Nepal police devastated the largest remaining settlement of people displaced by a powerful earthquake that struck nearly two years ago on Wednesday. This move will leave over a hundred of people homeless. The camp which was home to a hundred families in Kathmandu was demolished when police used bulldozers to[Read More…]
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At least 22 killed, over 40 injured in a bus accident in Nepal
In an unfortunate event, at least 22 people were killed and over 40 others got injured after a bus veered off a highway in Jajarkot district of western Nepal on Thursday, said officials. Almost 13 people died on the spot and nine more succumbed to their injuries in a hospital[Read More…]
Two earthquakes of moderate magnitude hit Nepal
Nepal to focus on infrastructure development
Mount Everest base camp to get free WiFi zones
Shamshul Huda, key player of Kanpur train derailment, detained in Nepal
Shamsul Huda, a Dubai-based mastermind who allegedly plotted train accidents in India by planting IEDs on the railway tracks, has been detained in Nepal. Huda was detained by the Nepalese police after he was deported from Dubai. A senior NIA official on Tuesday morning confirms the arrest, and termed Huda’s[Read More…]
‘Endless trouble’ if India opposes China-Nepal Project: Chinese state media
China’s official media has described India’s $1 billion aid to Mongolia as a ‘bribe’. It also warned of ‘endless trouble’ in Sino-India ties if New Delhi viewed China’s cargo service with Nepal as a threat to the sale of Indian goods. Highlighting China’s efforts to step up rail-road connectivity with[Read More…]
Nepal bans Indian new ₹500 and ₹2000 currency notes
Adding to the woes of Nepalese citizens who are facing problems in exchanging banned Indian currency, the Nepal Rashtra Bank has banned the use of the newly-issued ₹500 and ₹2000 notes. The country’s central bank said that the new Indian currency cannot be exchanged until the Reserve Bank of India[Read More…]
Nepal drains dangerous Imja Tsho glacial lake near Mount Everest
Nepal has successfully drained part of a giant glacial lake near Mount Everest, averting risk of a disastrous flood that could have threatened thousands of lives, officials said on Monday. The Imja glacial lake, at nearly 5,000m (16,400ft) high, was in danger of flooding downstream settlements, trekking trails and bridges.[Read More…]
Another blow: Sri Lanka pulls out of SAARC Summit; 5th nation to do so
In yet another setback to Pakistan, Sri Lanka on Thursday pulled out of 19th SAARC Summit in Islamabad, becoming the fifth country to do so after India expressed its inability to participate in the summit. “Sri Lanka regrets that the prevailing environment in the region is not conducive for holding[Read More…]
SAARC summit may be postponed as Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Bhutan pull out
A day after India announced its decision of not attending the 19th SAARC summit in Islamabad in November, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan have also pulled out of the summit. All the three countries blame Pakistan for the current atmosphere of terror and held that it was not fit for hosting[Read More…]
Paying the price: Ban on Pune couple for faking Mount Everest climb
Months after a Pune-based couple made ‘fake’ claims of successfully scaling Mount Everest, Nepal government imposed a 10-year ban on them. Dinesh and Tarakeshwari Rathod, both police constables, said they reached the top of the world’s highest mountain on May 23. But fellow climbers cast doubt on their claim, saying[Read More…]
68-year-old Durga Kami joins school to overcome loneliness after wife’s death
Durga Kami brushes his bushy white beard, puts on his school uniform and, with the aid of his walking stick, trudges for over an hour to class for another day of learning. Poverty prevented Kami finishing his studies as a child and achieving his goal of becoming a teacher. Now[Read More…]