condemnation by violating a "gentlemen's agreement" and handing over a group of fleeing Tibetan refugees to China, Nep....
India keeps close watch on Kosi, 'Bihar's sorrow'
Kathmandu, July 26: With the crisis of 2008 still fresh in mind, when a rain-gorged Kosi river wreaked havoc in southern Nepal and India's Bihar state, India has begun de-silting the mighty....
Nepal PM race fiasco again as MPs snub leaders Kathmandu, July 23: In an unprecedented turn of events, even in Nepal's unpredictable politics, today's election to choose a new prime minister after a failed attempt 48 hours earlier h....
Nepal PM impasse makes West restive
Kathmandu, July 23: Growing restive at the protracted impasse over electing a new prime minister in Nepal, western governments have begun to show concern that it may affect the turbulent countr....
Mumbai mum meets sudden death in Nepal airport Kathmandu, July 23: A 47-year-old woman from Mumbai, who was in Nepal for a vacation with her son, died a sudden death while waiting for their flight back home to India, police said.
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Nepal braces for marathon PM race
Kathmandu, July 22: With Nepal's parliament refusing to elect a new prime minister on Wednesday - the third in less than two years - the country is now braced for a marathon election Friday....
New Maoist-communist government or failed poll in Nepal? Kathmandu, July 21: As Nepal's parliament readied to hold the third prime ministerial election in less than two years, the turbulent republic swung between a new communist-Maoist coalition ....
Battle for new Nepal government hots up Kathmandu, July 19: With just two days left for Nepal to hold its third prime ministerial election in less than two years, the battle for the top job hotted up today with the major parties leav....
India expresses fresh concern over Nepal passports
Kathmandu, July 17: Three months after the Nepal government scrapped a passport deal with India and awarded it to a French company, the growing controversy over the issue has made India express....
Nepal parties to write new statute from weekend
Kathmandu, July 15: After frittering away 24 months, Nepal's major parties today said they would start working on the new constitution from Saturday.
The two biggest ruling partie....
Verdict on Charles Sobhraj postponed
Kathmandu, July 14: In a cruel twist to his seven-year battle for freedom in Nepal, the Supreme Court here toda again postponed the final verdict on a murder case against Charles Sobhraj, sente....
No evidence against me: Charles Sobhraj
Kathmandu, July 14: As his sensational seven-year battle against a three-decade-old murder conviction draws closer, Charles Sobhraj, once dubbed various monikers by the press, some flattering, ....
Nepal Maoist guerrilla gets gangster rap
Kathmandu, July 13: The 'People's Liberation Army' (PLA) under Nepal's opposition Maoist party, which helped the guerrillas wage a 10-year war but now is preventing them from fo....
11 killed as late monsoon wreaks havoc in Nepal
Kathmandu, July 12: At least 11 people were killed as a late monsoon brought misery in Nepal, triggering landslides and fears about a possible breach in the Kosi barrage that two years ago wrea....
Nepal asks India to lift 1,000-rupee note ban
Kathmandu, July 11: Less than a fortnight after an Indian minister was detained in Nepal for carrying banned Indian currency notes, Nepal has reiterated its call to India's banking transact....
Marwari don becomes Nepal's most wanted
Kathmandu, July 9: A 30-year-old from the Marwari community, the clan with the Midas touch in both India and Nepal, is now among Nepal's most wanted, after a series of murders and kidnaps b....
Nepal seeks Paul, the oracle Kathmandu, July 9: After he finishes predicting the winner of the World Cup, would Paul, the octopus, now revered as Paul, the oracle, like to take up a new assignment?
Nepal, lying i....
India shutdown saves Nepal villagers' lives
Kathmandu, July 7: A general strike enforced in India by the opposition parties on Monday to protest against price rise may have inconvenienced millions in the country but in neighbouring Nepal....
Nepal cracks down on Dalai Lama's birthday celebrations
Kathmandu, July 6: Mindful of China's displeasure, Nepal's caretaker government today cracked down on the birthday celebrations of exiled Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama, preventing mass....
Dark reasons for India's exit from Nepal passport deal? Kathmandu, July 6: Less than three months after Nepal's coalition government cancelled a contract with India to print Nepali passports - a deal which would have allayed India's growing ....
Indian dies after Kailash pilgrimage Kathmandu, July 5: A 60-year-old Indian from Gujarat died after pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, one of the holiest religious sites venerated by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists.
Himmat Lal Ch....
Nepal's 'Living Goddess' passes acid test Kathmandu, July 3: An extraordinary 15-year-old girl, who never went to school after being chosen as a 'Kumari' or 'Living Goddess' of Nepal revered by thousands of Hindus and B....
Nepal Maoists blame India for failure to form government Kathmandu, July 3: With only four days remaining for forming a new government supported by all parties in parliament but failing to make any headway in talks with its traditional rivals, Nepal&....
India out of Nepal's new passport deal
Kathmandu, July 2: Amid growing security concerns in India about the misuse of Nepali passports, Indian companies seeking to bid for a fresh passport deal in Nepal have crashed out due to unfav....
Air India loses labour battle in Nepal
Kathmandu, June 30: India's flag carrier Air India has lost a protracted labour battle in Nepal with the country's apex court ruling that the airline would have to abide by Nepal's ....
Indian minister held for flouting currency ban
Kathmandu, June 30: In a potentially embarrassing situation for the Indian government, Nagaland Home Minister Imkong L. Imchen was detained here today for flouting a currency ban that is punish....
Maoist held for Hindu leader's murder in Nepal
Kathmandu, June 28: Police today took into custody a local Maoist leader from southern Nepal to question him about the murder of the chief of a militant Hindu organisation.
Zamil Mian....
Indian toddler drowns in jacuzzi on Nepal holiday
Kathmandu, June 28: A summer vacation in Nepal turned into bleak tragedy for an Indian couple from Bihar with their three-year-old daughter drowning in a jacuzzi in an upmarket resort.
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Suspected terrorist held in Nepal Kathmandu, June 27: An armed Indian, suspected of being involved in terrorist activities, has been arrested in Nepal.
Ibrahim Musalman, a resident of Bahraich in India's Uttar Pra....
