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: 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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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. […]
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‘Stop discrimination’: Hundreds rally in Nepalese capital for Women’s Rights
Hundreds of women’s right activists and their supporters rallied in Nepal’s capital on Friday to call for an end to violence and discrimination against women and the scrapping of a proposed law that would restrict travel for many women. The protesters marching in the heart of Kathmandu chanted slogans demanding […]
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Nepal PM Oli visits Election Commission today to hold talks on upcoming elections
Nepal’s caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday will visit the office of the Election Commission (EC) to hold talks on the ongoing dispute of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and about the upcoming elections. Citing the sources, Khabarhub reported that Prime Minister Oli will visit the EC at […]
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China pressurised Nepal to accept its Covid vaccine: Leaked documents
The leaked correspondence between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal and the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu reveals that Beijing has placed pressure on the Himalayan country to embrace its Covid vaccine without establishing its effectiveness and efficacy. On Sunday, Nepali media published stories on the basis of leaked correspondence […]
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32 Appointees Resume Office Amid wide-spread protests against recommendations of PM Oli in Nepal
As many as 32 dignitaries were appointed as heads and members of a number of constitutional commissions by the Chief Justice of Nepal, Cholendra Shumsher Rana, in the midst of widespread protests by a number of political parties and others against the move. Meanwhile, Vice-President Nanda Kishor Pun and a […]