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Nepalese labour shortage amid Covid curbs, strained ties upsets Himachal’s applecart
By Gaurav Bisht | Hindustan Times, Shimla, Shimla:
UPDATED ON AUG 20, 2020 04:37 PM IST
Apart from travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, India’s strained relations with Nepal over the recent border dispute has hit the movement of skilled migrant workers from the neighbouring country

Nepal to send updated map to India, international community, says minister
By Asian News International | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | Kathmandu
UPDATED ON AUG 02, 2020 10:56 AM IST
The ministry has asked the department of measurement to print 4,000 copies of the updated version of Nepal’s map in English language and send it to the international community.

Nepal’s political turmoil may get new twist as Madhesi party gets poll panel nod
By HT Correspondent | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 12, 2020 02:35 PM IST
Though it has supported the constitutional amendment bill passed by the Nepal government to change the country’s map, the JSPN has been against a new citizenship amendment bill being pushed by the Oli government.

Nepal government to ease coronavirus lockdown in some areas
By Press Trust of India | Kathmandu
UPDATED ON JUN 11, 2020 04:20 PM IST
A Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday decided to change the modality of the lockdown in an attempt to gradually resume economic activities, sources said.

Nepal extends coronavirus lockdown till June 14
By Press Trust of India | Kathmandu
PUBLISHED ON MAY 31, 2020 03:12 PM IST
The country on Saturday registered its highest single-day surge in coronavirus cases with 189 new infections, taking the Covid-19 tally in the country to over 1,400.

Nepal government resumes search for 4 trekkers, 3 guides missing in avalanche
By Press Trust of India | Kathmandu
UPDATED ON JAN 27, 2020 11:53 AM IST
The avalanche happened at an altitude of 3,230 m (10,600ft) about 150 km (93 miles) north-west of Kathmandu.

When the mountains call, be responsible, says Satara-based mountaineer Priyanka Mohite
By Sanchita Kalra | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON JUN 17, 2019 08:44 PM IST
Mohite who recently climbed Mt Makalu, the fifth-highest peak in the world, talks to us about her achievement, receiving praises from Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar and importance of maintaining a clean environment on the mountains.

Nepal finds 4 corpses, tonnes of garbage in cleanliness drive on Mount Everest
By Pres Trust of India | Kathmandu
UPDATED ON JUN 05, 2019 09:39 PM IST
Of the total 11,000 kg rubbish, 1,000 kg was brought down from the Everest on the first day of the cleaning campaign.

Police have no procedure to verify criminal record of Nepalese in Ludhiana
By Tarsem Singh Deogan | Hindustan Times, Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON OCT 17, 2018 11:52 AM IST
The police department renders helpless in case any Nepalese flees back to his country after committing crime.

Nepal scraps $1.5-billion dam project with China
By Anil Giri | Hindustan Times, Kathmandu
UPDATED ON SEP 19, 2018 07:10 PM IST
The proposed 750-MW West Seti hydropower project in western Nepal was considered one of the major Chinese ventures in Nepal, which has signed up for the Belt and Road Initiative.

Over 1,500 Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims from India stranded in Nepal, 100 evacuated
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, Kathmandu
UPDATED ON JUL 03, 2018 07:47 PM IST
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said about 525 pilgrims are stranded in Simikot, 550 in Hilsa and another 500 are stuck in Tibet side.

Bridges built to help stranded villagers reach Vyans valley
By Badri Kasniyal | Hindustan Times, Pithoragarh
UPDATED ON APR 19, 2018 10:01 PM IST
The Border Roads Organisation constructed the bridges after tracks linking Dharchula with the Vyans valley were damaged.

Oli keen on ties with Pantnagar varsity for farm growth in Nepal
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
PUBLISHED ON APR 08, 2018 09:31 PM IST
Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Sunday expressed interest in joining hands with the Pant University of Agriculture and Technology to boost the agro sector in the Himalayan nation