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Gopal Sharma

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The beautiful Punakha Dzong Monastery and the Mo Chhu river in paro Bhutan (HT)

After 2 years, Bhutan welcomes back tourists with honey, turmeric and SIM cards

1 min read . 24 Sep 2022

A Nepali army helicopter hovers above houses during a rescue mission as flood water from the swollen Melamchi river enters the village in Sindhupalchok, Nepal. (REUTERS)

Chinese, Indian workers among 11 killed in Nepal floods, 25 missing

1 min read . 18 Jun 2021

A Bangladeshi health worker takes a mouth swab sample of a man to test for COVID-19 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AP)

Nepal, Bangladesh scramble to secure COVID-19 shots as India curbs exports

2 min read . 19 May 2021

A health worker interrogates a patient (R) arriving with breathing difficulty at a hospital for treatment as the major second wave of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) surges in Kathmandu (REUTERS)

COVID-19 infections surge in Nepal, fueled by mutant strains from India

2 min read . 26 Apr 2021

Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli (Photo: AFP)

Nepal PM Oli will not step down despite court defeat, aide says

1 min read . 24 Feb 2021

Health workers prepare to start vaccination against COVID-19 in Kathmandu on 27 January 2021 (Photo: Reuters)

Nepal kicks off coronavirus inoculations with Indian vaccine

1 min read . 27 Jan 2021

India is considering giving away anything from 12 million to 20 million shots to its neighbours in the first wave of assistance over the next three to four weeks (Photo: Reuters)

India's vaccine diplomacy in South Asia pushes back against China

2 min read . 21 Jan 2021

Bhutan has reported 767 cases of the coronavirus, having conducted a little over 300,000 tests since it detected the first infection in an American tourist last March. (AFP)

Bhutan reports first COVID-19 death

1 min read . 08 Jan 2021

Villagers row a makeshift raft through a flooded field (REUTERS)

Heavy rains kill four of Nepal family; floods ease in India

1 min read . 11 Aug 2020

FILE PHOTO: An official stands at the health desk inside the Tribhuvan International Airport after Nepal confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the country, in Kathmandu, Nepal January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File photo (REUTERS)

Nepal to resume international flights after long halt due to coronavirus

1 min read . 21 Jul 2020

A boy cleans out mud from his house after the floods (REUTERS)

Floods, landslides kill 23 in Nepal, dozens missing

1 min read . 11 Jul 2020

Nepalis and Bangladeshis made up the death toll in the Kathmandu plane crash. Photo: Reuters

Kathmandu plane crash: Death toll at 50 in Nepal’s worst air disaster in decades

2 min read . 12 Mar 2018

Nepalese prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba announces his resignation in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo: Reuters

Nepal’s new prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli to ‘balance China, India’

1 min read . 15 Feb 2018

It remains to be seen how K.P. Oli, if voted to power after Nepal elections, will maintain a geopolitical balance between India and China. Photo: Reuters

Nepal elections: K.P. Oli most likely next prime minister, wins parliament seat

1 min read . 10 Dec 2017

Nepal has permitted two Indian companies—GMR Group and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd—to build one hydropower plant each, both capable of generating 900MW of power each, mainly to be exported to India.

Nepal scraps $2.5 billion hydropower plant deal with Chinese company

1 min read . 14 Nov 2017

Nepal has never measured Mount Everest on its own and uses its snow height of 8,848 metres that was measured by the survey of India in 1954. Photo: Reuters

Nepal says will measure Mount Everest next year to see if lost height

1 min read . 23 Sep 2017

A file photo. Nepal depends heavily on funds from workers in India, who sent home $640 million in 2016, or about 3% of its gross domestic product (GDP). Photo: PTI

Nepalis, saddled with banned Indian demonetised notes, risk losing savings

1 min read . 18 Jul 2017

File photo. The local elections—the first in Nepal since 1997—mark an attempt by the government to restore democracy at the local level. Photo: AP

Nepal votes in second round of crucial local election

1 min read . 28 Jun 2017

A file photo of Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa. Photo: PTI

After Everest record, India’s Anshu Jamsenpa sets sights on unclimbed peaks

1 min read . 29 May 2017

There may be 10 billion Indian rupees held by individuals and the informal sector in Nepal. Photo: Mint

Nepali migrant workers unwitting victims of India cash ban

2 min read . 24 Nov 2016

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