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Kathmandu, April 7 – The new government in Nepal decided on Tuesday to provide partial tax exemptions on petroleum products in an effort to ease the financial burden on consumers, mirroring a similar decision by the Indian government.A Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday approved a 50 per cent...

Patna, April 7 – Amid a severe shortage of LPG in the Muzaffarpur district, police have busted an organized gang involved in illegal gas refilling and black marketing, exposing a dangerous and well-coordinated network.Acting on a tip-off, a raid was conducted in the Nariyar area under the...

Bahraich (UP), April 7 A court here has sentenced two British nationals to six months' imprisonment for illegally entering India from Nepal, officials said on Tuesday.Chief Judicial Magistrate Pratibha Chowdhry also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on each of the convicts on Monday.In case of...

Kathmandu, April 7 – The H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza, also commonly known as bird flu, has spread across four districts of Nepal, a government official said on Tuesday.The highly pathogenic virus has been detected in 23 poultry farms in the Morang, Sunsari, Jhapa, and Chitwan...

Kathmandu, April 7 Two Indian nationals were among three people arrested in Nepal's Lumbini province on Tuesday in connection with drug trafficking, police said.The arrests were made in the Rupandehi district, which borders India. The individuals arrested were identified as Arun Kumar, 18, and...

Kathmandu, April 6 Nepal's Supreme Court ordered authorities to complete the investigation against former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak by Thursday, or release them from custody.Oli, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), and...

New Delhi, April 6 The Delhi Police has arrested two key members of a transnational arms trafficking and terror module with alleged foreign links, an official said on Monday."The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) has been invoked in the case based on the nature of the conspiracy and...

Kathmandu, April 6 Indian Ambassador Naveen Srivastava paid a courtesy call on Nepal's newly-appointed Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal on Monday and discussed various aspects of bilateral relations.Khanal assumed office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 27.During the meeting...

Kathmandu, April 6 – India's Ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, met with Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal on Monday to discuss bilateral relations and cooperation.Khanal was appointed as Nepal's Minister of Foreign Affairs after Balendra Shah, the leader of the Rastriya Swatantra...

Mumbai, April 6 Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala visited the Bajrayogini Temple in Nepal, where she sought divine blessings and reflected on the deeper values of wisdom.On Instagram, Manisha shared a picture of herself offering prayers at the Buddhist temple in Sakwa. She described the...

Citing ongoing disruptions in petroleum supplies due to the conflict in West Asia, the Nepali government has decided to implement a two-day weekend for government offices and educational institutions. Under this new arrangement, public holidays will now be observed on Saturdays and Sundays for...

Kathmandu, April 5 – Citing ongoing disruptions in petroleum supplies due to the conflict in West Asia, the Nepali government has decided to implement a two-day weekend for government offices and educational institutions.Under the new arrangement, public holidays will now be observed on...

In Nepal, Dol Prasad Aryal, the leader of the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), was elected as the Speaker of the country’s Parliament today. President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Aryal at a special ceremony held at the President's office this...

Kathmandu, April 5 Former Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak will remain in judicial custody for another five days as a district court here approved an extension of their detention after the police sought more time to investigate their alleged involvement in...

Kathmandu, April 5 Nepal announced two days of weekly holidays for government offices and academic institutions on Sunday, in response to the fuel supply shortage caused by the conflict in the Middle East.The Council of Ministers decided to provide Saturday and Sunday as weekly holidays...

Thane, April 5 Ambassador of Nepal to India, Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma, emphasized the need to further strengthen trade, investment, and economic ties between the two neighboring countries on Sunday.Speaking at the Indo-Nepal Trade Programme and Trade Promotion Initiative organized in Thane...

New Delhi, April 5. Nepal's first billionaire, Binod K Chaudhary, has said that Bangladesh and Nepal could strengthen economic ties in energy and cross-border trade, with closer regional cooperation involving India."We would like to enter into a much bigger economic engagement with Bangladesh...

Kathmandu, April 5 – Dol Prasad Aryal, the vice-president of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), was declared the Speaker of Nepal's House of Representatives after being the sole candidate for the post.At a meeting of the lower house on Sunday, senior lawmaker Arjun Narsingh KC formally...

New Delhi, April 5 State-owned Coal India Ltd plans to offer 25.62 million tonnes of coal through online auction this month, a move expected to mitigate the impact of energy supply shocks on industries amid the West Asia crisis.Disruptions in the supply of LNG, LPG, and crude oil from the...

Taipei, April 4. With the rise of new political leadership in Kathmandu and growing strategic constraints on China’s engagement with Nepal, there is hope that stronger democratic institutions will enable the Nepali people to understand Beijing’s expansionist ambitions in Nepal and the wider...