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‘Hopeful’: Nepal to extend invitation to PM Modi for Sagarmatha Sambad, says report

The Nepal government plans to invite 160-200 foreign delegates, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to the Sagarmatha Sambad climate forum in Kathmandu from May 16-18. Invitations are being sent, and Modi's participation may be discussed at the Bimstec Summit in Bangkok from April 2-4.

1 min read11 Mar 2025
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Chasing the Buddha's shadow: Experiencing a Newar Mahayana Buddhist festival in Nepal

To visit the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal during the famous Gunla festival is to experience the vibrant culture of the Newars, and get a glimpse into India's lost Buddhist past

20 min read6 Apr 2024
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Nepal plane crash: Families still waiting for bodies, PM Dahal asks hospital staff to hurry up

Family members' wait to receive the lifeless remains of the four victims from Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur has grown longer since they have yet to recognise the bodies among the 25 that have been presented to them.

1 min read19 Jan 2023
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Nepal plane crash: Search op resumed to find missing four; what we know so far

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has called an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers following Sunday's aircraft crash in Pokhara in which all 72 people on board are feared to have died.

2 min read16 Jan 2023
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4 Indians who died in Nepal plane crash were visiting Pokhara for paragliding

The five Indians have been identified as Abhisekh Kushwaha, 25, Bishal Sharma, 22, Anil Kumar Rajbhar, 27, Sonu Jaiswal, 35, and Sanjaya Jaiswal

1 min read15 Jan 2023
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MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's chopper returns after technical glitch: Police

The helicopter landed in Manawar town of Dhar district from where it had taken off

1 min read15 Jan 2023
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Nepal saw 17 plane crashes since 2000: Why Himalayan nation sees frequent tragedies?

Since 2000, 17 plane crashes have happened that killed 273 people; of which, 11 alone happened since 2010

2 min read15 Jan 2023