Kathmandu: Political leaders in Nepal have objected to the mural of the Indian subcontinental landmass in the new Parliament building, The Hindu reported on Friday. The mural, interpreted as a depiction of “Akhand Bharat”, or unified India, by Union Minister Prahlad Joshi, shows Lumbini as part
New Delhi: Communal tensions surrounding Ram Navami rallies were seen for the first time in Nepal, according to a detailed report by BBC Hindi. The news comes as violence continues in various parts of India as a direct aftermath of communal clashes during Ram Navami rallies,
Manama: Dr. Sanduk Ruit, a Nepali ophthalmologist, received the $1 million Isa Award for Services to Humanity from Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa during a ceremony at Isa Cultural Center at Al-Fateh Compound in Manama. He is the award’s fifth laureate. Trustees considered 139 people
Kathmandu: Nepal’s Department of Drug Administration has banned imports from 16 Indian pharmaceutical companies on grounds that they do not comply with the World Health Organisation’s mandatory ‘good manufacturing practices’.
Nepal is a secular state under the Constitution of Nepal 2015, where “secular” means religious, cultural freedoms, including protection of religion and culture handed down from time immemorial.
Kathmandu: An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck Nepal early Wednesday, killing at least six people, destroying multiple houses in the western district of Doti and shaking New Delhi.
Qaisar Mansoor Last year, Rabindra Mishra, a veteran and charismatic former journalist who now leads the Bibeksheel Sajha Party, proposed dismantling Nepal’s federal structures and holding a referendum on maintaining Nepal’s current secularism or reverting to a Hindu state. His proposal attracted fierce criticism from advocates
Kathmandu: India’s export tariff on rice has sparked food inflation fears in Nepal which is bracing for a poor summer harvest. Rice traders in Bara and Parsa industrial corridor have said the imposition of a 20 percent customs duty on the export of rice and paddy
Kathmandu: Nepal will take a decision on the recruitment of Gorkha soldiers in the Indian Army under the Agnipath scheme after the formation of the new government following the November 20 general elections, the country's Foreign Ministry said. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sewa Lamsal during a press
Kathmandu: Nepal has handed over humanitarian assistance of over 22 tonnes to Pakistan to help it meet the challenges posed by the recent natural disaster. Pakistan has been severely affected by floods which have killed nearly 1,400 people and displaced more than a million this monsoon. Facing