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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…
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Nepal approves Chinese COVID vaccine
Kathmandu: Nepal government on Wednesday granted emergency use approval to a Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co Ltd. (BIBP) in China under Sinopharm. Nepal has…
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BJP cannot form political entity in Sri Lanka: Election Commission chief
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Election Commission Chairman Nimal Punchihewa on Monday shot down reports of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) planning to set up a political unit in the island nation,…
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India opens new trade route to aid Nepal get fertiliser
New Delhi: In what could prove to be a big relief for Nepal, New Delhi has decided to open transit facility through Indian territory for fertiliser trade between Dhaka and…
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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…
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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…
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PM Oli removed from Nepal’s ruling party amid political chaos
Kathmandu: The rival faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on Sunday removed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli from the party, amid increasing political unrest following his decision to…
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India to send 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal
Kathmandu: India will be sending one million doses of coronavirus vaccine to Nepal on January 21 under VaccineMaitri, said Hridayesh Tripathi, Nepal Health Minister, on Wednesday. Speaking at a press…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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India
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…
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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,…
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India
India ranks 77 in global bribery risk matrix
New Delhi: India is at 77th position with a score of 45 in a global list that measures business bribery risks of 2020. The list by TRACE, an anti-bribery standard-setting…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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India
Chinese construction activities observed near the Uttarakhand border
New Delhi: Amid border tension at eastern Ladakh, Chinese construction activities were observed near the border at Uttarakhand. “Hut-like structures on the Chinese side, very close to Tinkar-Lipu pass of Nepal,…
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Nepal wakes up to 6.0 magnitude earthquake
Kathmandu: An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted central Nepal on Wednesday morning. The epicentre of the tremor has been recorded at Ramche of Sindhupalchok district which…
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COVID-19 recovery rate in Nepal increases
Kathmandu: Recovery rate of COVID-19 patients has increased significantly in past 7 days, Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal claimed on Tuesday. In last 24 hours, a total of…
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India
Leopard sighted in village along India-Nepal border in Uttarakhand
Dehradun: There is a sense of fear amongst the residents of Chandeli village on the India-Nepal border after a leopard was sighted in the region. The leopard was sighted on a CCTV…
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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…
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Nepal’s Lumbini missed thousands of Indian tourists this year
Lumbini: Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha is missing tourists this year due to the global pandemic situation. Otherwise, thousands of Indians visit this UNESCO World Heritage Site annually. “The…
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Nepalese PM Oli calls up Modi; greets people of India on Independence Day
New Delhi/Kathmandu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart K P Sharma Oli held a telephonic conversation on Saturday, in the first high-level contact after bilateral ties came under severe…
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On this day in 2018, Nepal recorded their maiden ODI win
New Delhi: On this day two years ago, Nepal recorded their first ODI win in the history of the 50-over format. Nepal achieved the feat against the Netherlands at VRA…
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Release of water by Nepal inundates 61 villages in Bahraich
Bahraich: Over 60 villages in the Bahraich district here have been inundated following the release of water by Nepal from its three barrages into rivers, a district administration official said…
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Nepal opens Mt. Everest after nearly 5 months
Kathmandu: Nepal has opened Mount Everest and other Himalayan peaks from Thursday after nearly 5-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Tourism Department official. All spring season expeditions…
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Then and Now: Murals of serpent deity in Nepal
Bhaktapur: When Dhana Chitrakar learned to draw sketches of the serpent deity, he was 14 years old. Snake goddess murals were in high demand back then in Nepal. He is…
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