The government yesterday included a rail route in the Bangladesh-Nepal’s existing transit agreement to give a much-needed boost to bilateral trade by cutting distance.
Nepal lockdown halved health facility births and increased stillbirths and newborn deaths
COVID-19 response has resulted in major reductions in health facility births in Nepal and widened inequalities, with significantly increased institutional stillbirth and neonatal mortality, according …
Nitish blames ‘unhelpful’ Nepal for floods, seeks PM support
Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday raised the issue of Nepal’s “non-cooperation” with PM Narendra Modi in Bihar’s flood management efforts.
‘Nepal not cooperating’: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar tells PM Modi during meeting over floods
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday drew the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to alleged non-cooperation from Nepal in managing floods that have ravaged the state’s northern districts …
Nepal extends suspension of domestic, int’l flights amid resurging COVID-19 cases
The Nepali government decided on Monday to extend suspension of domestic and international flights as well as public transport until Aug. 31 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a minister and an aide of a …
Nepal Not Helping Manage Floods, Says Nitish Kumar, Asks For PM’s Help
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday drew the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi about alleged non-cooperation from Nepal in managing floods that have ravaged the state’s northern …
11 anti-flood projects stalled by Nepal, Yogi tells PM Modi
Eleven new flood prevention projects worth ₹53.64 crore could not be executed before the current flood season on the Indo-Nepal border as the neighbouring country did not provide permission for …
Nepal uncooperative in managing floods: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Tells PM at a meeting on flood situatipn Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has alleged noncooperation from Nepal in managing the flood situation on common rivers during a meeting on the flood …
Four Indian Army Gurkha soldiers test COVID-19 positive in Nepal
Four Gurkha soldiers of the Indian Army who were visiting their home in Nepal have tested positive for the coronavirus at a quarantine centre in the country’s eastern Sunsari district, officials said …
Rising popular anger over Nepali government’s response to COVID-19
The Kathmandu government has reacted to youth protests over its failure to contain the coronavirus pandemic by arresting demonstrators.