An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter Scale, a second in less than 24 hours jolted Nepal on Sunday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
A palanquin containing flowers and other offerings commonly called the Phulpati arrived at the courtyard of Basantapur Durbar Square's Dashain Ghar from Gorkha Durbar on Saturday afternoon.
"Killed in Hamas attack in Kibbutz- Alumim in Southern Israel, bodies of 4 Nepali students whose legal procedures has been completed will be flown for Kathmandu at 1:25 PM (Local Time- Israel). The FlyDubai flight number FZ 1210 from Israel to Dubai and then FlyDubai flight number FZ 8351 ha
Dozens of activists, including former Nepali Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai on Friday marched in Kathmandu in solidarity with Palestine. They called for a ceasefire and halt to the ongoing attack.
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava on Tuesday inaugurated two projects completed under "Nepal-India Development Cooperation" in Mountainous district of Humla, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu announced Wednesday.
Nepal's newly inaugurated Pokhara International Airport built with Chinese help has come under scrutiny and a foreign policy expert called for stern government actions before it turns out to be Nepal's Hambantota.
Manang Air had previously been involved in another helicopter crash just three months ago, resulting in the tragic loss of five passengers, including its pilot Chet Bahadur Gurung. The earlier accident had occurred in Lamjura Pass, Solukhumbu, and was attributed to adverse weather conditions
The sole occupant, Captain Prakash Sedhai, sustained only minor injuries in the incident. He is being flown to Kathmandu in another helicopter, officials said.
Leading the rescue mission, NP Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Himalayan Nation announced the arrival of 254 students in the first batch of evacuation while 249 still wait back in Israel for airlift.
In the first round of evacuation from Israel, Nepal has planned to evacuate a total of 250 nationals from Israel while the bodies of 10 Nepali students killed will be repatriated later, the Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.
Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, Prasanna Shrivastava, on Wednesday handed over the building of Mahendra Rashtriya Secondary School here to the local authorities.