Nepal allows citizens, Indians to carry post-2016 Indian currency notes up to Rs 25,000
Kathmandu, Nepal allows Indian and Nepalese nationals to carry Indian currency notes in and out of the country $200 and $500 denominations, no more than $25,000, provided these are issued on or after November 9, 2016. Nepal allows citizens, Indians to…
Nepalese mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for the 32nd time, breaking her own record
Mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa of Kathmandu, Nepal, made history on Sunday when she climbed Mount Everest for the 32nd time, breaking her own world record for the most Everest summits. Nepalese mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for the 32nd…
Nepal says no new restrictions on Indians, refuting reports of time limits, restrictions or visas
Kathmandu, Nepal said on Thursday it had not imposed any new restrictions on tourists from India, dismissing media reports that Indian nationals face restrictions and troubles entering the Himalayan nation as “completely false and baseless”.…
Hundreds of squatters protest against Nepal government’s move to demolish buildings in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU Hundreds of landless squatters staged a demonstration on Friday to protest against recent moves by the Balendra Shah government to bulldoze their buildings across the country, including in Kathmandu. Hundreds of squatters protest against Nepal…
Nepal marks Press Freedom Day; reporting of violations increases
KATHMANDU, As the Himalayan nation celebrates World Press Freedom Day, a report released on Sunday showed that nearly 100 incidents of press freedom violations occurred in Nepal over the past year. Nepal marks Press Freedom Day; reporting of violations…
Nepal’s top leadership emphasizes unity, peace
KATHMANDU: Following the Buddha’s guiding principles of tolerance and mutual goodwill can strengthen national unity, Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel said on the occasion of Lord Buddha’s Purnima on Friday. Nepal’s top leadership…
Nepali authorities give illegal occupiers until Friday to vacate public land; squatters announce protest
KATHMANDU, Nepal authorities have issued notices to people living on the banks of Kathmandu rivers and on illegally occupied land, asking them to vacate the area by Friday, even as squatters announced a three-week protest against the demolitions. Nepali…
Madhesis protest Nepal’s imposition of tariffs on goods over Rs 100, ruling party MPs object
Kathmandu Madhesi youth staged a demonstration here on Saturday to protest against the Nepal government’s recent tariffs on goods from India worth more than 100 rupees, prompting several parliamentarians in border areas to demand an easing of…
India, Nepal and the Changing Security Landscape
Nepal has always been more than India’s neighbor. It is a shoulder on our northern edge—a place where we feel no threat, where our people mingle freely with our people, where we pray fervently in our temples, and where the Gurkhas come to define valor…