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Passenger plane makes safe landing in Kathmandu after technical glitch

A commercial passenger aircraft was diverted to Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) here on Monday after it encountered a technical glitch

Nepal's iconic Pashupatinath temple opens after nearly 5 months

Nepal's iconic Pashupatinath temple, the 5th century holy Hindu shrine, opened for devotees on Friday after nearly five months as the number of fresh Covid-19 cases declined in the country

Flash floods inundate over 380 houses, damage properties in Nepal

Flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall have inundated over 380 houses and damaged several residential areas in Kathmandu, police said on Monday.

Nepal friendlies good preparation for SAFF Championship: Stimac

Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac has said ahead of the first 'friendly' against Nepal on September 2 that the games here will serve as preparation for the SAFF Championship in the Maldives

Nepal are always tough when they play against us: Sunil Chhetri

Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri is expecting a tough outing in their two upcoming friendly internationals against Nepal. India are scheduled to play Nepal on September 2 and September 5 in two away games. "This is an excellent opportunity for us to improve as a team. Given the current circumstances, it wasn't easy to get a friendly game," Chhetri told the All India Football Federation. "The Nepal federation and government invited us to play, and we thank them for the opportunity and the gesture. "Nepal are a very tough side, especially when they play against us, and we are aware of the extreme challenge the two matches present us," he added. Other than Chhetri, Pritam Kotal and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, none of the players of the current team have been to Nepal with the senior side. The trio was there in 2015 when India qualified from the play-offs to the Russia 2018 World Cup Qualifiers. For Chhetri, this is his fourth visit to the Himalayan nation. Head coach Igor Sti

Remittances to Nepal: RBI hikes per transaction cap to Rs 2L from Rs 50,000

Reserve Bank on Friday hiked the ceiling on remittances per transaction from India to Nepal to Rs 2 lakh from Rs 50,000

Nepal govt to get 4 million Moderna Covid-19 vaccines under GAVI

The Nepal government on Friday signed a deal with GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, to procure 4 million doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine.

Nepal reports 3,260 new Covid-19 cases, total tally reaches 798,651

Nepal detected 3,260 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, taking the total tally to 798,651, while the death toll reached 10,212 after 32 fresh fatalities were recorded, the health ministry said

Nepal receives first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid from Japan

Nepal received the first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from Japan on Saturday, local media reports said.

Global coronavirus update: Nepal's Covid-19 death toll crosses 10,000-mark

Nepal's coronavirus death toll crossed the 10,000-mark, as the country recorded 25 fresh virus-related deaths on Friday, according to official data. In the last 24 hours, Nepal reported 3,729 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 777,589, said the Ministry of Health and Population in its daily statement. The death toll stands at 10,019. In the same period, 1,885 people recovered from the disease. A total of 9,493 Polymerase Chain Reaction tests and 6,182 antigen tests were conducted on Friday. There are currently 34,942 active COVID-19 cases at various care institutions in the country.

Nepal sees highest single-day spike of 4,107 Covid cases since relaxation

Nepal on Wednesday recorded the highest single-day spike of 4,107 new coronavirus cases since the government relaxed the prohibitory orders a few weeks ago

Nepal: Covid-19 lockdown extended in Kathmandu Valley till Aug 11

The authorities in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley on Tuesday extended the ongoing lockdown till August 11 to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.

Realme to start export of India-made smartphones to Nepal from Q3

Tech major Realme on Monday said it will begin exporting India-made smartphones to Nepal in the third quarter of 2021.

China's Realme to export 'make in India' smartphones to Nepal from Q3 2021

Realme aims to be among the top 2 smartphone brands in the neighbouring country by 2022

Nepal's Deuba thanks Modi; says shared views with him on strengthening ties

Nepal's newly-appointed Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Monday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for the congratulatory message

Consider the evidence: Will change of guard change Nepal's fortune?

Deuba was previously appointed prime minister in 1995, 2001, 2004, and 2017, but has never served a full term

Nepal's new PM Sher Bahadur Deuba wins vote of confidence in Parliament

Nepal's new Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Sunday comfortably won a vote of confidence in the reinstated lower House of Parliament

First meeting of Nepal's reinstated House of Representatives on Sunday

The first meeting of Nepal's lower house, after its reinstatement by the Supreme Court last week, is set to begin from Sunday.

Nepal govt recommends to President to summon House session on July 18

Nepal's government on Thursday recommended President Bidya Devi Bhandari to summon the new session of the House of Representatives on July 18, according to a Cabinet minister. A Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba made the decision to summon the meeting of the reinstated House on July 18, Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand told reporters. This would be the first meeting of the 275-member lower house of parliament after it was unconstitutionally dissolved on May 22. A five-member Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana on Monday reinstated the dissolved House of Representatives for a second time in five months. The bench issued a mandamus to appoint then Opposition Leader Deuba as the Prime Minister by Tuesday and also ordered summoning new session of House of Representatives on July 18. President Bhandari had dissolved the lower house for the second time in five months on May 22 at the recommendation of then Prim

Nepal instability: Confidence vote to decide government's tenure

If Deuba loses the floor test, the country will go to the polls in six months