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Exim Bank extends USD 1 bn of LoC to Nepal

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 19:42

Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) Wednesday said it has extended a Line of Credit (LOC) worth USD 1 billion to Nepal for financing hydropower, irrigation and infrastructural development projects.

10 Hindu pilgrims killed in bus accident in Nepal

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 12:43

A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims skidded off a mountain road and fell down more than 300-metre in eastern Nepal, killing at least 10 people, police said.

Consensus government to be formed by next week: Koirala

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 20:03

Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala on Thursday said he is hopeful of forming a consensus government under his leadership by next week through negotiations with other political parties.

Dialogues can help resolve bilateral issues with Nepal: India

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 19:43

Dialogue and intense engagements can help resolve any problems between India and Nepal, which should work hand in hand to address issues like poverty, Indian Ambassador Ranjit Rae said Monday.

Nepal lawmakers agree to draft new Constitution in a year

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 19:50

Nepal`s newly elected lawmakers on Wednesday agreed to draft a new constitution within a year to end the country`s prolonged political turmoil as the first session of the Constituent Assembly convened here amid tight security.

First meeting of Nepal Constituent Assembly lasts 17 minutes

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 19:40

The first meeting here of Nepal`s newly-elected Constituent Assembly -- mandated to draft the country`s new Constitution -- lasted a brief 17 minutes with the house adjourning to meet again Jan 29.

Landmark meeting of Nepal`s constitution drafting body

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 17:56

wo months after the Constituent Assembly elections in Nepal, the Assembly is holding its first meeting Wednesday afternoon with the aim of drafting a new constitution for this Himalayan nation within a year.

Dozens of Nepal doctors resign in strike over medical reforms

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 00:34

More than 100 Nepalese doctors resigned as part of an ongoing strike to push for reform of medical education.

Indian couple dead in fire in Kathmandu

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 18:01

An Indian couple was killed in a fire that broke out under suspicious circumstances at a rented apartment in the Nepalese capital on Sunday.

Prachanda under pressure to resign as party boss

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 16:42

After a poor showing in the Constituent Assembly elections, Nepal`s once powerful Maoist leader, Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda, is under pressure to give up his leadership.

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 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.