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As financial crisis hits Nepal's economy, govt decides to give public holi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 27 (ANI): Facing a financial crunch and falling income, the Government of Nepal has decided to give public holidays on Sunday too, taking the number of public holidays to two days a week in the Himalayan Nation.
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Nepal local polls: Election Commission intensifies preparations amid COVID
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 23 (ANI): With less than three weeks left for local-level polls, the Election Commission of Nepal is intensifying its preparations amid the threat from COVID-19 that still looms over the Himalayan nation.
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Students in Nepal attend secondary level final exam in-person as COVID wav
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 22 (ANI): Secondary Education Examination (SEE) in Nepal started on Friday with students appearing in person as the COVID-19 wave in the Himalayan Nation continues to falter.
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Nepal to vote in support of Tedros as WHO Chief for second term
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 21 (ANI): Nepal will support incumbent Director-General of World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for a second term, the Health Minister of the Himalayan nation announced.
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Nepal local polls: Code of Conduct bars ministers, public portfolio holder
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 8 (ANI): In wake of upcoming local elections in Nepal, the Election Commission of the Himalayan Nation has endorsed a code of conduct that would go into effect past Friday midnight barring ministers and public portfolio holders from campaigning out of government expe
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Pollution makes life hazardous in Kathmandu
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 30 (ANI): For the last one week, the air quality of Kathmandu has deteriorated and the Himalayan nation's capital has remained in the list of the top ten most polluted cities in the world, as per the report by IQAir, a Swiss air quality tech company.
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Strengthening Indo-Nepal trade ties with improved connectivity
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): Much like the rest of South Asia, the landlocked Himalayan nation Nepal is confronted with a lack of infrastructure. Challenges on regional connectivity, restrictive trade policies and inefficient procedures have been some of the obstacles hindering trad
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi lands in Nepal to boost bilateral ties
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 25 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday reached Nepal on a three-day official visit to the Himalayan nation.
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Nepalese economist cautions Kathmandu against accepting loans from China
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 25 (ANI): Ahead of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visit to Kathmandu, a Nepal-based economist said that the Himalayan nation should be "extremely cautious" while accepting loans from Beijing.
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Saudi Foreign Minister arrives in Nepal on two-day official visit
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 14 (ANI): Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud arrived in the Nepali capital Kathmandu late on Monday evening on a two-day official visit to the Himalayan Nation.
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China's undeclared trade embargo hurts Nepali traders, economy: Report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 7 ( ANI): Bejing's 'undeclared trade embargo' in the name of COVID containment measures has hurt Nepal's economy and traders giving rise to concerns regarding the Himalayan nation's reliance upon China as a trade partner, as an alternative to India, a media report s
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Is it gift or Pandora's box, asks China on US grant aid to Nepal
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], February 25 (ANI): China has again accused the US of employing coercive diplomacy against Nepal over the ongoing controversy on the "Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)-Nepal Compact" that awaits Parliamentary ratification by the Himalayan nation.
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