One fact is irrefutable: Nepal's recent political history tells us that the route to a return of monarchy cannot go through India despite friends in high places, asserts Aditi Phadnis.
Maoist supremo Prachanda had a narrow escape when his vehicle was targeted with a roadside bomb in western Nepal on Wednesday.
In a press statement, the foreign ministry here said 10 Nepali nationals lost their lives in the recent attack by Hamas in Israel.
According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the earthquake with an epicentre in Jajarkot district was recorded at 11.47 pm.
The Indian embassy in Kathmandu has requested the government agencies to arrest Singh if he tries to flee from Nepal, the Kathmandu Post newspaper reported.
The four Indian tourists had entered Nepal via the Jhulaghat border point in the Baitadi district in Western Nepal.
Th epicentre of the 6.3-magnitude earthquake, which struck at 1.57 am, was in Nepal, about 90 km east-southeast of Pithoragarh
A heavy snowstorm followed by a landslide buried the base camp at an altitude of 3,500 metres when the climbers were waiting for a fair weather to move towards higher camps.
India on Saturday announced a relief assistance of NRs 48 million for the victims of recent floods and landslide in different parts of Nepal, which has claimed nearly 220 lives in two weeks.
The key discovery of the oldest 'Buddhist shrine' at Buddha's birthplace in Nepal will throw more light on one of the world's earliest religions, archaeologists have said.
Nepal's most powerful politician and Maoist supremo Prachanda was on Friday left shaken after a young activist, believed to be a supporter of his own party, slapped him in full public view. The incident took place during a tea reception hosted by Prachanda's Unified Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist to mark the festivals of Deepawali, Chhath and Nepalese New Year in Kathmandu.
A 72-year-old Nepali man on Sunday entered the Guinness book of World Records as the shortest adult ever, standing at 54.6 centimetres, just the size of a toddler.
'Although the real Ayodhya lies at Thori in the west of Birgunj, India has claimed the Indian site as the birthplace of Lord Ram'
Nepal's border guarding force on Saturday released the Indian national who was detained for allegedly trying to snatch a weapon from one of their personnel during an altercation which sparked tension on the Indo-Nepal border along Bihar's Sitamarhi district, an official said.
Ahead of a key party meet, Nepal's Maoists have stepped up their anti-India campaign demanding an end to alleged 'intervention' in their country and abolition of all "unequal" treaties.
15 people were injured in Kathmandu as people ran away from their houses in panic during the tremor, according to the home ministry spokesperson.
Issuing a public notice, the Kathmandu District Administration has appealed to local people not to consume meat-related food items for the time being.
"A bus carrying more than 60 passengers, including a marriage party, fell 100 metres into a stream at Tiram in Pyuthan district Friday evening," Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohan Raj Joshi said.
All Indian nationals, who were stranded in Simikot and Hilsa of Humla district in far-west Nepal, safely returned to Kathmandu on Wednesday.
It was agreed that the Dalits will enter the temple under police supervision.
The town has shut its border with India.
No casualties were reported on the side of the security forces.
"In the light of recent events in Nepal, we, along with our European partners, have decided to recall our ambassadors in Kathmandu for consultations," Herve Ladsous said.
Hundreds and thousands participated in nationwide victory rallies on Tuesday. Leaders of political parties addressed public meetings assuring the people to restore peace and institutionalise democracy.
Nepali man languishing in Pak jail for no crime: Report
Maoists ambushed a joint patrol at Sipkhola area in Mathura Danda village, 450 km west of Kathmandu, said Nepal Television.Six rebels were also killed. \n\n
Narayan Prasad Pokarel, president, Nepal chapter of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, was gunned down around 0630 IST at Ram Nagar near Butwal, 300 km southwest of Kathmandu, sources in the organisation said.
The regional broadcast of the NTV has been disrupted indefinitely after the explosion which caused damage worth\nover Rs 4 crore.
Nepal police have arrested two persons, including the daughter-in-law of one of the Nepalese maids rescued from a Saudi diplomat's residence in Gurgaon, who allegedly ran a trafficking racket which sold the women to Indian agents on the pretext of providing them jobs.
The diplomat has been also charged with siding with the Nepali Congress opposition in supporting a threat by the Maoist party to topple Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli's government, according to reports.
Nepal has alerted India of possible flash floods in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh after massive landslides, likely triggered by recent devastating earthquakes, blocked Kali Gandaki river in western Nepal, creating a huge artificial lake.
A massive landslide in western Nepal has blocked a river that also flows through India, forcing thousands of people to flee to safety and triggering fears of a flood, officials said on Sunday.
Two tremors struck Nepal on Monday, keeping people on edge as the country struggled to rehabilitate millions.
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