Chinese embassy in Nepal terms US diplomat's Beijing ‘disinformation campaign’ comment as 'baseless'
Jul 19, 2022, at 04:17 am
Beijing/Kathmandu: China has reacted strongly against US ambassador nominee for Nepal in which he criticised China for its disinformation campaign and termed his remarks “baseless”.
Jun 29, 2022, at 05:04 am
Kathmandu: A Nepali civic group named Rastriya Ekata Abhiyan recently demonstrated in Kathmandu against China for unilaterally laying a 150-meter-long wire fence within no-man’s land in Gorkha, media reports said.
Jun 25, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Kathmandu/UNI/Xinhua: The Nepali government on Saturday decided to cut fuel prices substantially amid growing public pressure over rising prices of goods and services.
Nepal blacklists several Chinese contractors
Jun 21, 2022, at 12:38 am
Kathmandu: The deterioration in the service provided by Chinese workers and their products have forced Nepali government to blacklist two Chinese companies.
Bad weather caused Nepal plane crash, 21 bodies recovered so far: Prelim report
May 31, 2022, at 01:56 am
Kathmandu/UNI: A preliminary investigation into the Tara Air aircraft crash in Nepal has pointed to bad weather as the reason for the crash in which 21 bodies were extricated from the wreckage strewn on the hillside.
Nepal plane mishap: 16 bodies found
May 31, 2022, at 01:22 am
Kathmandu: Nepal on Monday said that rescuers have recovered 16 bodies from the site where a Twin Otter aircraft of Tara Air went missing on Sunday with 22 people on board including four Indians.
Nepal plane mishap: 16 bodies found
May 30, 2022, at 10:51 pm
Kathmandu: Nepal on Monday said that rescuers have recovered 16 bodies from the site where a Twin Otter aircraft of Tara Air went missing on Sunday with 22 people on board including four Indians.
Nepal: Wreckage of crashed Tara Air plane located
May 30, 2022, at 02:30 pm
Kathamandu: Nepal Army officials on Monday said the search and rescue troops have physically located the Tara Air plane crash site.
Tara Air: Nepal Army to resume search on Monday for missing plane in Dhaulagiri mountain range
May 30, 2022, at 04:55 am
Kathmandu: The Nepal Army said they would resume search and rescue operations on Monday morning in the Dhaulagiri mountain range for the Tara Air Twin Otter plane that is believed to have crashed in cloudy weather with 22 people onboard, including four Indians and two Germans.
Nepal plane with 22 onboard, including 4 Indians, crashes near river
May 30, 2022, at 12:29 am
Kathmandu: A small passenger plane operated by a private airline in Nopal that went missing on Sunday with 22 people on board, including four Indians has been located, and search and rescue operations have been started.
Nepal plane with 22 onboard, including 4 Indians, missing
May 29, 2022, at 06:36 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: A small passenger plane operated by a private airline in Nepal went missing on Sunday with 22 people on board, including four Indians, reports said.
One-China policy: China targets Nepal over visit of US leaders
May 29, 2022, at 04:40 am
Beijing/Kathmandu: Amid a flurry of arrivals from the United States and a senior official’s recent meetings with Tibetan refugee leaders in Kathmandu, Beijing has indirectly warned Kathmandu that Nepal’s One-China policy should not be affected by any other factors—internal or external.
Nepal responsible for torture, rape and killing of teenage girl: UN rights committee
May 24, 2022, at 07:13 pm
New York: Authorities in Nepal must thoroughly investigate the February 2004 torture, rape and execution of a 16-year-old girl by security forces during the country’s civil war, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a ruling on Monday.
May 06, 2022, at 08:56 pm
Kathmandu: The domestic terminal of Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's capital Kathmandu witnessed chaos and panic on Wednesday after receiving an alleged bomb threat call from Pakistan.
Nepal should become a 'demonstration garden' for friendly cooperation among countries: China
Apr 17, 2022, at 03:32 am
Beijing: A top Chinese official has said Nepal should become a "demonstration garden" for friendly cooperation among countries.