No Nepal arms on ship detained near Kolkata: Army Kathmandu, June 27: Nepal's army today rejected media reports that a ship detained by Indian authorities on way to Kolkata port contained arms and explosives belonging to Nepali soldiers, d....
Nepal Terai tense after Hindu leader's murder Kathmandu, June 27: Nepal's main hub for trade with India, Birgunj, simmered with tension today as traders and Hindu groups erupted in protests following the murder of the chief of a newly-....
No Nepal arms on ship detained near Kolkata: Army Kathmandu, June 27: Nepal's army today rejected media reports that a ship detained by Indian authorities on way to Kolkata port contained arms and explosives belonging to Nepali soldiers, d....
Briton seeks to clear dead Indian heroes' Everest record Kathmandu, June 25: Almost 15 years after they died trying to create an Indian record on Mt Everest, a British mountaineer is seeking to help the three Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) heroes ....
Nepal seeks to regulate money withdrawals in India Kathmandu, June 22: Faced with a growing shortage of Indian currency, Nepal's apex bank has introduced a new regulation to govern the withdrawal of money from Indian banks.
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India helps fill gap in hallowed Nepal pilgrim shrine Kathmandu, June 21: Thousands of pilgrims will now have their journey to one of the most hallowed religious destinations made easier, thanks to the new dharamshala -accommodation for budget tou....
'Rajneeti' gives Nepal Maoists a break from politics Kathmandu, June 21: Fatigued and frustrated by their fruitless one-year war to topple the government, Nepal's opposition Maoist party took a break from politics to recharge their batteries ....
Manisha Koirala weds Nepali businessman, grand feast on Sunday Kathmandu, June 19: In a fairytale wedding, Bollywood actor Manisha Koirala tied the knot with Nepali businessman Samrat Dahal in a traditional Nepali ceremony today morning after an elaborate ....
Nepal's growing pornography trade preys on women Kathmandu, June 16: Nepali women are increasingly being forced to work in the Himalayan republic's growing domestic pornographic industry, a report has warned.
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After Kosi dam, Nepal protesters target GMR, Satluj Kathmandu, June 14: Even as 15 Maoist organisations vowed to prevent work on the mega 3,300 MW Sapta Kosi Multipurpose Project signed between the governments of India and Nepal, local organisat....
Woman gangraped in Hindu group's Nepal office Kathmandu, June 11: A Hindu organisation that triggered a controversy five years ago when it supported the army-backed bloodless coup by King Gyanendra has run into fresh controversy after a 52....
Nepal in fresh Dalai Lama row
Kathmandu, June 11: As Nepal stepped up its crackdown on Tibetan refugees under pressure from China, the ruling alliance was left red-faced after its MPs were found to have gone on a junket to ....
GSI team to survey in Nepal for Sapta Kosi project Kathmandu, June 9: A three-member team from the Geological Survey of India (GSI) will arrive in Nepal on Saturday to begin a survey amidst tight security for the controversial Sapta Kosi multip....
Nepal Maoist chief skips statute meet for resort rest
Kathmandu, June 7: Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the revolutionary who as Prachanda had led a 10-year war demanding a people's constitution in Nepal, skipped a key constitution committee meeting toda....
After GMR, Maoists oppose mega India-Nepal power project Kathmandu, June 6: After bringing to a halt work on a medium-sized hydropower project by Indian infrastructure company GMR's joint venture in Nepal, the opposition Maoist party is now threa....
India pays tribute to Buddha's bard in Nepal Kathmandu, June 4: Chittadhar Tuladhar, one of Nepal's best-loved ethnic authors who wrote an epic on Gautam Buddha, will receive a fresh lease of life nearly two decades after his death, w....
Maoists keep GMR power project under siege in Nepal Kathmandu, June 4: Four months after Maoists obstructed work on a hydropower project in northwest Nepal, the venture with high Indian stake continues to lie paralysed with the Nepal government ....
Nepal PM faces new hurdle Kathmandu, June 3: Saved from a dire constitutional crisis last month by the opposition Maoist party but now at loggerheads with it once more, Nepal's government faces a fresh hurdle next m....
Public wrath makes Nepal revoke state honours Kathmandu, June 2: Bowing to mounting public outrage, Nepal's beleaguered government today decided to withdraw the state honours conferred on two controversial security personnel, though a ....
Nepal minister forces Mumbai temple marriage to end: Report Kathmandu, June 2: Under growing public fire for conferring state honours on controversial security personnel, Nepal's coalition government today caused fresh outrage when the official medi....
Indian cops nabbed with hashish in Nepal
Kathmandu, June 2: Two Indian policemen have been caught with hashish in a border district in Nepal, the official media said.
Indra Bhanu Rai and Umesh Yadav, two policemen employed i....
India advised Nepal king to destroy Maoists: Report
Kathmandu, June 1: Nine years after the massacre of Nepal's royal family, an aide of the slain king said the Maoists were not averse to an ornamental king while neighbour India had advocate....
Nepal Maoists begin fresh campaign to topple PM
Kathmandu, June 1: After a brief respite when they buried the hatchet and bailed the government out of a dire constitutional crisis, Nepal's opposition Maoist party today stepped up their c....
16-year-old Noida boy returns after scaling Mt Everest
New Delhi, May 31: Sixteen-year-old Noida boy, Arjun Vajpai, who has become the youngest Indian to climb Mt Everest, today said that while the expedition itself was "fun", it was scary ....
Death of a dream in Nepal
Kathmandu, May 28: Protests and scathing criticism of the major political parties began to mount in Nepal today after the dream of a new constitution shattered and a unprecedented crisis loomed....
UN urges Nepal to save derailed peace process Kathmandu, May 28: As a dire constitutional crisis threatened to engulf Nepal from midnight with its interim parliament and ruling coalition headed for dissolution, the UN urged the political p....
Nepal PM offers to quit within 48 hours Kathmandu, May 28: Faced with an unparalleled constitutional crisis from today midnight, Nepal's embattled Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal finally bowed down before the Maoist demand for ....
Another Black Friday threatens Nepal, crisis at midnight Kathmandu, May 28: Regarded as an ill-omen day when most of Nepal's national tragedies occurred, yet another Black Friday dawned in Nepal with a constitutional crisis looming from midnight ....
