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Pakistan's water woes to worsen with climate change
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 17 (ANI): Highlighting that the Himalayan glaciers have lost more mass since 2000 than in the entire twentieth century, a report by a Washington-based institute said that water scarcity in Pakistan is projected to worsen with climate change.
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Nepal gets second international airport
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 16 (ANI): Nepal on Monday inaugurated the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA), the second international airport of the Himalayan nation, a few kilometers away from Lumbini - the birthplace of Lord Buddha.
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ITBP personnel practice Yoga on Himalayan snow ahead of International Yoga
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Uttarakhand [India], May 16 (ANI): The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel practiced Yoga at height of 15,000 feet in Uttarakhand Himalayas on snow and windy conditions around, ahead of the International Yoga Day, 2022.
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PM Modi offers prayers at Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lumbini [Nepal], May 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid a visit to Maya Devi Temple in Nepal's Lumbini, shortly after he landed in the Himalayan nation.
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Two die in election-related violence in Nepal
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 15 (ANI): Two people were killed in election-related violence in Nepal as the votes continued to be counted on Sunday following the local bodies' election held across the Himalayan nation on Friday.
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Petrol prices reach all-time high in Nepal
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 14 (ANI): The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) on Saturday raised the petrol prices in the country by 10 paise a litre effective past midnight today in a move that will make fuel prices reach a new all-time high in the Himalayan nation.
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Uttarakhand bans VIP Darshan for Char Dham Yatra
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 13 (ANI): In view of the thronging pilgrims in Kedarnath Dham, Rudraprayag District Magistrate Mayur Dixit has banned VIP Darshan for the Dham.
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CPN-UML takes lead in Nepal's local body elections vote count
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 14 (ANI): The opposition Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) has taken a lead in the vote count of Nepal's local election registering wins in 4 mayoral posts out of the 753 as the Himalayan nation on Friday exercised its franchise to elect new r
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PM Modi's Lumbini trip to underscore centuries-old Buddhism links with Nep
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Nepal's Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, on May 16 (Buddha Purnima) reinforcing Buddhism links with the Himalayan State and promoting India's soft power.
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Nepal concerned over rising illegal activities by Chinese nationals
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 9 (ANI): Nepal is turning out to be a gateway for Chinese criminals and the Himalayan nation has raised concern over the increasing involvement of Chinese nationals in illegal activities.
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China's economic growth led to direct military aggression in Himalayas
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 7 (ANI): The economic growth story of China is unparalleled, however, it has led to direct military aggression and there is no better place to observe Chinese flexing than in the Himalayas.
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Nepal, US sign USD 659 million development assistance agreement
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 6 (ANI): Just a few weeks after the Nepali parliament ratified the USD 500 million Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant from the US, the two countries on Thursday signed another agreement bringing USD 659 million to the Himalayan nation in assistance, in a move
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