Nepal votes in first local election in 20 years
World | May 14, 2017, 11:25 AM ISTVoting began in Nepal today in its first local-level polls in two decades that are crucial for cementing democracy amid political turmoil in the country.
Voting began in Nepal today in its first local-level polls in two decades that are crucial for cementing democracy amid political turmoil in the country.
The people of Nepal last voted for electing representatives to local bodies twenty years ago and a lot has changed in the Himalayan nation since then.
OBOR conference is held in Beijing on May 14 and 15.
Min Bahadur Sherchan died at the Everest base camp on Saturday evening but the cause of death was not immediately clear, said Dinesh Bhattarai, chief of Nepal’s Tourism Department.
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal Krishna Bahadur Mahara today said that the agreement for the proposed rail network between Kathmandu and Beijing will be signed soon.
This is Bhandari’s first foreign tour after assuming office in October 2015.
With Nepal's President Bidya Devi Bhandari beginning her state visit on Monday, India said its relations with Nepal are people-centric and are focused on improving connectivity between the neighbours as well as energy infrastructure.
Nepalese officials are bracing for a "traffic jam" at Mount Everest this season due to a surge in the number of climbers eyeing to conquer the world's tallest peak.
Refraining from naming India directly, Pakistan today said that ‘foreign intelligence agencies’ may have abducted retired Army officer Lt Col Habib Zahir who had gone missing in Nepal earlier this month.
In an attempt to regain the title of oldest Everest climber, a Nepali man is once again planning to climb the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak next month during a window of favorable weather on the summit, at age 85.
The Nepal government today tabled a new Constitution amendment bill in Parliament with a view to addressing the concerns of the agitating Madhes-based parties.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the currency notes scrapped by his country on November 8 last year but still in Nepal's financial system will be exchanged soon.
A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.0 on the richter scale struck Nepal this morning. No casualties have been reported as of now.
India today committed soft loans amounting to $340 million (Rs 34 crores) to Nepal for infrastructure projects. Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu, who arrived here yesterday to attend the 'Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2017', signed a letter
Prime suspect in Kanpur train accident last year has been arrested from Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport after being deported from Dubai.
China’s economic influence is not just limited to Pakistan but is also growing considerably in Nepal as Beijing has again topped the list of nations who have pledged maximum Foreign Direct investment (FDI) into the Himalayan nation.
Months after the 30-day long India-China border war of 1962 (also known as the Sino-Indian Border Conflict), the American intelligences were worried that the Chinese troops could attack India through Tibet, Myanmar and even Nepal and Bhutan.
The IMF has said India's demonetisation would have limited impact on Nepal as it projected a 5.5 percent growth rate for the Himalayan country in the current fiscal year.
Nepal and China will hold their first ever joint military exercise in February 2017, a move that will calcify a growing relationship between the Himalayan country and the communist state. Chinese Defence Ministry Spokesperson Yang
it has been found that the country figures poorly in the global cyber stakes.
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