Nepal to ban independent trekking
August 7th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Katmandu, Aug 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There have been reports in the grapevine that the Nepalese government is going to ban people who are trekking alone in any part of the country. The ... Read more...
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Nepal to check fake currency influx into India
January 16th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Nepal Monday said it won't allow anti-India activities like influx of fake currency notes, movement of terrorists and smuggling of arms and goods from its ... Read more...
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Chinese premier meets Nepal president, PM (Lead)
January 14th, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Jan 14 (IANS) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, on a brief visit to Nepal Saturday, met Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav and Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and discussed bilateral relations."I ... Read more...
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Nepal launches 24-hour ‘Hello Government’ programme
October 16th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Oct 16 (IANS) The Nepalese government, in a bid to directly connect with the ordinary people, launched a "Hello Government" programme Sunday.Now, the general people in Nepal can directly ... Read more...
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Nepal President meets SM Krishna
February 2nd, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 2 (ANI): Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav, who is currently in India on a ten-day state visit, today met External Affairs Minister SM Krishna.Talking to reporters after meeting, ... Read more...
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Indian firm seeks $48,000 from Nepal for aborted passport deal (Lead)
December 5th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 5 (IANS) India's state-owned currency printing firm, the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India, has asked the Nepalese government to reimburse the $48,000 the company incurred after ... Read more...
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Indian firm seeks $48,000 for aborted Nepal passport deal
December 5th, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 5 (IANS) India's state-owned currency printing firm, Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India, has asked Nepal to reimburse the $48,000 the New Delhi-headquartered company incurred after the ... Read more...
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Nepal’s living Goddess clears matriculation exams
July 4th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by ANI
Lalitpur (Nepal), July 4 (ANI): Chanira Bajracharya, Nepal's 'Living Goddess', has become the first sitting deity to pass a school leaving exam, setting her on course for a career in banking.Fifteen-year-old Bajracharya, ... Read more...
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Kathmandu to install modern communication system to curb import of illegal explosives
June 14th, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Jun 14 (ANI): The Nepalese Government is all set to install modern communication system at all entry points of Kathmandu to curb the increasing threat of imports of illegal explosives and ... Read more...
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India offers $250 mn soft loan to Nepal (Lead)
February 16th, 2010 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Besides signing four pacts during the visit of the Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav, India has offered $250 million line of credit and the supply of ... Read more...
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UN mission in Nepal extended by nearly four months (Lead, Changing dateline)
January 22nd, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Jan 22 (DPA) The United Missions Security Council extended the mandate of its mission in Nepal (UNMIN) by nearly four months to supervise the completion of the peace process in the ... Read more...
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Nepal arrests kingpin of attack on Pashupatinath priests
September 5th, 2009 - 3:55 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmndu, Sep 5 (ANI): The Nepal Government on Saturday arrested the Maoists leader who led the attacks on Indian priests and provided a personal security officer to the chief priest of the ... Read more...
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Krishna asks Nepal to ensure safety of Indian priests
September 5th, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Sep 5 (ANI): Minister of External Affairs (MEA) S.M. Krishna on Saturday reacted strongly to the attack on two Indian priests of the famous Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, and asked Nepal ... Read more...
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Nepal appoints new army chief
August 10th, 2009 - 5:25 am ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 10 (Xinhua) The Nepalese government Sunday named Lt. Gen. Chhatraman Singh Gurung as the country's new army chief.
Gurung, 57, who was the second-in command of the Nepal Army, will ... Read more...
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UN extends Nepal mission
July 24th, 2009 - 2:40 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, July 24 (Xinhua) The UN Security Council Thursday decided to extend its mission in Nepal by six months until January next year.
The decision was taken through a vote by the ... Read more...
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Madhav Kumar sworn-in as Nepal Prime Minister
May 25th, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, May 25 (ANI): Newly elected Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal took oath of office and secrecy on Monday.President Dr Ram Baran Yadav administered the oath of office and secrecy to the ... Read more...
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Madhav Kumar to be sworn-in as Nepal PM today
May 25th, 2009 - 11:58 am ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, May 25 (ANI): Newly elected Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal will be sworn in today.President Dr Ram Baran Yadav will administer him oath of office and secrecy during a special ceremony ... Read more...
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Nepal PM condemns Lalitpur church bomb blast
May 24th, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, May 24 (ANI): Newly elected Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar on Sunday condemned Saturday's bomb blast at the Church of Assumption of Dhobighat in Lalitpur in which two persons were killed. ... Read more...