Shadow of emergency dulls Buddha birth anniversary in Nepal Kathmandu, May 27: The shadow of emergency and President’s rule only a day away dulled Buddha Purnima festivities in Nepal, the birthplace of the Buddha, even as the world celebrated the 2,554t....
Red-carpet welcome for Everest's youngest Indian hero
Kathmandu, May 26: When he quietly flew out of Kathmandu last month with the aim of conquering Mt Everest, the highest peak in the world, very few people outside his family and circle of friend....
Pakistani caught with fake Indian currency in Nepal
Kathmandu, May 26: Police have arrested yet another Pakistani courier smuggling fake Indian currency into Nepal using Bangladesh as a transit route to evade suspicion.
Mohammad Jamil,....
Nepal begins to mourn 'death' of fledgling constitution
Kathmandu, May 26: Three popular Nepali actors began to mourn the "death" of Nepal's fledgling constitution even as a politician threatened to go on an indefinite hungerstrike.
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I was betrayed, says Nepal's last king
Kathmandu, May 26: Two years after he lost his crown and was compelled to leave the palace of his forefathers to begin life as a commoner, Nepal's last king Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah has fi....
Nepal concerned over attacks on Nepalis in India Kathmandu, May 25: There is growing concern in Nepal over the attacks on Nepalis and Nepali-speaking people in north-east India that are reported to have left 17 dead and forced thousands to fl....
Poor geography lands Indian minister in Nepal custody Kathmandu, May 23: An Indian minister who wanted to take part in an election campaign ended up in the custody of Nepal police instead since bad geography made her stray into the neighbouring co....
Season's first Indian conquest of Mt Everest goes unnoticed Kathmandu, May 19: The first Indian summitting of Mt Everest this season has gone virtually unnoticed with the western press, which dominates mountaineering news, ignoring it while Nepal's ....
Nepal reopens tainted passport deal Kathmandu, May 17: Nepal today reopened a deal to buy new passports after an earlier contract awarded to an Indian company had to be scrapped due to protests by lawmakers.
The foreign....
Indian Cultural Centre in Nepal in drinks row
Kathmandu, May 13: The newly opened Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) here, an Indian initiative to strengthen the subcontinent's cultural ties abroad, has hit the headlines in Nepal for a diffe....
Indian kills father in Nepal after Mumbai dreams turn sour Kathmandu, May 12: A young man from Uttar Pradesh pursued his father to Nepal and killed him in broad daylight after his Mumbai dreams turned sour.
Babloo Ansari, the son of a tailor ....
Indian killed while visiting relatives in Nepal
Kathmandu, May 11: An Indian man was shot dead by unidentified attackers in western Nepal while visiting his relatives, police said.
Israeli Ansari had come from India's Uttar Pra....
Call for Hindu Nepal at Mumbai meet
Kathmandu, May 10: A three-day religious meet that kicked off in India is seeking fresh action to restore Nepal as a Hindu state.
The international meet on Hinduism that began on Sund....
Tagore's paintings under threat in Nepal Kathmandu, May 10: As the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore begins in India, some of his legacy lies unrecognised and unappreciated in neighbouring Nepa....
Hindu vigilantes attack Maoist protesters on Nepal-India border
Kathmandu, May 6: More than a dozen Maoist leaders were hurt and two vehicles torched along the Nepal-India border today as Hindu vigilantes attacked Maoist protesters enforcing an indefinite c....
All eyes on India as Maoist strike reaches fifth day in Nepal
Kathmandu, May 6: All eyes turned to Nepal's neighbour India today as a Maoist protest kept the country paralysed for the fifth day in a row, with the ruling parties failing to reach an und....
Nepal PM to brief Indian envoy as strike enters fourth day
Kathmandu, May 5: As an indefinite strike clamped by Nepal's opposition Maoist party continued to paralyse the nation for the fourth consecutive day today, embattled Prime Minister Madhav K....
Nepal Maoists train May Day gun on India Kathmandu, May 1: As tens of thousands of people in red T-shirts and red caps and waving the red flag of Nepal's opposition Maoist party paralysed Kathmandu on May Day today, ahead of an in....
Nepal PM refuses to quit, stage set for collision Kathmandu, April 30: Though caught in a deepening crisis, Nepal's embattled Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, however, refused to step down today as he returned from the SAARC Summit in Bh....
Nearly 20 terrorists entered India via Nepal: Indian envoy Kathmandu, April 29: Nearly 20 terrorists slipped into India from Nepal in 2009 using the open border between the two countries while fake Indian currency worth almost Rs.2 crore was seized in ....
8,000 schools closed as Nepal Maoists call indefinite strike Kathmandu: Close on the heels of the UN expressing deep concern at the loss suffered by Nepal's children due to mounting strikes called by the political parties, former Maoist guerrillas to....
Soon, a 550-km long India-Nepal trade route: Chidambaram Pantoka (Bihar), April 24: The government will soon move a proposal for a 550-km-long road along the India-Nepal border to promote trade between the two countries, Home Minister P. Chidambaram ....
Cured leprosy patients ready to conquer Mt Everest Kathmandu, April 22: Nearly three decades ago Raj Kumar Shah, then nine, had a traumatic experience that changed his entire life.
The son of a poor farmer contracted leprosy, still re....
Security alert as Nepal asks Maoists to stop military training Kathmandu, April 22: Nepal's embattled government put security forces on alert today and asked the opposition Maoist party to stop giving military training to its cadre nationwide ahead of ....
Maoists to seek no-trust vote against Nepal PM
Kathmandu, April 21: After vacillating for almost a year, Nepal's opposition Maoist party today decided to seek a no-trust vote against Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal.
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After Nepal government, India conveys concern to Maoists
Kathmandu, April 14: A day after formally conveying its displeasure to the Nepal government for scrapping a deal with an Indian state-owned company to print Nepali passports, India today convey....
India conveys displeasure to Nepal on aborted passport deal Kathmandu, April 13: Two days after Nepal's embattled government was compelled to cancel a controversial deal with India to print new Nepali passports, India today expressed its displeasure....
Politicisation of Nepal passport deal regrettable: India
Kathmandu, April 13: Two days after Nepal's government was compelled to cancel a deal with India to print new Nepali passports, India today said it was a matter of regret that the issue had....
Nepal's Maoist chief to get poetic justice Kathmandu, April 13: Concerned at the way Nepal's major parties continue to bicker for power while the peace process and the new constitution lie in danger, a group of writers has decided t....
