Tag: Kathmandu
Landslides kill eight as Nepal monsoon death toll climb to 193
Landslides caused by monsoon rain on Monday killed at least eight construction workers in central Nepal, officials said.
Bhagawati Nepal, deputy mayor of the affected...
875 people commit suicide during lockdown period in Nepal
A total of 875 people have committed suicide during the lockdown period in Nepal. The country has been under lockdown since March 24.
According...
Nepal confirms first case of new coronavirus infection
A Nepali student studying in China has been found infected with the new coronavirus, an official of Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population has...
Nepal Girl Breaks Guinness World Record for Dancing 126 Hours
A 17-year-old Nepali girl Bandana Nepal danced for 126 consecutive hours to set the Guinness World Records on "Longest Dancing Marathon by an Individual".
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Nepal: Malindo Air Flight Spins Skids Off Runway, passengers unhurt
An aircraft belonging to Malindo Air has skidded off the runway at Nepal's Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) on Thursday night, airport officials confirmed.
An aircraft...
Nepal’s central bank policies to address credit crunch
As Nepal's banking system has been struggling to provide loans due to the liquidity crunch, the central bank of the Himalayan nation has taken...
Feb. 9 world news summary at 1530 GMT
ANKARA -- A Russian airstrike mistakenly killed three Turkish soldiers and injured 11 in Syria's al-Bab town, the Turkish Armed Forces said in a...
Nepal’s credit crunch taking toll on businesses
Manang Trade Link, the developer of the 20MW Lower Modi Hydropower Project in the Parbat district of western Nepal, is experiencing difficulty in securing...
China-made airplanes arrive in Kathmandu
Airplane 9N-AKR, with 56 seats, is produced by Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
The new China-made airplane...
India to provide additional 80 megawatt electricity to Nepal from January 1
India will supply an additional 80 megawatt of electricity from January 1, 2017 to Nepal, to minimize the energy crisis in the Himalayan nation,...
Nov. 28 world news summary at 0130 GMT
SANTIAGO -- The president of the Chilean Senate, Ricardo Lagos Weber, and his counterpart in the Chamber of Deputies, Osvaldo Andrade, will lead the...
UNESCO-enlisted Boudhanath Stupa reopens in Nepal after earthquake
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal inaugurated the newly rebuilt 36-meter-tall Boudhanath Stupa at Boudha area of the capital city Kathmandu. Cabinet ministers, high-ranking government...
Belt and Road trade, investment platform launched in Nepal
It is the one of the private sector-led initiatives to promote the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road in Nepal...
Sept. 26 world news summary at 0030 GMT
KATHMANDU -- A car carrying seven people slipped off a mountain highway and plunged into Trishuli River at Ghoptebheer area of Chitwan District on...
Aug. 15 GMT 1530 World News Summary
JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday evening decided to terminate the term of a newly appointed minister after rumor that he is...
Aug. 15 China-related world news summary at 0900 GMT
KATHMANDU -- Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara on Monday left for China for a two-day visit as the special envoy of Prime...
July 31 China-related world news summary at 0930 GMT
VANCOUVER, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Johanna Eisenhuth, an 88-year-old lady who suffered from leaky aortic valve, was cured thanks to a novel Chinese heart...
July 24 world news summary at 1530 GMT
KATHMANDU -- Nepalese Prime Minister K.P Sharma Oli has resigned from the post at a Parliament session on Sunday evening.
The...
May 11 Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT
KATHMANDU -- Nepalese Prime Minister Sharma Oli said on Wednesday that his government was not in crisis.
Addressing a brief meeting with...
April 25 Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT
KATHMANDU -- A year after a devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake, the Nepalese government has initiated reconstruction of damaged cultural heritages on Monday.
Performing...
April 25 world news summary at 1530 GMT
HANOVER, Germany -- The United States will send up to 250 more personnel to Syria for the fight against the Islamic State (IS), confirmed...
April 25 Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT
NEW DELHI -- Flooding in India's northeastern state of Assam has affected nearly 100,000 people, officials said Monday.
On Sunday officials said...
Prince Harry meets with Nepalese Leader
While welcoming the prince, Bhandari highlighted on enhancing bilateral cooperation between Britain and Nepal, officials said.
"The president shared her views...
Police say 66 people were injured in Nepal’s aftershock
Following the incident, hospitals in the Valley witnessed a surge in emergency cases of trauma, local online www.thehimalayantimes.com reported quoting the Police.
"Some people...
Central Nepal gets aftershocks of 5.5 degree
An aftershock of 5.5 magnitude was felt in Nepalese Capital Kathmandu and many districts of the Central Nepal at 10 p.m. local time on...
Nepal’s Yearly ICT Event Pulls in Massive Crowds
With the numbers comprising a majority of young information technology enthusiasts, the annual expo has emerged as one of the largest crowd pullers in...
Nepal’s new leader confronts five difficulties
In an interview with Xinhua on Sunday, political commentator Somat Ghimire said that firstly, Oli must make serious efforts in ending a diplomatic standoff...
Nepal government ask civil servants to be mindful utilizing online networking
Nepal's government has issued a circular to all the civil servants on Monday to be cautious while using social media sites.
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UNICEF Denounce Nepal Clashes That Led to the Death of An Infant
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed its concern over the death of a toddler due to gun-shot followed by a violent clash...
Final Draft of Nepal?s Constitution handed over to authorities
Nepal's final version of constitution has been tabled at the Constituent Assembly (CA) meeting for deliberations among parties.
The Constitution Drafting...