Tag: Nepal
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Guest from Nepal
Of a piece with the apparent cooling off of relations was the message conveyed to Mr Gyawali by the Ministry of External Affairs, specifically that boundary talks with the government in Kathmandu are unlikely until it amends the Oli government’s unilateral initiative to incorporate areas that India claims as its own.
January 20, 2021 -
Himalayan Coup
As the hub of global vaccine production, India can provide invaluable aid that could mitigate the memories of the condescending, parsimonious and fleeting aid provided to Nepal after the debilitating earthquake of 2015
December 28, 2020 -
Parliament of Nepal dissolved following political stalemate over executive order
Nepal's 275-member House of Representatives was elected in 2017. The next general election in the Himalayan country was due in 2022.
December 20, 2020 -
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli recommends dissolution of parliament: Reports
PM Oli was under pressure to withdraw an ordinance related to the Constitutional Council Act that he had issued on Tuesday and got endorsed by President Bidya Devi Bhandari the same day.
December 20, 2020 -
Nepal, China announce revised height of Mount Everest; 86 centimeters more than India’s estimate
The Nepal government decided to measure the exact height of the mountain amid debates that there might have been a change in it due to various reasons, including the devastating earthquake of 2015.
December 8, 2020 -
Army chief to visit Nepal to mend fences after map row
Indian Embassy said Gen Naravane's visit would deepen bonds of friendship.
November 4, 2020 -
And now a thaw
Both sides must hope that the visit will help mend fences, after a boundary dispute erupted between the two countries over Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura, and led Nepal to publish a political map including these areas within its borders.
October 16, 2020 -
Indian Army chief General MM Naravane to visit Kathmandu next month
During the visit, Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari will confer the rank of the Honorary General of the Nepal Army on Gen Naravane.
October 15, 2020 -
Gandhi Jayanti: India gifts 41 ambulances, six school buses to Nepal
According to the Embassy of India in Kathmandu, it has given three different categories of ambulances-- advanced life support, basic life support and common life support ambulances.
October 3, 2020 -
Nepal issues new guidelines for mountaineering, trekking activities
Travel enthusiasts must also abide by all the protocols laid out by the Health Ministry.
September 29, 2020 -
Nepal Covid-19 cases top 61k with record high daily spike
According to the Health Ministry, the death rate is also growing in Nepal.
September 19, 2020 -
Dichotomy in Nepal
In an effort to settle the quite obvious dichotomy in terms of governance, Prachanda will serve as executive chairman of the party with “full power” to handle party affairs. At another remove, Oli will focus on governance.
September 15, 2020 -
Settlement in Nepal
The two ~ who had merged the Communist groupings they each headed to form the Nepal Communist Party in 2018 ~ had been locked in a bitter battle over the past few months, triggered by what Prachanda perceived as a betrayal of the unity deal under which one would rule the country and the other would manage the party.
August 31, 2020 -
Coronavirus pandemic: Nepal govt decides to resume international flights from Sep 1
During a press meet on Friday, Minister for Finance and Communication Yubaraj Khatiwada said, "The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation will publish the table of flight schedules starting from September 1."
August 22, 2020 -
18 dead, 21 missing after torrential rain causes landslide in Nepal
Lidi village is one of the settlements identified by the Nepali government as having been in risk of landslide.
August 16, 2020 -
Nepal Coronavirus death toll climbs to 102; over 26,000 infected
After the lockdown was lifted late in July allowing almost all economic and social activities to operate largely without restrictions, the death toll also started to climb rapidly along with cases.
August 16, 2020 -
Heads of nations, including Nepal, greet India on I-Day; Netanyahu says, ‘You have so much to be proud of’
Prime Minister of Australia, President of Maldives, President of Sri Lanka and Prime Minister of Bhutan also greeted the nation.
August 15, 2020