Nepal's government to fall over aborted deal with India? Kathmandu: After a growing row among Nepal's major parties resulted in the ruling coalition scrapping a deal with India to print Nepali passports, speculation was rife in Nepal's media ....
Nepal cancels passport deal with India Kathmandu: The Nepalese government had to cede to consistent pressure and declare null and void the contract it had given to India for publishing Machine Readable Passports.
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Nepal government scraps passport deal with India Kathmandu: Under growing pressure from all sides and with the opposition Maoist party having announced a general strike on Monday in protest, Nepal's cornered government today said it was s....
Maoists call for Nepal closure against passport deal with India Kathmandu: Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas, who had pledged not to call any more general strikes, have gone back on their word and called for a nationwide strike on Monday to pressure the ....
Start talks with Maoists, Nepal peers tell India Kathmandu: Though India's Home Minister P. Chidambaram has ruled out holding talks with the Maoist guerrillas, Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas urged New Delhi to open dialogue, warning....
Nepal apex court summons PM over Indian deal Kathmandu: The controversy triggered by Nepal's coalition government signing a passport contract with an Indian company continued to grow today with the country's top court summoning th....
Nepal's passport deal with India taken to court
Kathmandu: The growing controversy in Nepal following the government's decision to award a sensitive passport contract to an Indian company continued to snowball with two individuals now ch....
Two Indians among eight killed in Nepal fires Kathmandu: With rapid deforestation, dwindling water resources and a feeble past monsoon turning Nepal into a combustible tinder box, two Indians became the latest victims as fires began spread....
Nepal PM summoned over Indian passport deal
Kathmandu: The uproar in Nepal over the government's decision to award a prestigious passport deal to an Indian company continued today with a parliamentary committee summoning Prime Minist....
Send Nepal's dancing bear Rubina to India: Rights activists Kathmandu: For years, Rubina, the "dancing bear", wandered through Nepal's villages with her gypsy master, beaten, starved and her hair plucked out by superstitious villagers in the....
Teenaged Everest challenger knocks on doors for funds Kathmandu: She had been frantically trying to meet Bollywood's reigning badshahs Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar, though Bhagyashree Sawant is no star-struck autograph hunter. The 18-year-o....
Ramdev is a cultural bridge between India, Nepal: Nepal PM Dhulikhel (Nepal): Yoga guru Ramdev is a symbol of friendship between Nepal and India because he is using Indian yoga to bridge the divide between the two nations, Nepal Prime Minister Madhav K....
Yoga comes to Maoist firebrand Prachanda's aid Kathmandu: Like thousands of others in Nepal, the country's Maoist chief Prachanda has also got hooked on to yoga.
Over the past couple of months, the chairman of the Unified Comm....
India's yoga power scores a hit in Nepal Kathmandu: India's soft power once again scored a victory when Nepal connected with Patanjali's ancient yoga at a week-long fitness and alternative therapy camp in the Himalayan country....
Haryana teacher sets sights on Mt Everest
Kathmandu: For a person who had her first glimpse of a mountain in a poster when she was 18 years old, physical education teacher Mamata Sodah has come a long way. She is now set to scale Mt Ev....
BJP leader calls for Hindu state again in Nepal
Kathmandu: A little-known Hindu organisation's call for reinstatement of a Hindu state in Nepal received an unexpected support here from a visiting top leader of India's Bharatiya Janat....
Mob attacks police after Indian teen's rape in Nepal
Kathmandu: A police post was attacked by enraged crowds in southern Nepal for two consecutive days after an Indian teenager, belonging to a minority community, was allegedly raped by a sub-insp....
Rajnath Singh attends Koirala cremation New Delhi: A two-member Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation led by former party president Rajnath Singh today attended the funeral of former Nepal prime minister Girija Prasad Koiral.
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Koirala's last journey begins Kathmandu: Mourned by thousands, including world leaders, Nepal's peace architect and former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala's last journey started today, marking the end of an era....
After Koirala who? The question plagues Nepal Kathmandu: With the death of Girija Prasad Koirala on the eve of the promulgation of a new constitution, the question of who would assume the mantle of leadership is plaguing Nepal.
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Fight over India bid drives Nepal to passport disaster
Kathmandu: April 1 bodes to be no laughing matter for Nepal with the fledgling republic heading for a passport disaster as the ruling parties continue to bicker over a bid by an Indian company ....
Nepal hikes duty to stop gold rush to India
Kathmandu: Gold becomes dearer in Nepal from this week to prevent rampant smuggling to India after the Indian government hiked duty on gold.
Heeding the urging by gold dealers, Nepal&....
Nepal army chief refuses to induct Maoist fighters en masse Kathmandu: Nepal Army chief General Chhatraman Singh Gurung has refused to hire fighters from the opposition Maoist party's guerrilla army en masse.
Gurung, who became army chief ....
Everest superstar eyes 20th summit Kathmandu: Fifty-year-old Apa Sherpa, who has become almost as legendary as the mountain that has been his permanent pursuit, is aiming to break his own incredible record by summiting Mt Everes....
Indian don tried to kill another Nepal media owner: Police Kathmandu: After blaming jailed Indian ganglord Babloo Srivastav for the daylight gunning down of a Nepali media tycoon in Kathmandu exactly a month ago, Nepal police say the underworld don als....
Two Indians held in Nepal for bid to kidnap schoolgirl Kathmandu: Two Indian men have been arrested in western Nepal for allegedly trying to kidnap a schoolgirl, police said.
Molazim Mian, 38, and Mohammad Mahim, 30, both residents of Mot....
Indian-origin media baron shot dead in Nepal
Kathmandu: Less than a month after a controversial media magnate was gunned down in daylight in the best-protected area of the capital, a media tycoon of Indian origin was shot dead by unidenti....
Yechury meets Nepal president in bid to end stalemate Kathmandu: Concerned at the protracted political stalemate in Nepal, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has sent its politburo member Sitaram Yechury to hold dialogue with Nepal's....
Nepal Maoists accuse India of instigating Tibetans
Kathmandu: Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas have accused India of instigating anti-China activities in Nepal.
The Maoist mouthpiece, the Janadisha daily, today said Nepal was beco....
