Nepal approves new map including Lipulekh, Kalapani, Limpiyadhura amidst border row with India
Nepal's Cabinet has endorsed a new political map showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura under its territory, amidst a border dispute with India.
Three Indian nationals test positive for coronavirus in Nepal
Three Indian nationals, who entered Nepal from India for a religious mass gathering and were staying at a mosque in the southern part of the country, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the health ministry here said on Sunday.
PM Oli says next two weeks are critical for Nepal, urges all to stay home
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday urged citizens to stay home and safe as he warned that the next two weeks are critical for the country in the fight against the novel coronavirus that has so far infected nine persons in the Himalayan nation.
Nepal shuts mountainous resort where 8 Indian tourists died
Nepal has suspended the licence of a mountainous resort for three months due to poor security management and managerial weakness at the hotel where eight Indian tourists, including four minors, died of possible asphyxiation, according to media reports.
Nepal offers to play role of mediator between India and Pakistan
Nepal on Saturday became the first South Asian nation to offer to "mediate" between India and Pakistan over Kashmir and cross-border terrorism with a Nepal government source underlining the importance of dialogue between the two arch-rivals to resolve their differences that could also lead to the revival of the SAARC.
Nepal hopes India will take back demonetised notes worth 7 Cr
Nepal's Central Bank is saddled with Rs 7 crore of demonetised Indian currency but India is not making "adjustments" to take back the notes, Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali said on Friday, hoping the scrapped notes would be accepted by its neighbour.
Nepal: policy to bar NGOs from running programmes opposed to India
Nepal is drafting a new policy "to discourage" international NGOs from undertaking programmes with potential to hamper its relations with India and China, officials said on Sunday.
Passport to ‘Nepali-looking’ sisters rejected over their ‘Nepali appearance’
The sisters, who had applied for passports, were allegedly refused the same and it was written on their documents that "applicant seems to be Nepali".
