Embassy of India in Nepal on Friday signed four Memorandums of Understandings (MoUs) for the reconstruction of 25 health posts in the Himalayan country. Head of Development Partnership and Reconstruction wing of the Embassy of India, Nepal and Project Director of Central Level Project Implementation Unit (Building) of National Reconstruction […]
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Nepal Cabinet recommends that President to call a meeting of restored Lower House on 7 March
The cabinet meeting called by the Nepal Prime Minister (caretaker) KP Sharma Oli on Friday has recommended President Bidya Devi Bhandari to call a meeting of the reinstated Lower House on March 7. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar. “Meeting has made a recommendation […]
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Oli refuses to step down as PM, Prachanda seeks a consensus candidate: Nepal
Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has signalled that he has no intention of resigning his post, a day after the country’s Supreme Court reversed his decision to dissolve Parliament. Instead, Oli mocked his opponents — Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Madhav Kumar Nepal who jointly head a rival […]
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Celebration in Nepal after reinstatement of House of Representatives by the Supreme Court
After the Supreme Court of Nepal on Tuesday reinstated the House of Representatives, the lower house of the country’s Parliament, student leaders and cadres of Nepal Communist Party (NCP)’s rival faction chanted slogans hailing the verdict. The students claimed it as a win for the people against a unilateral political […]
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Nepal: Sugar mills facing shortage of cane for crushing
The sugar mills in the country are facing problems in procuring cane for the crushing as most of the farmers have quit sugarcane cultivation due to nonpayment of their cane dues. The delay in cane payments has demotivated farmers from cane cultivation and the area under sugarcane cultivation continues to […]
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Nepalese women under the age of 40 incapable to travel alone?
In an unprecedented move, the Nepal government is suggesting a new rule, asking women below 40 years to produce consent of family and permission from local ward for foreign travel. As per the government this is aimed to reduce trafficking of women and girl children. The rule has been met […]
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Petrol rate hike impact: cheap fuel smuggled from Nepal
The rising price of petrol has led to an interesting development in states which border India’s neighbouring country Nepal. Petrol is cheaper by around ₹22 there. According to Hindustan Times’ sister publication Livehindustan, some people in Bihar’s Araria and Kishanganj are crossing the border using narrow tracks, away from the […]
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Nepal PM K P Sharma Oli blames ruling party leaders tried to form parallel government
Defending his move to dissolve the House of Representatives, Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has blamed some leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) for attempting to form a “parallel government”. Oli made the comments while highlighting the major achievements of the government during his address from […]
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India sets up a new trade route to help Nepal get a fertiliser from Bangladesh
That matters to prove to be a major relief for Nepal, New Delhi has agreed to open a transit facility to fertilise trade between Dhaka and Kathmandu via Indian territory. According to All India Radio’s News Division, 27,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser is currently being shipped to Nepal via the […]
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India to finance USD 50 million for the restoration of 3 cultural heritage projects in Nepal
India will provide Nepalese Rupees(NR) 142 million to Nepal for the restoration and conservation of three cultural heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley. The three sites are part of cultural heritage projects being taken up by India for post-earthquake conservation and restoration under an MoU signed between the two countries. […]