Nepal's Buddha epic to boost birthplace campaign Kathmandu: As Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal today kicks off a campaign to draw 1 million tourists to the country next year, the campaign will receive a boost from the launch of ....
Indian monk charged with murder in Nepal Kathmandu: Nepal's police have formally charged an Indian monk belonging to the renowned Bharat Sevashram Sangh order with murder following the death of a six-year-old boy who was entrusted....
Indian monk arrested in Nepal
Kathmandu: A 40-year-old monk from India's renowned social service organisation Bharat Sevasharm Sangha, known especially for relief work during disasters, has been arrested in Nepal after ....
58-yr-old starts Haj pilgrimage from Nepal - on cycle Kathmandu: A 58-year-old Muslim preacher from southern Nepal has embarked on a pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, two of the holiest Islamic shrines located in Saudi Arabia - on a bicycle.
Indian CEO spreads message of insurance and Vivekananda in Nepal Kathmandu: During his lifetime he had wished to visit Nepal and Tibet twice but failed to do so. But now, in his 148th birth anniversary year, Swami Vivekananda, one of India's most progres....
India, Nepal sign four agreements New Delhi: India and Nepal signed four agreements on transport and education after discussions between Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today afternoon.
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Maoists stop work at another Indian venture in Nepal
Kathmandu: As Nepal's first President Ram Baran Yadav began his maiden state visit to India to cement ties with the neighbouring country, the country's former Maoist guerrillas have pre....
Nepal President arrives on Monday on state visit New Delhi: Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav will arrive in India on Monday on a four-day state visit, which will be marked with the signing of several bilateral agreements.
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Nepal, India agree to tackle terrorism Kathmandu: Nepal and India today said they have agreed to cooperate closely to tackle the menace of terrorism and extremism as Indian foreign minister S.M. Krishna ended his three-day official ....
Krishna to leave for Nepal on Friday New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will leave for Nepal on Friday on a two-day official visit, his first since assuming office, said a statement here today.
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Nepal's India-trained director bridges divide with his art Kathmandu: Seven years after he made his last film in Nepal, the lone Indian director here is poised to make a comeback with his new movie exploring the psyche of Nepalis and people of Nepali o....
Why is Maharashtra Police silent, asks Neetu's family Kathmandu: Reacting to the statement issued to Nepal's media by former MP Amresh Kumar Singh that his estranged wife Neetu Singh was deported by the Indian police over complaints by her fat....
Ahead of Krishna's visit, Maoists to begin anti-India protests Kathmandu: Ahead of Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna's visit to Nepal from Jan 15, the opposition Maoist party will start anti-India protests that will climax in torching bilat....
I am the real victim: abducted Nepali woman's husband Kathmandu: The influential husband of Nepali student Neetu Singh, whose deportation by Indian police for allegedly "anti-Indian activities" triggered an outcry in India, says he was the....
Army chief's comment on Nepal Maoists not our view: India Kathmandu: Ahead of Indian Army chief Deepak Kapoor's first official visit to Nepal, the Manmohan Singh government distanced itself from the controversy raked up by the general with a repor....
Neetu Singh's husband to return to Nepal Kathmandu: Caught in a raging controversy in India after the deportation of his estranged wife Neetu Singh by the Maharashtra Police, Nepali power broker Amresh Kumar Singh is returning to Kath....
Karat seeks Chidambaram's help in Nepali deportation case New Delhi: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) MP Brinda Karat today sought Home Minister P. Chidambaram's intervention in "an unjust case" of a Nepali student at a Pune film i....
Nepal Maoists ask India to clarify army chief's remark Kathmandu: Terming a recent remark by the Indian Army chief as "naked intervention in Nepal's internal affairs", this country's former Maoist guerrillas, who are seeking to get ....
'Holy amulets' land Indian in unholy row in Nepal Kathmandu: An Indian has been arrested along with his Nepali partner for selling products described as amulets having supernatural powers in the Himalayan nation after complaints from some loca....
'Holy amulets' land Indian in unholy row in Nepal Kathmandu: An Indian has been arrested along with his Nepali partner for selling products described as amulets having supernatural powers in the Himalayan nation after complaints from some loca....
'Holy amulets' land Indian in unholy row in Nepal Kathmandu: An Indian has been arrested along with his Nepali partner for selling products described as amulets having supernatural powers in the Himalayan nation after complaints from some loca....
Nepal Maoists backtrack on challenge to New Delhi Kathmandu: Within 24 hours of Nepal's Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda throwing a challenge to the Indian government, the former guerrilla party today backtracked on the dare, sayi....
300 old pilgrims stranded by Maoist strike
Kathmandu: Over 300 pilgrims, in their 70s and more, have been stranded in a border town near India due to the three-day general strike called by Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas that has k....
Indian foreign minister to visit Nepal
Kathmandu: Against a backdrop of deepening political crisis in Nepal, New Delhi is sending its External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna to Kathmandu next month for consultations with the country&....
Indian's murder triggers violence in Nepal town Kathmandu: Enraged transporters went on rampage today in Nepal's biggest industrial town Birgunj, bordering India, vandalising vehicles and calling an indefinite strike after an Indian tran....
Ousted Nepal king on four-week India visit Kathmandu: Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas today allowed their former arch enemy, deposed king Gyanendra, to travel to the Kathmandu airport unhindered to board a flight to India despite a....
Indian encroachment triggered Nepal violence: ethnic leader Kathmandu: The general strike called today by Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas after six people were killed in clashes between security forces and squatters in the far west of the country w....
Jaipuria Group's Pepsi venture under Maoist attack in Nepal Kathmandu: India's Ravi Jaipuria Group, which is the sole bottler of Pepsi in north India and Nepal, has shelved its plans to expand in the Himalayan republic after being virtually shut dow....
India, Nepal resume security talks in Kathmandu Kathmandu: India and Nepal resume talks in security cooperation in Kathmandu today to review the progress of the high-level commitments made between the two governments during Nepali Prime Mini....
Nepal ministers talk global warming in icy Everest heights Kathmandu: Nepal's coalition government today basked in the global limelight with Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal leading a historic meeting of his cabinet in the shadow of Mt Everest, th....
Nepal offers gay weddings on Mt Everest slope Kathmandu: As Nepal's embattled government makes a statement on climate change by holding a cabinet meeting on Friday in the lap of Mt Everest, a Nepali innovator is offering an even bigger....
