RPP asks govt to declare Nepal as Hindu Rashtra
Kathmandu, Feb 21 (UNI) The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), considered to be a right-wing political party in Nepal, has asked the government to declare the country as a Hindu Rashtra.
Nepal seeks exchange facility for high-denomination Indian currency
Kathmandu, Jan 7 (IBNS): Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the country's central bank has asked Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to manage an exchange facility of high-denomination Indian currency notes in Nepal, the Himalayan Times said.
Nepal : 23 people, most of them students, killed as bus falls into gorge
Kathmandu, Dec 22 (IBNS) :Altogether 23 people, most of them teenagers, were killed when a bus carrying school students and teachers plunged into a gorge in western Nepal, media reports said quoting the local police. The students were aged mostly between 16 and 20. Two teachers and the driver also died in the accident early evening on Friday in a remote area.
Nepal bans use of high-value Indian currency notes
Kathmandu, Dec 14 (IBNS): Nepal has banned the use of Indian currency notes higher than 100 denomination.
Bus mishap in Nepal leaves 26 hurt
Kathmandu, Nov 7 (IBNS): A bus, which was carrying school children and teachers, overturned in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-6 in Chitwan district of Nepal and left at least 26 people injured, media reports said on Wednesday.
Nepal: Youth hacked to death in Morang
Kathmandu, Oct 20 (IBNS): A man hacked to death a youth in Nepal's Morang district on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
At UN, Himalayan nations, at forefront of climate impact, outline threats to their unique ecosystems
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Addressing world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Nepal urged greater international focus on the developing world to ensure they are implement the Sustainable Development Goals, remarking that it is these nations that will be the “battleground on which the 2030 Agenda will be won or lost.”
Helicopter crash in Nepal kills 6
Kathmandu, Sept 8 (IBNS): At least six people were killed when an Altitude Air helicopter crashed into the dense forest area bordering Dhading and Nuwakot district in Nepal on Saturday.
Nepal: Bombs defused at various places in Kathmandu, 2 arrested
Kathmandu, Aug 14 (IBNS): The Nepal Army's bomb disposal squads on Tuesday defused bombs from Naikap Balkhu Bridge in Chandragiri Municipality and Nayapati in Gokarneshwar Municipality of Kathmandu district, media reports said.
One dead, over 1,500 Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims stranded in Nepal
Kathmandu, Jul 3 (IBNS): One person died as more than 1500 Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims from India remained stranded in Nepal near Chin because of heavy rain, media reports said.
Bus-bike collision in Nepal kills 1 in Nepal
Kathmandu, June 26 (IBNS): At least two persons was killed and two others were hurt when a motorcycle hit a bus in Nepal's Kamal Rural Municipality-4 of Jhapa district on Tuesday, media reports said.
Nepal PM KP Oli meets Chinese President Xi in Beijing
Beijing, June 20 (IBNS): Visiting Nepali Prime Minister KP Oli met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday.
Nepal: Bus mishap kills five in Pyuthan district
Kathmandu, May 13 (IBNS): At least five people were killed when the bus in which they were travelling fell below the road in Sarumarani Rural Municipality-4 of Pyuthan district of Nepal on Sunday, media reports said.
Nepal: Minor girl fed with cow dung by neighbour
Kathmandu, Mar 27 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a minor girl was forcefully fed with cow dung by her neighbour in Nepal's Banke district, media reports said on Tuesday.
Nepal: Kathmandu road mishap injures 1
Kathmandu, Mar 19 (IBNS): At least one person was injured in a road mishap in Kathmandu city of Nepal on Monday, media reports said.