Kathamndu, May 11 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal on Wednesday.
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management Nepal, which had seen 4,896 fatalities, including 3,992 Maoists, 666 Security Force (SF) personnel and 238 civilians, in a single year at the peak of insurgency in 2002, sustained the environment of peace that had been established in 2013, through 2014 and 2015, with not a single insurgency-related fatality on record. However, though the insurgency has subsided, Nepal continued to witness significant political violence through 2015.
Congress condemns killing of Indian national in Nepal
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS) The Congress on Monday condemned the killing of an Indian national during firing by Nepal police in Birgunj city of Nepal.
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Nepal: French trekkers rescued by Indian Army
New Delhi, May 15 (IBNS) In an daredevil evacuation effort, Indian Army ALH Dhruv evacuated two French trekkers along with eight Nepalese citizens from a remote place Machhakhola of Gorkha district on Thursday.
Fresh tremor of low magnitude shakes Nepal
Kathmandu, May 5 (IBNS) A fresh tremor of 4.0 magnitude on Tuesday shook the earthquake-ravaged Nepal, where the death toll from the April 25 disaster climbed to more than 7,500.
Modi convenes high level meeting after quake hits Nepal, India
New Delhi, Apr 25 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday convened a high level meeting with Ministers and top officials at 3 PM in the wake of the situation arising due to an earthquake that devastated Nepal's Kathmandu region and affected India.
Nepal: Mishap kills 17 Indian pilgrims
Kathmandu, Apr 22 (IBNS) A bus fell off the road in Nepal's Dhading district which killed at least 17 Indian pilgrims as they were returning to the Indian city of Gorakhpur after a pilgrimage to Pashupatinath Temple in the Himalayan nation on Wednesday, media reports said.
In a clear indication of deepening polarization in the constitution drafting process in Nepal, 20 out of 31 parties represented in the Constituent Assembly (CA), on November 20, 2014, rejected the seven-province proposal of the ruling alliance - the Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML). The dissident parties alleged that the joint proposal was against the spirit of the Interim Constitution of 2007 and earlier peace agreements, including the 11-Point Agreement, 7-Point Agreement and 23-Point Agreement. Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, who is also President of the ruling NC, and CPN-UML Chairman K.P. Sharma Oli, had jointly presented the seven-province proposal at a meeting of the Constitutional Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee (CPDCC) on November 3, 2014.