16 held in Nepal for anti-India protests Kathmandu: Sixteen people were arrested in Kathmandu on Tuesday for trying to block the way to the Indian embassy in protest against a treaty signed in the 19th century.
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Indian among four dead at Nepal's controversial fair Kathmandu: The most controversial religious fair in Nepal's Terai plains, where thousands of birds and beasts are doomed to be slaughtered next week, has fallen into more disrepute with the....
Nepal's Maoist Chief Prachanda on mystery visit to Singapore
Kathmandu: Nepal's Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, whose party has threatened to call an indefinite shutdown if its demand is not addressed by Friday, flew to Singapore today in ....
ICRA forms joint venture in Nepal Kolkata: Credit rating agency ICRA today signed a pact with Himalayan Infrastructure Fund Ltd of Nepal to set up a joint venture to replicate its rating businesses in that country, the company ....
India, Nepal home ministers' meet put off due to turmoil Kathmandu: The three-day security talks between the home ministers of India and Nepal, scheduled to have started in New Delhi on Tuesday, have been postponed indefinitely due to the mounting tu....
India, Nepal home ministers to discuss security cooperation Kathmandu: The home ministers of India and Nepal would discuss greater security cooperation to combat cross-border terrorism in South Asia next week when Nepal's Home Minister Bhim Rawal ar....
Indian's budding sex empire in Nepal busted
Kathmandu: Within a week of uncovering a Chinese sex workers' network here, Nepal police have now busted a budding sex empire run by an Indian with tentacles in major Indian metros and with....
Manipal hospital under fresh attack in Nepal Kathmandu: The Manipal Teaching Hospital, run by India's Manipal Group as a joint venture with the Nepal government, has come under fresh attack from locals, causing its outdoor unit for pa....
India-Nepal trade pacts to be signed next week Kathmandu: India and Nepal will sign a revised trade treaty and an agreement to control unauthorised trade from a third country in Kathmandu next week, nearly two months after the two neighbour....
World's 'most wanted' criminals making Nepal their home Kathmandu: The man trying to cross into India through the Kakarbhitta border check post in eastern Nepal's Jhapa district caught the attention of police though he presented a valid passport....
India-aided largest project in Nepal battles security threat Kathmandu: Associated with three prime ministers as well as the current president of Nepal, the republic's largest India-aided project is battling growing security threats with 21 junior do....
ITC seeks option to Nepal's troubled Terai Kathmandu: Frustrated by the continuous turbulence in Nepal's Terai plains and threats by over 100 armed groups, Indian tobacco major ITC is seeking a backup for its tobacco factory where p....
40 killed as late rains spread disaster in Nepal Kathmandu: At least 40 people were killed and thousands displaced as late rains continued to lash western Nepal for over 72 hours, spreading a flood-wrought disaster after a meagre monsoon caus....
36 killed in landslides in Nepal Kathmandu: Unseasonably heavy rains in western Nepal left a trail of destruction on Tuesday, killing at least 36 people and injuring several others, official said.
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Diwali in India spells danger for Nepal Kathmandu: Every autumn, as India celebrates Diwali, the festival of lights, it spells danger for neighbouring Nepal where smuggled fireworks from Indian cities pose a severe fire hazard.
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Mahatma's dream lives on in Nepal Kathmandu: Sixty-one years after he died, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's dream of self-reliance lives on in Nepal.
The spinning wheel that became one of the integral symbols associa....
Nepal ignores UN call on Charles Sobhraj Kathmandu: Even as Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal returned to Kathmandu today after assuring the UN General Assembly that his government was "fully committed to the protectio....
Rao's Nepal visit highlights India's security concerns Kathmandu: Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao's Nepal visit will be followed by a meeting between the home secretaries of the two countries to discuss the 'entire gamut of bilateral ....
'Spicy' kiss lands Nepal PM in controversy Kathmandu: When he became the new prime minister four months ago, Nepal's veteran communist leader Madhav Kumar Nepal was criticised strongly for spurning the verdict of the people, who had....
Don't insult us, Pashupatinath priest tells Nepal Kathmandu: Smarting under the continuing attacks on Indian priests and the allegation that they were siphoning off the offerings made by devotees at the altar of Pashupatinath, one of the holie....
India condemns attack on Indian priests in Nepal Bangalore/New Delhi: India today condemned the attack by Nepali Maoists on two Indian priests at the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu.
"We are aware of the attack by Maoists on t....
Hindi row continues in Nepal as PM expands cabinet Kathmandu: The row over the use of Hindi as Nepal's official language continued today with a defiant politician taking his oath of office in Hindi as Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal expan....
Hindi out in Nepal but Indian celebrities still very much in Kathmandu: Branded an Indian language, Hindi has been given the thumbs-down in Nepal as the medium of official work.
However, Indian celebrities continue to be courted by Nepal for th....
Ex-king's aides condemn Indian media slur on Paras Kathmandu: Deposed king Gyanendra's aides today condemned reports in the Indian media about links between Pakistan-based terror kingpin Dawood Ibrahim and Nepal's former crown prince Pa....
Nepal's VP asked to take oath at 4 p.m. Kathmandu: The growing turmoil in Nepal over Vice President Paramananda Jha having to take his oath of office and secrecy again in Nepali headed for a climax today with the government asking hi....
Nepal vice president gets death threats over Hindi Kathmandu: Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal today ordered stringent action as embattled Vice President Paramananda Jha, caught in a snowballing row for taking oath of office in Hin....
Nepal's Hindi war: embattled VP strikes back Kathmandu: Nepal's ongoing 'Hindi battle' received a new twist today with embattled Vice President Paramananda Jha, who had been ordered by the apex court to take afresh his oath of....
Take oath again or face dismissal: Nepal's vice president Kathmandu: The flaming row over the use of the Hindi language for official work in Nepal, which split the republic afresh last year, is now headed for a climax with the apex court ordering the ....
India offers 'full support' to Nepal's peace process New Delhi: India today offered its "full support" to the peace process in Nepal, with both countries also saying they would hold discussions on reworking their Treaty of Peace and Frien....
