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Traders in Bengal's Panitanki stop business with Nepal over controversial
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): Traders of Panitanki, the town situated near the India-Nepal border near Siliguri, have decided not to sell any Indian products to Nepali citizens following the tensions between two neighbouring countries after the Himalayan country passed a
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Northeast India likely to receive widespread rainfall in next 4-5 days: IM
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Northeast India is likely to receive widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rains over the region in next four to five days as the eastern end of monsoon trough continues to run along the foothills of Himalayas with the convergence of strong s
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China's aggressive expansion of territorial claims may provoke future clas
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 27 (ANI): China may be pressing its territorial claims aggressively from the Himalayas to the South China Sea, raising possibilities of additional deadly clashes with the United States in the near future.
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Strong earthquake cannot be ruled out in Delhi: WIHG
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Recent tremors in the national capital region do not signal a big event, although a strong earthquake cannot be ruled out, according to Dehradun-based Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), an institute under Union Science and Technology Ministry.
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China's aggressive policies are contributing to making more foes than frie
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 18 (ANI): China's muscle flexing in the Himalayas is aimed at strengthening its position in the region at the expense of adversaries and Beijing's increasingly aggressive policies in recent months would appear to be making more foes than friends.
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At least 5 dead, 3 missing as landslide sweeps houses in Western Nepal
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 14 (ANI): Five bodies have been recovered from debris after a landslide swept at least three houses in Kushma Municipality-3 of Parbat district in Western Nepal.
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With 448 new COVID-19 cases, Nepal records highest single-day spike
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 12 (ANI): Nepal on Friday recorded 448 new cases of COVID-19, the highest single-day rise in cases in the Himalayan nation, the country's Ministry of Health and Population said.
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IHBT, Himachal govt join hands to increase heeng, saffron production in co
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): The Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT) and the Department of Agriculture of Himachal Pradesh government, have forged a strategic and implementation partnership, in a bid to increase the production of heeng and saffron in the country.
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India to reconstruct 56 high schools in Nepal
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 8 (ANI): India will reconstruct a total of 56 higher secondary schools in seven districts of Nepal as part of post-earthquake reconstruction in the Himalayan nation with a grant of 2.95 billion Nepali rupees.
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India-Nepal diplomatic row likely to escalate, no talks soon
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Nepal has reportedly sought foreign secretary-level talks with India via video conferencing. However, it seems unlikely that India will agree at this stage when the Himalayan nation is all set to pass the Second Constitution Amendment Bill next week, which wi
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Nepal prioritizes health sector in budget amid pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 28 (ANI): Government of Nepal on Thursday introduced budget with a ceiling of Nepali Rs 1,474 billion and has prioritized health sector of nation as COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip hold in the Himalayan Nation.
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Rain likely to bring some respite from heat in North and Central parts of
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Naresh Kumar, Senior Scientist, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicted that there would be a slight decrease in heat intensity from Thursday in the northern and central part of India. He further stated that this will be due to a weste
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