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American tourist test positive for coronavirus after taking Brahmaputra cr
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Mar 7 (ANI): As the coronavirus continues to spread across Asia and Europe, the small kingdom of Bhutan amid the steep Himalayas, reported the first case of the novel virus on Friday. A US citizen tested positive after spending at least a week on the Brahmaputra riv
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Tibet will decide on The Dalai Lama's succession, not China
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): The US House of Representatives had unanimously passed the Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA) to strengthen policy in support of Tibet, a move that was reciprocated as "encouraging and empowering" by the representatives of the Himalayan Buddhist region
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Sadhus arrive at Pashupatinath ahead of Maha Shivaratri
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 20 (ANI): Thousands of sadhus from across India and Nepal have started arriving at the Pashupati area of the Himalayan nation ahead of the festival of Maha Shivaratri.
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Tharu community stages protest in Kathmandu as demands remain unaddressed
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 19 (ANI): Members of the Tharus minority group on Tuesday staged a protest in Nepal's capital city of Kathmandu, demanding the release of those imprisoned during the Madhesh Movement that roiled the Himalayan nation in 2015.
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Nepalis evacuated from coronavirus-hit China sent to quarantine facility i
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 17 (ANI): 175 Nepali nationals evacuated from the coronavirus-hit Chinese province of Hubei have been sent to a quarantine facility set up at Kharipati in Bhaktapur district of the Himalayan country.
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Coronavirus outbreak: 175 Nepali nationals airlifted from Wuhan
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 16 (ANI): A total of 175 Nepali nationals from six different cities from China's coronavirus hit Hubei province were airlifted from Wuhan, the Himalayan Nation's embassy said in a statement.
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Western Himalayan region likely to receive rain or snow from Feb 20: IMD
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 15 (ANI): Western Himalayan region is likely to receive rainfall or snowfall from February 20 to February 22, predicted India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday.
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21 Nepal govt representatives on exposure visit to India
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): Twenty-one local government representatives from Nepal's Nuwakot District are on a visit to India as part of New Delhi's post-earthquake reconstruction efforts in the Himalayan nation.
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117-year-old steam engine attracting foreign tourists in HP
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Feb 13 (ANI): A 117-year-old steam engine here in the Himalayan region is attracting scores of foreign tourists on the Kalka-Shimla heritage line, helping the tourism in the area and boosting the revenue of Northern Railways in equal measure.
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Western disturbance likely to cause rainfall over Himalayan region: IMD
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 7 (ANI): For the next two days, under the influence of the fresh Western Disturbance (WD), light to moderate rains are likely to batter Western Himalayan Region and Peninsula, predicted India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday.
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Western Himalayan region likely to receive snowfall, predicts IMD
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 6 (ANI): Due to the prevalence of Western Disturbance, the western Himalayan region is likely to receive rain or snowfall on Thursday and Friday, predicts India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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Nepal's Himalaya Airlines suspends flight services to China over Wuhan vir
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 30 (ANI): Nepal's Himalayan Airlines on Thursday terminated flight services to China for an indefinite period of time following the outbreak of novel coronavirus that has killed more than 170 people and infected more than thousands other in the East Asian country.
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