India to give Nepal Rs.20 bn for infrastructure projects
New Delhi: India has pledged assistance of Rs.20 billion to Nepal for infrastructure projects, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told visiting Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal.
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India, Nepal discuss revised bilateral trade treaty New Delhi: With India-Nepal trade expected to touch Rs.15,000 crore ($3 billion) this fiscal, commerce ministers of the two countries today discussed a proposed revised treaty to widen the scop....
Nepal PM lures Indian investment, assures security New Delhi: Promising to push the peace process in Nepal, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on Wednesday unveiled a slew of initiatives, including an industrial security plan, to attract Indian ....
Take oath in Nepali, government tells VP Kathmandu: The Nepal government has asked its Vice President Paramananda Jha to take his oath of office once again in Nepali. Jha had taken the oath in Hindi.
But, ahead of Prime Mini....
4,000-year-old Mahabharata relic found in Nepal? Kathmandu: A structure found in the Kathmandu valley is a divine relic that goes back 4,000 years to the time of the epic Mahabharata, says an Indian seer who is in Nepal for a month's ritu....
India thought I was pro-China, I wasn't: Prachanda London: Nepal's former prime minister Pushpa Kumar Dahal Prachanda claims India thought he was closer to Communist China than to India, but says it was wrong to think so.
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India, Nepal discuss extradition treaty, peace process New Delhi: India today discussed a host of issues, including the revision of friendship and trade treaties and a revised extradition pact, when External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna held talks....
Nepal foreign minister on India visit
Kathmandu: Nepal's Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala today left for New Delhi for a five-day goodwill visit at the invitation of Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, saying it would....
Economic diplomacy top agenda for Koirala's India visit Kathmandu: When Nepal's Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala begins her five-day India visit on Monday, the first by the new Nepal government's foreign minister, economic diplomacy will top ....
Nepal foreign minister set for four-day India trip
New Delhi: Nepal's Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala is set to arrive in the national capital for a four-day visit next week.
This is the first visit by Koirala after the new Nepal ....
Nepal foreign minister set for four-day India trip New Delhi: Nepal's Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala is set to arrive in the national capital for a four-day visit next week.
This is the first visit by Koirala after the new Nepal ....
Man claiming to have plotted Nepal royal family massacre held
Kathmandu: Moving quickly after a 59-year-old man claimed to have had plotted the assassination of Nepal's King Birendra and nine more members of the royal family in the tightly guarded pag....
Youth who ran over five Indians surrenders Kathmandu: As Nepal condemned the grisly accident in the heart of the capital on Wednesday in which six pedestrians, including five Indians, were struck down by a speeding car, its driver, a 21....
India-Nepal land dispute threatens tiger reserve Susta (Bihar): The presence of illegal settlers is threatening wildlife in the Susta region of the Valmiki Tiger Reserve as forest staff don't patrol the area because of a territorial dispu....
Last Nepal king plans further India visit
Kathmandu: For the second time this year, Nepal's last king Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah is planning a visit to India, this time to attend not one but two weddings in the family.
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New Nepal PM to visit India on Aug 18 Kathmandu: Almost three months after he was sworn in as republican Nepal's second prime minister, veteran communist leader Madhav Kumar Nepal will begin his much-awaited visit to India on A....
Landslides kill nine in Nepal Kathmandu: At least nine people were killed and four injured after landslides hit three districts in western Nepal, officials said today.
The landslides followed heavy monsoonal rains....
Doon School old boy could be Nepal's new envoy to India Kathmandu: A 72-year-old history scholar and a former student of India's elite Doon School is being considered for the post of Nepal's new ambassador to India.
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Nepal's Hindi battle escalates
Kathmandu: The battle over the use of Hindi for official work, that has pitted southern Nepal against the rest of the country, escalated today with embattled Vice President Parmananda Jha appea....
No arms deal with India: Nepal PM Kathmandu: Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal today dismissed reports in the Nepali and Indian media that his government was on an arms-shopping spree in India, saying they were "....
Peace process in Nepal has stagnated: UN
United Nations: Efforts to bring stability in Nepal are suffering setbacks, Karin Landgren, the special representative of the UN secretary-general for Nepal, said here.
"The peace....
UN extends Nepal mission United Nations: The UN Security Council today decided to extend its mission in Nepal by six months until January next year.
The decision was taken through a vote by the Security Counc....
Prachanda asks Nepal not to buy arms from India Kathmandu: Former Nepal prime minister and current opposition leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda has asked the new government of Nepal not to resume buying arms from India, warning that it wou....
Fakes from India mar Nepal's once-thriving rudraksha trade Kathmandu: Once the world's only Hindu kingdom, Nepal used to be famous for its rudrakshas, the berry that is believed to have supernatural powers and is used as a prayer bead. Thanks to th....
India, Nepal defence ministers to meet on Tuesday Kathmandu: The defence ministers of India and Nepal will hold talks in New Delhi on Tuesday, the first meeting of its kind since the attempt by King Gyanendra four years ago to rule his kingdom....
Enter the new dans of Nepali politics Kathmandu: Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav and Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal are amongst the top leaders with a new martial feather in their caps. They all have been conferred honorar....
Free child soldiers fast, UN chief tells Nepal Kathmandu: In his new report on Nepal, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the discharge of child soldiers from Maoist camps "long overdue" and urged the government to do it at a &#....
Nepal's oldest green resort closes Kathmandu: Nepal's oldest green resort, founded in the early 1960s by a legendary British tourism entrepreneur who also gave this country its famous elephant polo tourneys, has been forced ....
After jumbos, tigers bare fangs between India, Nepal Kathmandu: After marauding elephant herds created bad blood between Nepal's border villages and India, now big cats are threatening to strain ties between the two neighbours.
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Nepal's defence minister to visit India Kathmandu: Nepal's Defence Minister Vidya Bhandari will be going to India on Monday.
According to Bhandari's secretariat, the minister, who is recuperating from blood cancer, ....
Tuskers create bad blood between India, Nepal Kathmandu: A part of eastern Nepal is simmering with anger against the Indian authorities and its own officials with wild elephants playing havoc and no compensation or permanent solution in si....
Indian minister to visit Nepal Kathmandu: Less than a month after India sent its Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon to Nepal, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources Pawan Kumar Bansal is arriving in Kathmand....
