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Dalai Lama receives first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine

Nepal declines permission for Dalai Lama’s birthday celebration

8:59 pm July 7, 2019

Kathmandu: The Dalai Lama’s birthday celebrations in Nepal were cancelled Sunday after the government refused permission for the event to go ahead, officials said, in another sign of the growing influence of China over its Himalayan neighbour. Nepal is home to around 20,000 exiled Tibetans, but under pressure from Beijing the current communist government has […]

Indian national arrested in Nepal for carrying white metal

8:41 pm July 3, 2019

Kathmandu: A 24-year-old Indian national has been arrested in eastern Nepal for carrying slyer look-like white metal, police said Wednesday. Gaurav Kumar Shah, a resident of Jogbani in India, was arrested from Biratnagar during a security check, they said. Police recovered 59-KG 934-gram white metal that was hidden under the seat of his car. The […]

New Sino-Nepal friendship bridge comes into operation

8:30 pm June 7, 2019

Kathmandu: A new Sino-Nepal “friendship bridge” that links the Himalayan nation with Tibet has been formally opened to traffic, four years after the old bridge was damaged in the massive 2015 earthquake. The Nepal-China Friendship Bridge (Miteri bridge) was constructed with Chinese aid at the Rasuwagadhi border point in Rasuwa district after the old bridge was damaged in the earthquake. The new bridge was […]

8 died while collecting ‘Himalayan viagra’ in Nepal

8:51 pm June 6, 2019

Kathmandu: At least eight people died while collecting rare medicinal fungus Yarsagumba, popularly known as the Himalayan viagra, in Nepal’s Dolpa district, police said here Thursday. Known for its aphrodisiac properties, Yarsagumba is only found in the Himalayan mountains above 10,000 feet. At least eight people died in the last one week while collecting the […]

Irrespective of the winner of presidential polls, India-US relationship to remain strong

India, US strategic partnership has strengthened significantly during the past two decades: Pentagon

1:25 pm June 1, 2019

Washington: Asserting that the strategic partnership between India and the US has strengthened significantly during the past two decades, the Pentagon on Friday told the Congress that both countries recognise the importance of the Indo-Pacific to global trade and commerce and share a common outlook on the region. The Indo-Pacific region contributes two-thirds of global […]