NEPAL

5 including a Nigerian, 3 Nepalese held for cheating woman

10:43 pm January 8, 2021

New Delhi: Five men, including three from Nepal and one from Nigeria, were arrested on Friday for allegedly cheating a woman in southwest Delhi’s Kishangarh area, police said. The accused have been identified as Prakash Gurung (24), Paras Mehto (25), Ankit (20), all residents of Nepal, and Vinay Kumar (25), a resident of Bihar and […]

China suggests two possible solutions to resolve political crisis in Nepal: NCP leader

11:31 pm December 29, 2020

Kathmandu: A high-level Chinese delegation, which held separate talks with top leaders of the warring factions of the Nepal Communist Party in its desperate attempt to avert a vertical split in the ruling party, has suggested two possible solutions to resolve the current political crisis in the Himalayan nation, a senior Nepalese leader said on […]

Nepal PM Oli gets Parliament dissolved amidst infighting; Oppn cries foul over ‘controversial’ move

7:55 pm December 20, 2020

Kathmandu: Nepal’s embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday sprang a surprise on his rivals and got the President to dissolve Parliament, a controversial move amidst a prolonged tussle for power between him and former premier Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” within the ruling dispensation. President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved Parliament’s House of Representatives at Oli’s recommendation and announced mid-term […]

Air India flyer seeks damages over data breach

Hong Kong bans Air India flights for fifth time as some passengers test COVID-19 positive

11:23 pm November 20, 2020

New Delhi: Hong Kong has banned Air India flights from Delhi till December 3 after a few passengers on its flight earlier this week tested positive for COVID-19 post-arrival, a senior government official said on Friday. This is the fifth time Air India’s flights from India have been banned by the Hong Kong government for […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Hashish worth Rs 6 crore seized in MP; 7 arrested

7:33 pm October 8, 2020

Indore: Seven persons were arrested for allegedly smuggling 117 kg of hashish, worth Rs 6 crore in the international market, from Nepal, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said on Thursday. The contraband was being taken to Tamil Nadu when it was seized in Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh by DRI officials, the central agency […]