India concerned about lack of progress in Nepal's peace process New Delhi: India on Thursday voiced concern at the floundering peace process in Nepal that has jeopardised the framing of its constitution and reiterated its commitment to support the Himalayan....
Woman kidnapped in Kathmandu, trail leads to India Kathmandu: Amid increasing incidents of lynchings triggered by suspicions of kidnapping, Nepal police today said they had rescued an abducted young woman who was being taken across the border t....
Indians losing millions due to currency ban in Nepal Kathmandu: Delhi-bound Anil Kumar Sharma had a traumatic experience in Nepal during his recent visit.
The 40-year-old was stopped from boarding his flight at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan....
Indians losing millions due to Nepal currency ban
Kathmandu: Delhi-bound Anil Kumar Sharma had a traumatic experience in Nepal during his recent visit.
The 40-year-old was stopped from boarding his flight at Kathmandu?s Tribhuvan Int....
Over 100 dead, 4,000 hit as diarrhoea hits Nepal Kathmandu: Over 100 people have been killed and more than 4,000 affected as Nepal's ancient enemy diarrhoea struck remote districts, reports said.
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Indian firm to be called to repair Kosi barrage in Nepal Kathmandu: Indian wagon-maker Jessop and Company Ltd will be asked to undertake an unusual project in Nepal: repair the nearly five-decade old barrage on the Kosi river that has been flooding s....
Indian held in Nepal for recruiting kids for monastery Kathmandu: A 40-year-old Indian has been detained by police for trying to recruit nearly a dozen children from a remote village in northernmost Nepal, touching the border with Tibet.
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Royalists celebrate as Nepal's last king conquers family curse Kathmandu: Thousands of men, women and children, dressed in their finery, flocked to celebrate Nepal's last king Gyanendra's 62nd birthday as drummers rolled out thundering beats and da....
7 killed in Nepal's Viagra war Kathmandu: Six people have been arrested after a turf war over what is known as Nepal's 'herbal Viagra' erupted in a remote northern district, resulting in the death of seven villag....
Nepal government would fall within weeks: Prachanda Kathmandu: Maoist chief and former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda today said the month-old ruling coalition of new premier Madhav Kumar Nepal would fall 'within weeks' and ....
Five Indians narrowly escape lynching in Nepal Kathmandu: Five Indian men narrowly escaped being lynched in Nepal today on suspicion of being child lifters after growing public fears over an increase in the number of kidnappings. They inste....
Maoist protests disrupt Menon's Nepal visit
Kathmandu: Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon's two-day visit to Nepal was disrupted today by nationwide protests called by the Maoists to vent their anger at the government for rev....
Black flags shown to Menon in Nepal, four arrested Kathmandu: Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon, on a two-day visit to Nepal today to give fresh impetus to the obstructed peace process and foster better ties with the new government, fa....
Nepal gives world its first Rajbanshi Gita
Kathmandu: It is available in languages as diverse as Hebrew and Hungarian. Now the Bhagvad Gita - a scriptural classic that provides the essence of Hindu philosophy - has been rendered in an a....
Heaven then, hell now: 1997 Kailash pilgrim Kathmandu: When she first went on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, joining the tour organised by India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in 1997, Aruna Pratapsinh Rathore, an official with....
Nepal's first woman deputy PM dead Kathmandu: Shailaja Acharya, the only woman politician in Nepal to have been a deputy prime minister, died here early today after a long battle with Alzheimer's and pneumonia.
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Bihar minister inspects Kosi embankment repair Kathmandu: The Bihar government today sent its Minister of Water Resources Bijendra Prasad Yadav to southern Nepal to inspect the repair of the breached embankment of Himalayan river Kosi known....
10 Indians killed during Kailash pilgrimage Kathmandu: At least 10 Indians were killed while attempting to undertake the pilgrimage to the Mount Kailash in Tibet and the nearby Mansarovar lake, venerated by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains al....
India continues to be under fire in Nepal Kathmandu: Rejecting the Indian embassy's statement that there had been no violation of the international border or attacks on Nepalis by Indian security forces, two separate Nepali teams t....
Nepal PM swears in eight new ministers Kathmandu: Ten days after he became Nepal's new prime minister, replacing Maoist premier Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, communist leader Madhav Kumar Nepal on Thursday finally expanded his t....
India concerned at Nepal's delay in forming govt Kathmandu: India is concerned at the delay in the formation of a full-fledged government in Nepal even though the Himalayan republic chose a new prime minister to replace Maoist chief Pushpa Ka....
Third Indian churchgoer hurt in Nepal blast is dead Kathmandu: A 45-year-old homemaker from Kerala became the third Indian churchgoer to die in Kathmandu valley's Patan Hospital after sustaining grievous injuries during the blast in a Cathol....
Sons of soil shut down Kathmandu valley Kathmandu: Nearly two dozen people were injured as skirmishes broke out between riot police and protesters here today. A community that has been residing in the Kathmandu Valley for more than 1....
Nepal prime minister offers olive branch to India Kathmandu: After blaming India for the failure to sack the army chief and accusing it of interfering in his country's internal matters, Nepal's caretaker Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dah....
Indian envoy to Nepal meets Koirala Kathmandu: As the bitter battle between Nepal's ruling Maoist party and army chief General Rookmangud Katawal showed no sign of any resolution, India's Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood ....
India increases Gorkha pensions to Rs.10 bn Kathmandu: While Nepali soldiers employed in the Gurkha regiments of the British Army are fuming over Britain's decision to offer full settlement rights to only about one-ninth of the 36,00....
GMR trouble in Nepal resolved: Menon Kathmandu: Work has resumed at the project site of Indian company GMR Energy in western Nepal after obstruction by locals since Sunday, Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon said on Wedn....
Shivshankar Menon to hold talks with Rajapaksa, key leaders Colombo: Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon who arrived in Colombo late Thursday will hold talks with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the foreign minister and leaders of key political pa....
Pashupatinath row not to hurt India-Nepal ties: Indian envoy
Kathmandu: Though the growing dispute over the ouster of Indian priests at Nepal's revered Pashupatinath temple has saddened some Indians, it would however not hurt India-Nepal ties, India's to....
Kathmandu: As violence and public anger continued to mount over the ruling Maoist party's intervention in Nepal's revered Pashupatinath temple, the 17th century temple and its surroundings....
