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Nepal PM Prachanda’s visit to Qatar cancelled amid threat to his govt
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” has cancelled his first foreign visit to Qatar due to some “important political engagements” at home, officials said on Monday, amidst a threat to…
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Nepal crash co-pilot lost husband in a crash, met same fate 17 yrs later
Kathmandu: She lost her pilot husband in a 2006 plane crash and now she has also met the same fate. This tragic coincidence happened to Manju Khatiwada, 44, the co-pilot of the…
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Nepal plane crash: 68 bodies recovered; 12 identified
Kathmandu: A total of 68 bodies have been recovered so far by the rescuers from the debris of the ill-fated Yeti Airlines plane that crashed in Nepal’s Pokhara on Sunday, officials said.…
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Nepal’s Pokhara International Airport comes into operation
Kathmandu: The newly-built Pokhara Regional International Airport, the third international airport in Nepal, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ at a special ceremony. A Buddha Air flight carrying Dahal…
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Indian envoy hands over PM Modi’s message to Prachanda
Kathmandu: Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava on Friday held talks with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and handed over the congratulatory message sent by his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. Modi…
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China rail project aims to link Tibet to Kathmandu, may be extended to Indian border
New Delhi: China has sent a team of experts to Nepal to launch a feasibility study for a cross-border railway project dogged for years by technical challenges, political instability in the Himalayan…
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Bikini killer Charles Sobhraj freed from Nepal prison
Kathmandu: Charles Sobhraj, 77, who is popularly known as “serpent killer” and “bikini killer” was freed from the jail on Friday afternoon as per the order from the Supreme Court of Nepal.…
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Nepal set for federal, provincial polls on Sunday
Kathmandu: Nepal is all set to go to the polls on Sunday which will elect a total 825 representatives to the federal and provincial assemblies for a second time after the Himalayan…
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Nepali President tests positive for Covid-19
Kathmandu: Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari, who had been undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital of Kathmandu, tested positive for Covid-19, a hospital official has said. The president, who was…
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Businessman shot dead in Kathmandu after car chase
Kathmandu : Two assailants killed a garment worker in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on late Monday evening after a car chase. The 55-year-old victim was identified as Lal Mohammad, according to the Police.…
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Week-long Indra Jatra festival begins in Nepal
Kathmandu : The festival of Indra Jatra formally started in Nepal on Wednesday with the erection of ya: Shi, a sacred pole symbolising Lord Indra, in the main square of the shrine.…
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Indian team departs for Kathmandu to play SAFF Women’s Championship 2022
New Delhi: The defending champions, the Indian Senior Women’s National Team departed for Kathmandu, on Saturday for the SAFF Women’s Championship which kicks off on September 6. The Blue Tigresses have been…
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Confusion in Nepal over recruitment in Gorkha regiments due to Agnipath scheme
Kathmandu: The Nepal government is in a fix on whether to allow the Indian Army to recruit Nepali youths under the Narendra Modi governments newly launched Agnipath scheme of short-term recruitment into…
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Rainfall adds to garbage problem in Kathmandu, fear of water-borne diseases run high
Kathmandu: Monsoon rainfall resulting in inundation has added owes to Kathmandu’s garbage problem as the rainwater scatters dumped waste all across roads and footpaths. Protest by locals on the way to the…
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Security guard commits suicide inside Indian Embassy in Kathmandu
Kathmandu: A security guard serving in the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu committed suicide inside the premises, the mission has confirmed. The guard, an Uttarakhand native, shot himself on Sunday night while on…