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Madhav Kumar Nepal elected as Nepal’s new Prime Minister
May 23rd, 2009 - 9:58 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, May 23 (ANI): Madhav Kumar Nepal, a UML (Unified Marxist Leninist) nominee, was chosen as the new Prime Minister of Nepal in the Legislature-Parliamentary session of the Constituent Assembly (CA) on ... Read more...
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Madhav Kumar Nepal likely to win PM polls
May 23rd, 2009 - 7:27 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, May 23 (ANI): The Legislature-Parliamentary session of the Constituent Assembly (CA) is all set to elect UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal as the new prime minister of Nepal.Only Madhav Kumar ... Read more...
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UN Nepal mission rejects criticism over Maoist verification
May 20th, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 20 (DPA) The United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) defended itself late Tuesday against criticism from Nepalese political parties over its role in the verification process of Maoist combatants.
The verification ... Read more...
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Prachanda reinstates Indian priests
January 8th, 2009 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Jan 7 (ANI): Nepalese Prime Minister Prachanda has temporarily reinstated a group of sacked Indian priests to offer worship at the Pashupati Temple.
Prachanda late on Wednesday told the National Assembly ... Read more...
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We cannot unseat legislators: apex court
January 5th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday said legislators cannot be unseated by courts and the appropriate authority for disqualifying a legislator is the presiding officer of the house he ... Read more...
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Protest against removal of priests in Nepal
January 4th, 2009 - 6:59 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.4 (ANI): A number of people in the national capital staged protest at the Embassy of Nepal on Sunday to protest against the removal of the Indian priests from ... Read more...
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Nepal denies arrest of Ajmal Kasab by Indian agents
December 16th, 2008 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec 16 (ANI): The Nepalese Government has denied Ajmal Kasabs arrest by Indian agents from Nepal.
The Nepal Interior Ministry denied the claim that the sole surviving gunman involved in the ... Read more...
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Nepal detains 600 Tibetan protesters
August 8th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Kathmandu, Aug 8 (DPA) Nepalese police Friday detained nearly 600 Tibetan exiles participating in anti-China protests in the Nepali capital on the day the Beijing Olympic Games open. Small groups of Tibetans ... Read more...
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Nepali police detain 50 Tibetan exiles
June 27th, 2008 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Kathmandu, June 27 (DPA) The Nepali police Friday detained about 50 Tibetan exiles protesting Chinese rule of their homeland. "Around 50 Tibetans were detained by the police after they tried to cross ... Read more...
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Nepal plans 12-fold increase in science budget
June 18th, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 18 (IANS) The new Nepalese government is planning a $125 million science budget for the current year - a whopping 12-fold increase over that of last year. The money will ... Read more...
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Two killed in Nepal bombing
June 15th, 2008 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Kathmandu, June 15 (DPA) At least two people were killed and more than a dozen injured when a powerful explosion ripped through a bus stop in Nepal's restive southern plains, media ... Read more...
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Nepalese man becomes oldest to reach Everest summit
May 25th, 2008 - 8:49 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Kathmandu, May 25 (DPA) A 75-year-old Nepalese climber has become the oldest person to reach the summit of Mt Everest, officials said Sunday. Min Bahadur Sherchan, reached the summit of the 8,848 ... Read more...
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Veteran Sherpa guide scales Mount Everest for record time
May 22nd, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Kathmandu, May 22 (DPA) A veteran Sherpa mountain guide Thursday scaled Mount Everest for a record 18th time, beating his own record, mountaineering officials said Wednesday. Appa Sherpa, 47, reached the 8,848-metre ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists were never called a terrorist outfit: US
May 15th, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by admin
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 15 (IANS) The US now says Nepal's Maoist party had never been designated a "foreign terrorist organisation" and the basis of its relations with the new government in ... Read more...
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Nepal sends Bhutanese refugees to third country for resettlement
May 11th, 2008 - 2:39 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Kathmandu, May 11 (DPA) More than 420 Bhutanese refugees living in UN-run camps in eastern Nepal have been resettled in another country as part of a third-country resettlement programme, a media report ... Read more...
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Over 200 Tibetan exiles arrested in Nepal
May 9th, 2008 - 7:10 am ICT by admin
DPA
Kathmandu, May 8 (DPA) Nepalese police Thursday arrested more than 200 Tibetan exiles demonstrating in Kathmandu even as China thanked Nepal for its efforts to stop possible activities on Mount Everest aimed ... Read more...
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Nepals soldiers accused of extortion ahead of Olympic torch relay to Everest
May 5th, 2008 - 2:44 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, May 5 (ANI): Nepalese soldiers have reportedly threatened to shoot climbers who disobey orders in the run-up to the Olympic torch relay to Mt. Everest.
This has led New Zealand's leading ... Read more...
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