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Nepal Communist Party nominates Agni Sapkota as its candidate for Speaker
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 19 (ANI): The ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on Sunday nominated Agni Sapkota as its candidate for the new Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Avalanches halt rescue operation for missing trekkers in Nepal
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 19 (ANI): With fresh avalanches hitting the Annapurna circuit trekking route here on Sunday, the rescue operation to find the missing trekkers, including four South Korean climbers and three Nepali guides, was halted.
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Over 200 rescued from avalanche-hit areas in Nepal
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 18 (ANI): Over 200 people have been rescued from Mount Everest and Annapurna in Nepal on Saturday, a day after an avalanche hit a section on Annapurna circuit trekking route, Department of Tourism said.
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Fog disrupts operations at Kathmandu airport, dozen flights delayed
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 18 (ANI): Dense fog on Saturday affected flight operations at the Tribhuwan International Airport, the only international airport of Nepal, with the visibility dropping to 50 metres.
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Nepal: Rescue operations underway for trekkers who go missing after avalan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 18 (ANI): A search and rescue team has been deployed to find the trekkers from South Korea and China who went missing after an avalanche hit a section of the Annapurna circuit route in Nepal a day before, authorities said on Saturday.
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Indonesian woman with fake visa arrested in UP
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Maharajganj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): An Indonesian woman was arrested by Immigration Department on the Sonauli border of Uttar Pradesh's Maharganj district when she was trying to enter Nepal on a fake visa, police said on Friday.
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Khagendra Thapa Magar, once world's shortest man, dies at 27
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 17 (ANI): Khagendra Thapa Magar, a Nepali man who once held the title of the 'World's Shortest Person', died on Friday afternoon at the age of 27 while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Pokhara city.
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Trekkers go missing after avalanche hit Annapurna circuit in Nepal
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 17 (ANI): Several trekkers from South Korea and China went missing in Nepal after an avalanche hit a section of the Annapurna circuit trekking route on Friday afternoon, police have said.
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Coronavirus Outbreak: Nepal initiates screening of travelers from China, J
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 17 (ANI): Nepal has initiated health screenings of passengers flying in from China, Japan, and Thailand - the three nations where several patients have been tested positive for mysterious coronavirus, officials said on Friday.
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Man with mystery virus quarantined in Nepal after returning from Wuhan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 17 (ANI): A man has been quarantined here with a mystery strain of corona virus just days after his return from the Chinese city of Wuhan, authorities said on Thursday.
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Belgian King's sister Princess Astrid to visit Nepal
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 16 (ANI): The sister of Belgian King Philippe, Princess Astrid, is slated to visit Nepal on January 19 for a seven-day visit to the Himalayan nation.
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Tharu community observes Maghi Festival in Kathmandu
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 16 (ANI): People belonging to the Tharu community celebrated Maghi festival with much fanfare in the Kathmandu Valley on Wednesday.
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