5.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Nepal

5.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Nepal: Epicentre of the quake was recorded in Nepal, 212 km southeast of Joshimath in Uttarakhand.

38 Indians working as bonded labourers at factory in Nepal rescued

At least 38 Indian nationals, including children and women, working as bonded labourers in a brick factory in Nepal’s Rautahat region have been rescued by Nepalese authorities, police said on Friday. The rescue operation was carried out on Wednesday after police officers in the district received information about a group of Indians (20 men and […]

6 dead after 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal

At least six people died and several homes were destroyed in the western district of Doti, close to populous towns after an earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck Nepal early Wednesday. Tremors were felt at 1.58 am. According to reports, the powerful tremors damaged dozens of houses. This is the second earthquake in the Himalayan Country […]

Pak origin woman arrested in Bihar while trying to sneak into Nepal

A woman of Pakistani descent was detained in Bihar on Tuesday while attempting to enter Nepal with a US passport, as reported by the police. Inam ul Haq Mengoo, the superintendent of police in Kishanganj, claims that the woman was detained at Galgalia in the district while attempting to enter the neighbouring nation without proper […]

Indian Army donates 1 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses to Nepal

The Indian Army has gifted one lakh doses of India-made anti-COVID-19 vaccines to the Nepal Army as part of the efforts of the militaries of the two neighbours to enhance bilateral cooperation. The vaccines were handed over by the Indian Army officials to their counterparts from the Nepal Army at the Tribhuvan International Airport on […]

Nepal lodges protest with India over Tripura CM’s ‘BJP expansion’ remark

Nepal has conveyed its “formal objection” to India over Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb’s statement about expanding the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) influence to Sri Lanka and Nepal and forming governments there. Expressing displeasure, Nepal has lodged a formal protest with India over the remarks and termed it as objectionable. Responding to a tweet […]

Mount Everest is now 8,848.86 metres tall: Here’s how the tallest peak got 3 feet higher

Nepal and China on Tuesday jointly announced that the revised height of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, is 8,848.86 metres, about 86 centimetres higher than the previous measurement done by India in 1954. The announcement was made via a joint video conference by Nepalese and Chinese officials based in Kathmandu and Beijing respectively. The […]

Nepal, China to jointly announce re-measured height of Mt Everest

Nepal and China have jointly agreed to announce the re-measured height of Mount Everest. A joint statement issued following the completion of the engagements of Chinese President Xi Jinping here, said, “Recognising that Mount Everest, also famous as Sagarmatha in Nepali and Zhumulangma in Chinese, is an eternal symbol of the friendship between Nepal and […]