Amid dwindling forex reserves, Nepal limits imports
Apr 13, 2022, at 07:51 am
Kathmandu: The Nepal government has imposed restrictions on the imports of non-essential goods, including cars, cosmetics, and gold, in order to save its foreign currency reserves, BBC reported on Tuesday.
Nepal peacekeeper killed; UN strongly condemns attack in DR Congo
Apr 06, 2022, at 05:17 pm
New York: The UN chief on Tuesday together with the Security Council, strongly condemned an attack by suspected militia members, on peacekeepers serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which left one Nepali ‘blue helmet’ dead.
Nepal should be extremely cautious while accepting loans from China: Senior economist
Mar 27, 2022, at 05:38 am
Kathmandu, Nepal: A senior Nepalese economist has said the Himalayan nation should be extremely cautious while accepting loans from China.
Nepal, China sign nine agreements during Wang Yi's visit
Mar 27, 2022, at 02:30 am
Kathmandu: Nepalese Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka and his visiting Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Saturday held delegation level talks after which they witnessed the signing and exchange of nine agreements and memorandums of understanding.
Nepalese civic body submits memorandum to UN over alleged Chinese encroachment
Feb 09, 2022, at 04:14 am
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Rastriya Ekata Abhiyan, a Nepalese civic society, has handed over a memorandum to the United Nations Office where they said China has encroached on Nepal’s land.
Nepalese govt report claims China is encroaching along border
Feb 08, 2022, at 11:28 pm
Kathmandu, Nepal: A Nepalese government report has claimed that China is encroaching into Nepal along the two countries' shared border.
Nepal sends 14 tonnes of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
Jan 17, 2022, at 02:14 am
Kabul/Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal on Sunday handed over 14 tonnes of humanitarian assistance comprising medicine, clothes, and utensils among others, to UN representatives based in Kabul, Afghanistan.
MCC deal: Nepali communist parties currently under Chinese pressure
Dec 23, 2021, at 12:13 am
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is in favour of moving ahead with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)-Nepal Compact despite being aware of the fact that four communist parties, which are part of the coalition, will create trouble at the behest of China, media reports said on Wednesday.
Chinese intel agency playing key role in 'souring' Nepal's relations with third countries: Reports
Nov 16, 2021, at 12:39 am
The Chinese intelligence agency is playing a 'role' in souring Nepal’s relations with third countries, which include the US, media reports said.
Nepal: Bus mishap leaves 20 dead
Oct 13, 2021, at 03:51 am
Kathmandu: At least 20 people died as a passenger bus met with an accident in Nepal's Mugu district on Tuesday.
Nepal committee submits report on border issues with China
Sep 29, 2021, at 05:01 pm
Kathmandu: A committee, which was formed by the Nepal government to study border issues with China, has submitted its report to Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand on Sunday.
Nepal's new government cancels 11 ambassadorial appointments
Jul 19, 2021, at 02:15 am
Kahmandu: Nepal’s new government scrapped the appointments of eleven ambassadors which were made by the previous Oli government at the eleventh hour. Nine among them were political appointees and the rest two were the officers of the foreign service.
Nepal’s transit deal with China makes no progress even after five years
Jul 14, 2021, at 02:55 am
Kathmandu: It has been five years since Nepal-China Transit and Transportation Agreement was signed but Kathmandu and Beijing have been unable to make headway in a much-touted bilateral deal, media reports said on Tuesday.
Nepal: Sher Bahadur Deuba appointed as new PM
Jul 13, 2021, at 10:39 pm
Kathmandu: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba was appointed as the new Prime Minister of the country on Tuesday.
Nepal fails to procure enough oxygen concentrators
Jul 03, 2021, at 05:10 am
Last week the Nepal government issued guidelines for establishing and operating oxygen cylinders in districts, mandating a stock of oxygen concentrators sufficient for 20 percent of the hospital beds in each district. However, the existing supply is not enough for maintaining the threshold set up by the government.