Kathmandu residents fled their homes as tremors from a powerful earthquake some 400 km away in Tibet shook the Nepali capital early on Jan 7. The magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities. Buildings in Nepal, Bhutan and India were shaken. At least 53 people have been killed and 62 injured on the Tibetan side. Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority  said the tremors were felt in seven hill districts bordering Tibet. Watch in for more details!

Nepal Earthquake: Powerful Tremors Shake Nepal's Capital Kathmandu

Nepal has announced a ban on helicopter rides from Mount Everest. The decision is part of efforts to reduce environmental impact and manage increasing air traffic in the region, particularly in the Everest area, which has seen a rise in tourism and air-based services in recent years. The ban aims to preserve the area's natural beauty and ecological balance while improving safety and reducing congestion.

Nepal Suspends Helicopters In Everest Region After Protests

A powerful earthquake on Tuesday (Jan 7) jolted Tibet near the Nepalese border, bringing down several buildings and claiming the lives of 95 people, wounding 130 others reported state media.
The earthquake hit Dingri county with a magnitude of 6.8 near the border with Nepal at 9:05 am (0105 GMT), as per the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

Massive Earthquake Jolts Tibet; Death Toll Rises To 53

A massive earthquake of magnitude 7.1 hit Lobuche near the Nepal-China border on Tuesday (Jan 7) and its tremors were felt in several parts of India, including Bihar and Assam.

BREAKING | 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Tibet; Tremors Felt In Nepal, North India

Nepal and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed loan and grant agreements to support the development of water and energy infrastructure in the country. These agreements aim to finance critical projects aimed at improving Nepal's water supply systems and enhancing its energy infrastructure. The initiative is expected to help address long-standing issues related to water scarcity and energy access, contributing to the country’s overall economic growth and sustainability. Both organizations are committed to ensuring that these infrastructure improvements benefit communities across Nepal.

Nepal, ADB Sign Agreements For Water and Energy Infrastructure

Nepal and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed loan and grant agreements to support the development of water and energy infrastructure in the country. These agreements aim to finance critical projects aimed at improving Nepal's water supply systems and enhancing its energy infrastructure. The initiative is expected to help address long-standing issues related to water scarcity and energy access, contributing to the country’s overall economic growth and sustainability. Both organizations are committed to ensuring that these infrastructure improvements benefit communities across Nepal.



Nepal's government has approved projects valued at USD 20 million as grant assistance from China. The announcement comes ahead of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s upcoming official visit to China, his first since taking office for the fourth time. This move will strengthen bilateral relations and foster collaboration in various development initiatives. Watch to know more!

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The Nepal government has accepted projects worth USD 20 million as grant assistance from China ahead of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s first official visit to the country after assuming office for the fourth time.

Nepal govt accepts $20 million grant assistance from China

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is set to embark on a five-day visit to China on December 2, has stressed that no agreement on loan would be reached with Beijing during his upcoming tour.

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Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday embarked on a five-day official visit to China as Beijing kept mum on revised proposal of BRI pact floated by the Himalayan Nation.

Nepal PM Oli heads for China as Beijing stays silent on revised proposal of BRI pact

Amid a rise in hoax bomb threats made to flights, an Indian Airline flight travelling from Kathmandu to New Delhi received a fresh threat on Saturday (Nov 2). “We have received a bomb threat on an Indian Airlines flight that was bound for New Delhi from Kathmandu,” Dambar Bahadur BK, chief of police at the airport told Indian news agency ANI.

Indian airline flight bound for New Delhi from Nepal receives hoax bomb threat amid rise in similar incidents

Nepal is fighting a surge in dengue cases, which is a potentially deadly disease once unheard of in the country's high-altitude Himalayan regions. A patient receives treatment for dengue in Nepal, which has reported more than 28,000 cases of the mosquito-borne illness this year, highlighting a significant public health challenge.

Dengue Outbreak in Nepal: More Than 28,000 Infections Reported This Year

Dengue Outbreak in Nepal: Over 28,000 Infected This Year

Nepal is fighting a surge in dengue cases, which is a potentially deadly disease once unheard of in the country's high-altitude Himalayan regions. This comes as climate change and urbanisation nurture fever-bringing mosquitoes in new zones.

