Nepal said Tuesday it will resume international commercial flights in mid-August, in a boost for its coronavirus-hit tourism sector. The Himalayan nation shut its airports in late March to combat the spread of the virus, which has so far infected 17,844 people and claimed 40 lives in the country.

Nepal to resume flights in boost for virus-hit tourism sector

A group of cable operators in Nepal have now decided to lift the ban on Indian private news channels in the country. Watch report.

Ban on Indian private news channels lifted in Nepal | World News

In his quest to prove his nationalistic credentials, Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has turned to religion.

Gravitas: Nepal: KP Sharma Oli's desperate bid to hang onto power

A new report has levied serious charges of corruption against Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Already, senior members of his government are under investigation for graft.

Gravitas: Nepal: KP Sharma Oli faces serious corruption charges

Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was imprisoned at age 22 for the murder of a farmer in eastern Nepal. How did Oli rise to the highest office in Nepal?

Gravitas: Who is KP Sharma Oli?

India is Nepal's biggest development and trade partner. It depends on India for essential supplies. 8 million Nepalese citizens live and work in India. New Delhi pays $12 billion in pensions to Nepalese nationals every year. Can Nepal afford to burn bridges with India?

Gravitas: Can Nepal afford to burn bridges with India?

Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides that killed at least 40 people and displaced thousands in western Nepal, officials said on Saturday. Twenty people were killed and at least 13 others were missing in Myagdi district, 200 km (125 miles) northwest of the capital Kathmandu, where several houses were destroyed on Friday, district administrator Gyan Nath Dhakal said.

Floods, landslides kill 40 in Nepal, many missing

Nepal parliament has delayed taking up the constitutional amendment for the Nepal Map that was to be taken up by the House of Representatives. New Nepal Map showcasing Indian territories as Nepal territories can get legal backing only once the constitution can be amended.No reason has been given why Constitution Amendment Bill for Nepal Map was removed from Nepal's House of Representatives agenda.

Nepal Parliament delays taking up of constitutional amendment on new map

While addressing the Parliament, Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli blamed India for the spread of coronavirus in the neighbouring countries and said the virus from India is more lethal than the Chinese and Italian ones.

Nepal PM: Indian virus more lethal than Chinese and Italian

After #MapFixing, Nepal's Prime Minister KP Oli has blamed India for the spread of coronavirus cases in his country. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you more about Nepal's latest provocation.

Gravitas: After Map Fixing, Nepal PM blames India for coronavirus spread

Nepal will publish a new political map asserting its claim over the Kalapani region that has been at the centre of a simmering territorial dispute with India.

Nepal to publish new political map

Fifteen tourists from Kerala died after they fell unconscious due to gas leak from a heater in their room at a resort in Nepal. Soon after they were found unconscious in their room, authorities airlifted them to a Kathmandu hospital where the staff declared them dead.

Kerala CM expresses 'deep grief' after 8 Indians die due to possible gas leak in Nepal

Nepal on Thursday expressed concern over recent development in the middle eastern region which hosts about a million of its citizens. Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has released a statement expressing concern over the recent development in West Asia after Iranian General Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike near Baghdad International Airport.

Nepal concerned over recent development in Middle East after Soleimani's killing

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