Sapana dreamed of becoming a government official. Each night, in her hut along a bumpy dirt road, the 17-year-old lit a single solar-powered bulb dangling from the ceiling and hit the books, plotting out a future much different than her mother’s. But as the coronavirus crept across Nepal, closing the […]
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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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PM wants PTA with Nepal for mutual benefits
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday laid emphasis on signing Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between Bangladesh and Nepal for their mutual benefits. Sheikh Hasina also sought cooperation in the field of trade and commerce for tapping the potentials of the two neighbouring countries. Hasina made the observations when she met […]
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Nepal yet to remove encroachments on ‘no-man’s land’ with U’khand border
Despite reminders, the Nepalese security agencies are yet to remove “encroachment” from the no-man’s land on the sensitive Uttarakhand-Nepal border. “We had talks with our counterparts in Nepal and requested the concerned authorities to immediately remove the encroachment, however, no action has been taken yet,” Himanshu Kafaltia, SDM, Tanakpur of […]
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Nepal becomes third country to declare Covaxin an emergency
Nepal on Friday gave emergency authorisation to India’s Covid-19 vaccine COVAXIN, becoming only the third country to approve the shot, developed by Bharat Biotech and a state research institute. COVAXIN was shown to be 81% effective in an interim analysis of late-stage trial data on some 26,000 people in India. […]
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After Bangladesh, Tripura exports natural rubber to Nepal
After Bangladesh, Tripura, which is the second largest natural rubber producing state in the country after Kerala, has exported it to Nepal, Rubber Board officials said on Monday. Rubber Board official Arunabha Majumder said a 18 tonne rubber sheet produced in Tripura was imported by a shoe manufacturing company at […]
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Prachanda asks ministers from his faction to resign en-masse from Oli-led govt
Nepal’s CPN (Maoist Centre) led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Sunday asked its ministers in Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s government to resign en masse for breaching party discipline, amid their reluctance to quit the Cabinet. This is the second time the the splinter faction of the Nepal […]
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Dharmashala reconstruction work in Budhanilkantha starts with Indian assistance in Kathmandu
The reconstruction work of a Dharmashala at Budhlkantha began with Indian assistance in Kathmandu on Thursday, according to the Embassy of India in Nepal. Deputy Chief of the Embassy of India to Nepal Namgya C Khampa and Sushil Gyawali, Chief Executive Officer of National Reconstruction Authority of Government of Nepal […]
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Nepal bans images, videos and filming ‘of others’ on Mount Everest
Nepal’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has put a ban on taking and circulating pictures, videos and filming of other climbers or members of expedition teams on Mt Everest other than of oneself starting this season. Issuing a notice on Wednesday, the Department of Tourism put the ban, […]
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Tension grips border in UP’s Pilibhit after Nepal cops kill Indian youth
Tension gripped Indo-Nepal border near Hajara area in Pilibhit district in the Terai region of Uttar Pradesh when Nepal Police opened fire at Indian civilians killing one and leaving another injured. The victim, identified as Govinda Singh, had crossed over to Nepal with his friends Gurmej Singh, Pappu Singh and […]