Nepal
- India
UP launches action against infiltrators, order issued to make detention centres
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has initiated a major crackdown on alleged Rohingya and Bangladeshi infiltrators across the state, and orders were issued to establish detention centres in every division of the…
- India
Nepal issues currency notes with map comprising Kalapani, Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura
Kathmandu: Nepal’s central bank on Thursday issued new Rs 100 currency notes featuring a revised map that includes the Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura territories, the regions India maintains belong to it. The…
- India
Nepali woman held with fake Indian passport at Mumbai airport
Mumbai: Police have arrested a woman of Nepali origin at Mumbai international airport for trying to travel to Oman by allegedly using a forged Indian passport, an official said. The woman approached…
- World
Nepal: 5 held for their role in vandalism and arson at SC building
Kathmandu: Five people have been arrested for their involvement in vandalism and arson at Nepal’s Supreme Court building near Singhdurbar Secretariat complex in Kathmandu during the Gen Z protests in September, police…
- World
Nepal: 4-magnitude earthquake hits Kaski district
Kathmandu: An earthquake of four magnitude hit Nepal’s Kaski district in Gandaki province on Sunday. The earthquake was recorded at 5.17 pm with its epicentre located near the Annapurna II mountain, according…
- World
42 glacial lakes in Nepal at high risk of bursting: experts
Kathmandu: Forty-two glacial lakes in Nepal have been identified as being at critical risk of bursting, according to experts. A potential glacial lake outburst flood could result in massive loss of life…
- World
Nepal govt prepares action plan to reduce risk as snowfall, cold wave set to hit 50 districts
Kathmandu: The Nepal government has prepared a an action plan to reduce possible risk from snowfall and cold wave in mountain and hilly areas that is estimated to hit 50 districts across…
- World
Nepal: Flight ops suspended due to electric problem at Kathmandu airport
Kathmandu: Flight operations were suspended at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport after problems occurred in the runway’s lighting system on Saturday. Take offs and landings for both domestic and international flights were affected…
- World
17 new political parties apply for registration at Nepal’s Election Commission
Kathmandu: Seventeen new political parties have applied for registration at the Election Commission (EC) to contest Nepal’s March 5 general elections, according to an official. Of these, seven parties applied to the…
- World
17 stranded Indian tourists rescued from Annapurna Base Camp in Nepal
Kathmandu: Security personnel on Thursday rescued 72 trekkers, including 17 Indian tourists, who were stranded at Annapurna Base Camp in Nepal’s Myagdi due to continuous snowfall. All the foreign tourists who reached…
- World
Body of Nepali student who died in Hamas captivity returns to Kathmandu
Kathmandu: The body of a Nepali student who saved several lives during the Hamas attack in Israel two years ago was on Monday brought to Kathmandu from Tel Aviv for his last…
- World
Govt trying to arrest me without sufficient ground: ex-Nepal PM Oli
Kathmandu: Nepal’s deposed Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday said the current government is trying to arrest him without sufficient ground while claiming that it is not serious in conducting…
- Middle East
Israel bids farewell to Nepali student killed in Hamas captivity
Jerusalem: Israel on Sunday, October 19, bid farewell to a Nepali student, who was abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and later killed in captivity, the Israeli foreign ministry said. The…
- World
51 killed in landslides, floods triggered by downpour in Nepal
Kathmandu: At least 51 people have been killed in different places of eastern Nepal till Sunday morning in various incidents caused by landslides and floods triggered by downpour since last night, an…
- World
Over 7,700 inmates who escaped during Gen Z protests back in Nepal prisons
Kathmandu: Over 7,700 inmates, who escaped from various prisons across Nepal during the Gen Z protests, have either returned or been brought back to their respective detention centres, authorities said on Sunday.…
