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Nepal Maoist party patches up intra-party feud

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 23:42

UCPN-M has patched up its intra-party differences that escalated mainly after the Nov 19 Constituent Assembly elections, party leaders Wednesday said.

Chinese man arrested with 8kg gold on Nepal-China border

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 16:50

A 43-year-old Chinese national was on Wednesday arrested with 8 kilos of gold from a check point on the Nepal China border, customs officials said.

Three arrested with 10 kg charas in UP

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 12:13

Three Nepali nationals, including a woman, were arrested and 10 kg contraband, worth Rs 30 lakh in the international market, was seized from their possession, a senior SSB officer said here today.

Nepal`s `Living Goddess` to get stipend after retirement

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 17:49

Nepal`s famous Kumaris, young prepubescent girls considered by devotees to be incarnations of a Hindu goddess, will now get retirement benefits.

Nepal Foreign Minister to visit India

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 19:20

Nepal`s Minister for Home and Foreign Affairs Madhav Prasad Ghimire is leaving for New Delhi tomorrow on a three-day goodwill visit to boost bilateral ties and meet India`s top leadership.

Nepal`s foreign minister visiting India this week

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 16:37

Nepal`s Minister for Foreign and Home Affairs Madhav Ghimire will be leaving here for India Tuesday on a three-day official visit at the invitation of India`s Minister for External Affairs Salman Khurshid.

Nepal`s five-time PM to chair first Constituent Assembly meet

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 22:18

Five-time Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa, who is Nepal`s oldest lawmaker, will be the first member of the new Constituent Assembly to take oath of office on January 20.

Nepal`s new Constituent Assembly to meet on January 22

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 18:47

Nepal`s newly elected Constituent Assembly will hold its first meeting on January 22 after a compromise was reached between the President and the interim executive head both of whom had claimed their right to call the session.

Nepal summons first Constituent Assembly meeting Jan 22

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 21:28

The chairman of the Interim Election Council of Nepal, Khil Raj Regmi, Saturday evening summoned the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly Jan 22, ending a month-long row over who would call the meeting.

Pashupatinath temple to woo tourists through devotional music

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 20:34

A programme of devotional music will be organised next week at Nepal`s famous Pashupatinath temple to promote tourism and popularise the 5th century Hindu shrine among international visitors.

Nepal to build international airport near Buddha`s birthplace

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 20:22

Nepal on Thursday said it plans to build an international airport near Lord Buddha`s birthplace in Lumbini, a town close to the Indo-Nepal border, under a Chinese-backed USD 3 billion project modelled on Mecca.

How a hunch led to stunning claim on Buddha birth date

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 15:05

Two archaeologists had a hunch that the Buddha’s birthplace in southern Nepal held secrets that could transform how the world understood the emergence and spread of Buddhism.