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6th SAARC Home Ministers meet begins in Nepal
World | Sep 19, 2014, 04:31 PM ISTKathmandu: Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on Friday inaugurated the 6th SAARC Home Ministers' meet here which is expected to discuss counter-terrorism, maritime security, narcotic drugs, cyber crimes and other issues.The Indian delegation is led
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Rajnath Singh flies to Kathmandu today for SAARC Home Ministers conference
India | Sep 18, 2014, 12:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will on Thursday fly to Kathmandu to attend the sixth conference of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Ministers of Interior / Home on September 19.Singh will
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Touched by Nepal's welcome, Narendra Modi vows to fulfill promises
National | Aug 05, 2014, 02:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Returning from Nepal after “two memorable days”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight said the foundation has been laid for “a new relationship” and vowed to leave no stone unturned in translating “our vision
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Feeling 'extremely blessed', says Narendra Modi after offering prayers at Pashupatinath temple
World | Aug 04, 2014, 09:47 PM ISTKathmandu: Minutes after offering prayers at the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to twitter and expressed his feeling saying he is ‘extremely blessed' on visiting the historic temple."Felt extremely
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PM Narendra Modi offers prayers at Kathmandu's Pashupatinath temple
India | Aug 04, 2014, 06:40 PM ISTKathmandu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Nepal, performed a half-an-hour special prayer at the 5th century Pashupatinath temple in Nepal on Monday.Modi was at the temple of Lord Shiva
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Nepalese Foreign Minister calls on Modi
World | Aug 03, 2014, 03:53 PM ISTKathmandu: Nepalese Foreign Minister Mahendra Pandey today paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and briefly discussed some bilateral issues, including hydro-power, trade, energy and security. The meeting took place at a five
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Nepalese Foreign Minister calls on PM Modi
National | Aug 03, 2014, 03:23 PM ISTKathmandu: Nepalese Foreign Minister Mahendra Pandey today paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and briefly discussed some bilateral issues, including hydro-power, trade, energy and security. The meeting took place at a five
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PM Modi embarks on Nepal visit
National | Aug 03, 2014, 11:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today embarked on a visit to Nepal to forge a new relationship with it and start a “new chapter” in bilateral ties that will serve as a model and
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Jet Airways starts third Delhi flight from Kathmandu
May 24, 2014, 05:15 PM ISTKathmandu: Indian private carrier Jet Airways has increased its frequency on the Kathmandu-Delhi sector by launching a third daily flight, the airline announced here.The carrier now operates three daily flights on the Kathmandu-Delhi sector effective
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Everest Avalanche: Sherpas Demand Rs 1 Mn for Victims
World | Apr 21, 2014, 11:30 PM ISTKathmandu: Nepalese Sherpa guides today warned of an agitation if their demand of Rs 1 million in compensation for the families of their 13 colleagues killed in the deadliest accident on Mount Everest last week
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IndiGo plane catches fire in Kathmandu, 182 on board safe
India | Mar 08, 2014, 06:54 PM ISTKathmandu/New Delhi: An IndiGo airlines aircraft from New Delhi caught fire after landing at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) Saturday afternoon but all 182 people on board were evacuated safely.According to the airline, IndiGo flight
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Nepal to assume BIMSTEC chair
Mar 02, 2014, 08:10 PM ISTKathmandu : The year 2014 will see Nepal assume leadership of two major regional groupings providing the Himalayan nation "an excellent opportunity" to demonstrate its capability in regional cooperation, an official said here Sunday.Nepal is
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Yasin Malik says he was not allowed to board flight to Nepal
India | Oct 07, 2013, 10:56 PM ISTSrinagar: Separatist leader Mohammad Yasin Malik today said he was not allowed to a board a flight to Kathmandu where he was to meet his family.“I was in the process of boarding the flight to
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Buddha was born in Nepal, stresses India
World | Sep 16, 2013, 09:49 AM ISTKathmandu: Dispelling some media reports and outrage in Nepal on Zee TV's serial on Lord Buddha, the Indian embassy in Kathmandu has made it clear that Buddha was born in Nepal.Only last week, protesting Zee
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Khurshid arrives in Kathmandu
World | Jul 09, 2013, 10:12 AM ISTKathmandu, July 9: India's External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid arrived here Tuesday on a day-long visit during which he will "extend support" to Nepal's upcoming elections."To extend the support and cooperation to the elections, I
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73-year-old Japanese woman scales Mount Everest
World | May 19, 2012, 01:26 PM ISTKatmandu, May 19: A 73-year-old Japanese woman climbed to Mount Everest's peak Saturday, smashing her own record to again become the oldest woman to scale the world's highest mountain.Tamae Watanabe reached Everest's 8,850-meter-high (29,035-foot-high) summit
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Kingfisher Blames Income Tax Dept For Flight Disruptions
Feb 20, 2012, 06:42 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 20: Beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines today virtually blamed the Income Tax authorities for the large-scale flight disruptions, saying freezing of its bank accounts by them had “severely affected” payment schedules that had led
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Kathmandu Airport Closed Due To Grass Fire
World | Feb 07, 2012, 11:14 PM ISTKatmandu, Feb 7: A grass fire has closed Nepal's only international airport and forced flights to divert to India. Police spokesman Raviraj Shrestha said the fire spread close to the runway but away from the terminal
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Everest Bound Aircraft Crashes Killing All 14 On Board
World | Aug 24, 2010, 05:42 PM ISTKathmandu: A small private airliner ferrying trekkers to the Everest region crashed in heavy downpour near the Nepalese capital killing all 14 people on board, including four Americans, one Japanese and a British national. "There