Nepal Dengue Crisis: 12 Killed & 28,000 Infected This Year

Nepal has awarded a contract to a Chinese company to print 300 million 100-rupee banknotes, displaying Indian territories Lipulekh, Kalapani, and Limpiyadhura. The three areas are strategically located at the tri-junction of India, Nepal, and Tibet.

Chinese Company to Print New 100-rupee Nepali Notes Featuring Indian Regions

Set to test relations with India, Nepal has awarded a contract to a Chinese firm for printing currency notes featuring a political map that includes some Indian territories that Nepal claims as its own. Watch in for more details!

Nepal's Currency Design Ignites Tensions With India

Nepal's New Controversial Currency Notes To Cost Nearly $9 Million

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) held a demonstration in Maitighar of Kathmandu on Friday to protest against the arrest of its President Rabi Lamichhane. Watch this report for more details!

Nepal: RSP Holds Protest Against Lamichhane's Arrest

Nima Rinji Sherpa, an 18-year-old mountaineer from Nepal, has officially conquered all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks. He is the youngest to do it. The record was previously held by another Nepali climber, who achieved it in 2019, at the age of 30.

Nepali Becomes Youngest To Climb World's 8,000m Peaks

Five Russian mountaineers died while climbing the world's seventh-highest peak in Nepal after they slipped and fell, an expedition organiser in Nepal said on Tuesday (Oct 8).

Five Russian climbers died on world's 7th-highest-peak in Nepal's Dhaulagiri

On Inside South Asia: - A new strategic alliance in Asia - comprising Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan. Is it a counter to the Indo-Pacific Quad? - Sweeping economic reforms in Pakistan. But no end to leaks for the privileged. - Relentless monsoon rains wreak havoc in Nepal and India. Floods and landslides kill more than 200 people - Kolkata in India bids a final farewell to its iconic tram.

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Nepal and India's eastern states Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have been battered by heavy floods. Kosi and Gandak river in Bihar breached their embankments. Monsoon rains from June to mid-September bring widespread death and destruction across South Asia. The latest spell in Nepal came towards the end of its monsoon season.

Deadly Floods in Nepal and India's Bihar, Uttar Pradesh

Nepal, India, and Bangladesh have signed a trilateral agreement to trade 40 megawatts of electricity. Under this agreement, Nepal will export 40 MW of electricity to Bangladesh through the Indian grid during the initial phase, from June 15 to November 15.

Nepal-India-Bangladesh Sign Landmark Power Trade Deal

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Nepal Earthquake: Powerful Tremors Shake Nepal's Capital Kathmandu

Nepal Suspends Helicopters In Everest Region After Protests

Massive Earthquake Jolts Tibet; Death Toll Rises To 53

BREAKING | 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Tibet; Tremors Felt In Nepal, North India

Nepal, ADB Sign Agreements For Water and Energy Infrastructure

Nepal, ADB Sign Agreements For Water and Energy Infrastructure

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Nepal govt accepts $20 million grant assistance from China

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Nepal PM Oli heads for China as Beijing stays silent on revised proposal of BRI pact

Indian airline flight bound for New Delhi from Nepal receives hoax bomb threat amid rise in similar incidents

Dengue Outbreak in Nepal: More Than 28,000 Infections Reported This Year

Dengue Outbreak in Nepal: Over 28,000 Infected This Year

Nepal Dengue Crisis: 12 Killed & 28,000 Infected This Year

Chinese Company to Print New 100-rupee Nepali Notes Featuring Indian Regions

Nepal's Currency Design Ignites Tensions With India

Nepal's New Controversial Currency Notes To Cost Nearly $9 Million

Nepal: RSP Holds Protest Against Lamichhane's Arrest

Nepali Becomes Youngest To Climb World's 8,000m Peaks

Five Russian climbers died on world's 7th-highest-peak in Nepal's Dhaulagiri

A New 'Quad' in Asia? | Kolkata Trams: End of an Era

Deadly Floods in Nepal and India's Bihar, Uttar Pradesh

Nepal-India-Bangladesh Sign Landmark Power Trade Deal