India-Nepal's friendship will serve entire humanity: PM Modi in Lumbini
May 17, 2022, at 02:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who visited Nepal on Monday, held bilateral talks with his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba and offered prayers at Mayadevi temple in Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha during his visit to the Himalayan nation.
PM Modi arrives in Lumbini, received by Nepalese PM Sher Bahadur Deuba
May 16, 2022, at 05:06 pm
Kathmandu/New Delhi, May 16 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Lumbini, Nepal on Monday morning on an official visit, coinciding with the auspicious occasion of Buddha Jayanti.
Nepal votes to elect local representatives
May 13, 2022, at 09:10 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal started voting on Friday to elect representatives that will govern at the local level across the nation for the next five years.
BJP taunts Rahul Gandhi for visiting nightclub in Kathmandu
May 03, 2022, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has missed no opportunity to taunt Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi over his visit to a foreign nightclub with the surfacing of a video which went viral on social media.
India to fund NRs. 70.87 million for school and health post buildings in Nepal's Darchula
Apr 08, 2022, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi/Kathmandu: The Embassy of India in Kathmandu and Nepal's Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration have signed three Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with Darchula's Duhun Rural Municipality, Naugad Rural Municipality and Dhading's Galchhi Rural Municipality for separate projects.
Narendra Modi meets visiting Nepali PM Sher Bahadur Deuba, inaugurates cross border railway network
Apr 02, 2022, at 10:55 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is currently visiting India, when they inaugurated a cross-border railway network, a power transmission line and launched India's RuPay payment card in Nepal after they held wide-ranging talks.
Four ministers to accompany Nepalese PM on India visit
Mar 31, 2022, at 09:26 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will be accompanied by four ministers, including Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka, on his four-day official visit to India, beginning on Friday.
Prime Minister of Nepal to visit India on Apr 1
Mar 30, 2022, at 02:02 am
New Delhi: At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal, accompanied by his spouse Dr. Arzu Deuba, will pay an official visit to India from Apr 1-3, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.
Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba thanks Modi for helping in evacuating his nationals from war-hit Ukraine
Mar 12, 2022, at 06:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for helping his country to repatriate its citizens who were stranded in war-hit Ukraine.
Protests against MCC in Nepal: A chapter from Chinese debt trap playbook
Feb 22, 2022, at 12:06 am
China’s protracted lobbying efforts aimed at blocking international development assistance to smaller countries exposes its bullying behavior. For firming up its iron grip over such countries, China lures them with debt financing linked with superfluous and unviable infrastructure projects. After these projects get stuck or shelved because of their inherent problems or motivated approach of the financer, the leftover debt imprint is too overwhelming for the vulnerable client countries.
Feb 19, 2022, at 11:52 pm
There was ample reason this past week to recall the title of the Commentary of 08-01-2021 – Nepal’s self-centered political leadership has repeatedly failed its people – and conclude that the situation has, expectedly yet regrettably, not changed much one year down the line.
India, Nepal sign MoU on construction of a motorable bridge over Mahakali River
Feb 02, 2022, at 08:50 pm
New Delhi: India and Nepal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for construction of a motorable Bridge over the Mahakali River connecting Dharchula (India) with Darchula (Nepal), under Indian grant assistance.
Nepal to bar foreigners from accessing new cross-border rail link to India
Nov 21, 2021, at 06:22 am
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal will not allow people from third countries to travel to India via the new cross-border Kurtha-Jayanagar rail link after Indian officials expressed security concerns, a senior official of the Railways Department has said.
India hands over Jaynagar-Kurtha cross-border rail link to Nepal
Oct 23, 2021, at 12:40 am
Kathmandu/New Delhi/UNI: India on Friday handed over the Jaynagar-Kurtha cross-border rail link, built with Government of India assistance, to the Government of Nepal.
Yogi govt's action taken in Lakhimpur incident not satisfactory: Supreme Court
Oct 08, 2021, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Friday said the action taken by the ruling Yogi Adityanath government in UP in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, where eight people including four farmers were killed, was not satisfactory, media reports said.
Lakhimpur violence: Opposition strong reacts to reports claiming accused BJP MP's son fled to Nepal
Oct 08, 2021, at 07:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Mounting more pressure on the saffron camp, the Opposition has strongly reacted to the reports claiming Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ajay Mishra's son Ashish, an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, fled to Nepal snubbing the police summons.
