Kathmandu, December 22 (IANS) A long-term energy deal between Nepal and India, to be signed during the upcoming visit of India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, will be a milestone, said Prime Minister

Kathmandu, November 4 (IANS) The death toll from a strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Nepal has risen to 128 as the rescue operation is going on, government officials said on Saturday.The shallow quake hit Jaja

Kathmandu, November 4 (IANS) At least 69 people were killed and dozens injured on midnight Friday when a shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit western Nepal, officials said.The earthquake jolted the western Jaja

Kathmandu, September 26 (IANS) Echoing China's stance, Nepal on Tuesday said that it was against the “independence" of Taiwan.The Nepali side reiterated its firm commitment to the One-China principle, accordi

Kathmandu, July 11 (IANS): Nepal Police on Tuesday announced that a helicopter which went missing while flying to Kathmandu from Solukhumbu district earlier in the day, has crashed, killing five people on board

Kathmandu, June 22 (IANS): Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah on Thursday said that he will not allow the screening of Indian movies in cinemas across the Nepal capital despite a court order. As soon as the high cou

Kathmandu, June 18 (IANS) At least one person died and 17 others went missing in floods triggered by heavy rains in Sankhuwasabha district in eastern Nepal, local police said on Sunday. Three more people wer

Kathmandu, January 10 (IANS): A government body in Nepal has recommended restrictive measures against large gatherings and closing of schools as the latest measures against the latest Covid-19 resurgence. Th

Kathmandu, September 7 (IANS): As many as 160 mountaineers have received permits to climb two Himalayan mountains inside Nepal in the fall season despite the continued threat posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the

Kathmandu, February 8 (IANS): Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday said that the ongoing border disputes with India will be resolved through diplomatic talks. Although Nepal and India held ministeria

Kathmandu, January 21 (IANS): The Covid-19 vaccines that India has granted to Nepal arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday. Indian Ambassador to Nepal handed over the vaccines to Health Minister Hridesh Tripathi a

KATHMANDU, October 29 (Reuters): As the number of coronavirus deaths climbs in Nepal, workers at the only crematorium in Kathmandu designated to handle the victims have been working past midnight, their me

KATHMANDU, October 9 (Reuters): Nepal’s total coronavirus infections passed 100,000 on Friday, the health ministry said, and are rising at a faster rate than both Pakistan and Bangladesh which have f

NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 23 (IANS): The Nepal government has directed its security forces and intelligence agencies to keep a close watch on movements of Tibetan refugees owing to the ongoing India and China milita

KATHMANDU, September 21 (Reuters): Ang Rita Sherpa, the first man to climb Mount Everest 10 times, died of a lengthy illness on Monday, his family said, an event that fellow sherpas called a major loss to

KATHMANDU, September 13 (Reuters): Landslides triggered by torrential rain swept through two villages in Nepal on Sunday, killing at least 12 people, a government official said. Ten people were kil

KATHMANDU, September 3 (Reuters): Police in Nepal used tear gas and water cannon on Thursday to break up a religious rally that defied a government ban on public gatherings imposed to fight the coronavirus

BENGALURU, AUGUST 21 (IANS): Flipkart on Friday announced a strategic partnership with Sastodeal, a leading e-commerce company in Nepal, to initiate cross-border trade opportunities for its lakhs of sellers.

KATHMANDU, July 30 (Reuters): Nepal will reopen its Himalayan mountains including Mount Everest to climbers for the autumn season, officials said on Thursday, to boost the tourism-dependent economy de

KATHMANDU, July 29 (Reuters): Landslides triggered by heavy rains killed nine more people in Nepal this week, raising the Himalayan nation’s death toll from floods and landslides to 160 since late Ma