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  Rajnath Singh flies to Kathmandu today for SAARC Home Ministers conference

  India | September 18, 2014 12:17 IST

  New 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

  Politics | August 05, 2014 14:32 IST

  New 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 | August 04, 2014 21:47 IST

  Kathmandu: 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 | August 04, 2014 18:40 IST

  Kathmandu: 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 | August 03, 2014 15:53 IST

  Kathmandu: 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

  Politics | August 03, 2014 15:23 IST

  Kathmandu: 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

  Politics | August 03, 2014 11:40 IST

  New 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 17:15 IST

  Kathmandu: 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 | April 21, 2014 23:30 IST

  Kathmandu: 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 | March 08, 2014 18:54 IST

  Kathmandu/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

  March 02, 2014 20:10 IST

  Kathmandu : 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 | October 07, 2013 22:56 IST

  Srinagar: 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 | September 16, 2013 9:49 IST

  Kathmandu: 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 | July 09, 2013 10:12 IST

  Kathmandu, 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 13:26 IST

  Katmandu, 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

  February 20, 2012 18:42 IST

  New 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 | February 07, 2012 23:14 IST

  Katmandu, 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 | August 24, 2010 17:42 IST

  Kathmandu: 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