Oct 08, 2021, at 05:17 pm
Lakhimpur Kheri/UNI: Union minister of state for Home, Ajay Mishra Teni's son Ashish has not reported at the crime branch here till 10 am Friday in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
India-Nepal to conduct joint military exercise Surya Kiran
Sep 19, 2021, at 01:36 am
New Delhi: The 15th Edition of Indo - Nepal Joint Military Training, Exercise Surya Kiran between Indian Army and Nepali Army is commencing from Sept 20 at Pithoragarh (UK).
Indian govt hands over school building to Nepal
Sep 17, 2021, at 03:32 pm
Kathmandu; The Indian government on Thursday handed over the newly constructed building of a school in LitiKhola of Makwanpur district in Nepal, media reports said.
COVID-19: India hands over 150 ICU beds to Nepal
Jul 19, 2021, at 11:19 pm
Kathmandu: As part of India’s commitment to COVID 19 cooperation with Nepal, 150 ICU beds, were handed over by Ambassador of India to Nepal, Vinay Mohan Kwatra to Minister for Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki at a ceremony organized at the Ministry of Health & Population on Sunday.
Rail Cargo movement between India and Nepal gets a big boost
Jul 10, 2021, at 01:40 am
New Delhi: Rail Transportation between India and Nepal got a major boost on Friday with coming into force of authorization to all cargo train operators to utilize the Indian railway network to carry all containers bound for Nepal whether bilateral freight between Indian and Nepal or third country freight from Indian ports to Nepal.
Jun 28, 2021, at 11:06 pm
In a big blow to Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli on June 22, 2021, the Supreme Court (SC) quashed the appointments of 20 Ministers, including 17 Cabinet Ministers and three Ministers of State, citing Article 77 (3) of the Constitution. The SC order declared,
Indian embassy in Nepal organizes 7th International Yoga Day
Jun 22, 2021, at 01:47 am
The Indian embassy in Nepal has organized the seventh International Day of Yoga on Sunday virtually. The theme this year is "Be With Yoga, Be At Home" (Ghar Ghar ma Yog) in line with the Covid-19 restrictions, encouraging people to practice "Yoga for Wellness".
Political developments in Nepal are the country's internal matters: India
May 27, 2021, at 01:38 am
New Delhi/UNI: India on Wednesday said that it has taken note of political developments in Nepal and views them as the country’s internal matters.
Only two flights per week allowed from New Delhi; Nepal halts international flights
May 04, 2021, at 08:32 pm
Authorities in Nepal have decided to ground all flights from the country barring two flights per week from New Delhi, reported The Himalayan Times. The ban will come into effect from Wednesday.
Nepal foreign minister dials Jaishankar, raises the issue of vaccine supply delay
Apr 10, 2021, at 07:51 am
Kathmandu/New Delhi/IBNS: Nepal has raised the delay in the supply of Covid-19 vaccine jabs with India, said media reports.
India extends $363000 in grants to fund school building in Nepal
Apr 07, 2021, at 11:31 pm
India has granted around $363,000 (~ NPR 43 million) to authorities in Nepal for the construction of a secondary high school building in Udaypur district, reported the Himalayan Times. In 2015, several school buildings were destroyed in a devastating earthquake in the country. Thereafter, India pledged to rebuild the buildings of 71 educational facilities in eight districts of Nepal.
Apr 07, 2021, at 03:51 pm
Kathmandu: Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has said Kathmandu and New Delhi have agreed to carry out a joint study on construction activities underway in and around the Mahakali River in Darchula district.
Nepali teenage girl rescued while being trafficked to India
Apr 03, 2021, at 08:36 pm
An 18-year-old Nepali girl, who was being trafficked to India, has been rescued by an NGO on her way to India on Thursday, reported the Himalayan Times.
Nepali Army to get 100,000 doses of vaccines from Indian Army
Mar 30, 2021, at 10:32 pm
Kathmandu: Nepali Army will get 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccines from the Indian Army. The vaccines, which reached Nepal on Monday, will officially be handed over to the Nepali Army in few days, reported the Himalayan Times.