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Nepali guide creates world record by climbing Everest twice
Kathmandu: Mingma Tenji Sherpa, a Nepali mountain guide, has created a world record by scaling Mt. Everest, the world’s highest peak, twice in the shortest span of time in a season, organisers said…
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Nepal PM Oli loses vote of confidence in Parliament
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday lost a vote of confidence in the country’s Parliament. As many as 93 lawmakers voted in favour of the motion while 124 were…
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26 Nepali lawmakers test positive for COVID-19 ahead of key vote on PM
Kathmandu: At least 26 members of the House of Representatives in Nepal have tested positive for coronavirus, just ahead of a key vote on Monday on a motion of confidence called by Prime…
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COVID-19: PM Oli urges intl community for aid as second wave flare-up in Nepal
Kathmandu: Amid a rising number of COVID-19 cases and fatalities in Nepal, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has announced the closure of all domestic and international flights untill mid of May. While…
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Nepal to administer Chinese vaccines to citizens from April 7
Kathmandu: Nepal will start its second phase of the COVID-19 inoculation drive from April 7 using a China-donated vaccine to fight against the deadly infection, according to the health ministry. The first phase…
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Nepal to receive 100,000 more COVID vaccine doses from India
Kathmandu: Nepal will receive 100,000 more doses of COVID-19 vaccines from India on Saturday. “A flight of Air India carrying the vaccines is expected to land Kathmandu this afternoon. The weather condition…
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Nepal’s PM to receive COVID-19 vaccine today
Kathmandu: Nepal’s caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is set to receive the vaccine against COVID-19 on Sunday in order to begin the second phase of the inoculation drive in the Himalayan…
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Nepal: Bike rally in Kathmandu to support KP Sharma Oli
Kathmandu: Hundreds of bikers rallied in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on Wednesday in support of caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli as he calls for a mass assembly this weekend. Cadres and supporters…
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KP Oli faces Contempt of Court for making disparaging remarks against lawyers
Kathmandu: While the hearing over Nepal’s Parliament dissolution will soon be held in the Supreme Court, two cases of Contempt of Court have been registered against caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli…
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Nepal PM Oli dissolves Parliament over power tussle; rivals cry foul
Kathmandu: Nepal’s embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday sprang a surprise on his rivals and got the President to dissolve Parliament, a controversial move amidst a prolonged tussle for…
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Nepal spent over USD 1 mn to re-measure Mt. Everest’s height: Official
Kathmandu: The Nepalese government spent USD 1.10 million to conduct the arduous surveys prior to determining the height of Mt. Everest, the world’s highest peak, an official said on Wednesday. Around 80 people…
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Nepal PM Oli skips standing committee meeting
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Sunday skipped the standing committee meeting held at Nepal Communist Party’s office in Dhumbarahi, Kathmandu. According to an official, Oli could not attend the…
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16-year-old Nepal girl travels to MP to meet her FB friend: Police
Sehore: A 16-year-old girl from Nepal travelled to Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh to meet her Facebook friend, a 20-year-old man, only to be handed over to a children welfare committee in Bhopal,…
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India gifts 2,000 vials of Remdesivir, COVID related assistance to Nepal
Kathmandu: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Thursday gifted 2,000 vials of Remdesivir injections as part of ongoing support to Nepal, while also providing COVID-related assistance, including essential medicines, ventilators, test kits…
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Nepal implements Clean Feed Policy; foreign TV channels to be ad-free
Kathmandu: The clean-feed policy in television broadcasting systems in Nepal has been implemented starting Friday midnight, barring international advertisers from publishing advertisements in foreign television channels. The Clean Feed Policy, announced last year, had set a deadline…
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Nepal reports 2,120 new COVID cases, tally rises to 84,570
Kathmandu: Nepal reported 2,120 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday including eight deaths, taking the total tally of cases to 84,570 and the national death toll to 528. According to the Health Ministry,…
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India provides 1.54 billion to Nepal as post-earthquake assistance
Kathmandu: India has provided 1.54 billion Nepalese Rupees (INR nearly 96 crores) to Nepal as part of its commitment towards assistance and rehabilitation after the 2015 earthquake which saw the death of over…
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Nepal halts distribution of textbooks with map of Indian areas
Kathmandu: Nepal has stopped the distribution of a new textbook that includes the country’s revised political map showing three strategically-important Indian areas as part of its territory, saying there were a number of…
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Nepal releases textbooks with revised map including Indian areas
Kathmandu: Nepal has introduced new textbooks in the school curriculum that include the country’s revised political map showing three strategically-important Indian areas as part of its territory, amidst a border dispute with New…
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Nepal FM signs a condolence book for Pranab Mukherjee
Kathmandu: Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali on Friday paid his respects to former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and signed the condolence book on behalf of the Nepal government. “Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep K…
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11 dead, 23 missing in Nepal landslides
Kathmandu: Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have claimed the lives of 11 people in Nepal’s Myagdi district, while search efforts continued on Saturday for 23 missing persons. “Ten bodies were recovered from Marang…
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Kathmandu sees alarming increase in dengue cases
Kathmandu: Dengue is spreading at an alarming rate in Kathmandu, with the district witnessing over four-fold hike in the number of patients in just two days, a media report said on Thursday.…
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Nepal to hold by-elections in November-end
Kathmandu: After consultations with political parties, Nepal’s Election Commission has decided to hold by-elections in the Himalayan nation on November 30. At least 50 seats have remained vacant since the previous polls…
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Kathmandu: Plane skids off runway, flights disrupted
Kathmandu: An aircraft of Nepal’s private carrier, Yeti Airlines, skidded off the runway at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Friday morning. All passengers and crew members on the flight were safe,…
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Two dead, 100 injured as storm hits Nepal’s Far-Western region
Kathmandu: At least two people lost their lives and a hundred were injured after a storm hit Nepal’s Kailali and Kanchanpur districts in the Far-Western Development Region on Thursday evening. While 77…
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Three pilgrims go missing in Nepal’s Crystal Mountain
Kathmandu: Three pilgrims trekking towards the Crystal Mountain have been missing since March 31 after an avalanche hit the Upper-Dolpa region. The three pilgrims, identified as Furwa Thinlya Gurung, Pema Kunsang Gurung…
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Nepal PM Oli admitted to hospital for regular heart check-up
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was admitted to Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj area here on Wednesday morning for a regular heart check-up, the hospital said. “He is being…
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India, Nepal officials to discuss bilateral issues to reduce trade deficit
Kathmandu: High-ranking government officials from Nepal and India are set to meet in Pokhara from February 8 to discuss various aspects of the bilateral trade issues between Kathmandu and New Delhi, mainly…
