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October 14, 2024 9:20 PM

More than 63,000 passengers fly through TIA in Kathmandu during the last two days of Dashain

Over 63,000 people traveled through Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) during the last two days of the Dashain festival. Dashain, Nepal's biggest festival, is marked by family gatherings. On Sunday, people celebrated Tika, where elders bless younger members with jamara and tika, and relatives visit each other to exchange good wishes. Travel data includes both domestic and international flights. A total of 31,765 domestic passengers flew from Kathmandu to their hometowns, while over 31,000 in...

September 30, 2024 11:07 AM

151 dead in Nepal floods, Bihar on red alert as heavy rains continue

Nepal has closed schools for three days following devastating floods and landslides caused by two days of heavy rainfall, which have resulted in the deaths of 151 people, with 56 still missing, officials reported on Sunday. The torrential rains brought daily life to a halt in many parts of the country, including the Kathmandu Valley, where 37 deaths were recorded. This region, home to 4 million people and the nation's capital, has seen widespread disruption. Authorities explained that damaged s...

September 28, 2024 1:31 PM

Nepal rains bring floods, landslides that kill 10, with seven missing

Incessant rains in Nepal have unleashed floods and landslides that killed at least 10 people with seven missing during the last 24 hours, while disrupting transport, officials said on Saturday. Most rivers in the Himalayan nation have swollen, spilling over roads and bridges, authorities said, after nearly a week's delay in the retreat of South Asia's annual monsoon rains brought torrential downpours across the region. Police were working to clear debris and re-open roads to traffic after land...

September 25, 2024 3:01 PM

23 injured in bus accident along east-west highway in Nawalparasi

As many as 23 people were injured in a passenger bus accident at the Binayi Triveni River in Nawalparasi District along the East-West Highway. The bus, en route from Kathmandu to Rajasthan, India, met with an accident near the Binayi rivulet in Binayi Triveni-1. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Bed Bahadur Poudel from the District Police Office stated that the bus (RJ 14 PC 3545), carrying 45 passengers, overturned on the road on Tuesday. Twenty-three passengers were injured, while the re...

September 24, 2024 9:56 AM

‘Ramayan Resonance’ art exhibition inaugurated in Kathmandu

An art exhibition themed around the Ramayan was inaugurated by the Minister of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation, Badri Prasad Pandey, and the Ambassador of India to Nepal, Navin Shrivastava. The Chancellor of the Nepal Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), Narad Mani Hartamchhali, and DDG of ICCR, Anju Ranjan, also graced the event alongside renowned Nepali artists and art enthusiasts. The exhibition, ‘Ramayan Resonance: Celebrating a Shared Heritage,’ curated by Gargi Seth, is presented in co...

September 24, 2024 9:34 AM

Advance ticket booking for Dashain expected to begin September 28 in Kathmandu

In Nepal's federal capital, Kathmandu, advance booking of bus tickets for Dashain is expected to open from September 28, pending a meeting between the Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT) and representatives of the National Federation of Nepalese Transport Entrepreneurs (FNNTE) scheduled for Tuesday. The advance ticket booking would be available for long and medium-distance passengers. Dashain’s first day, Ghatasthapana, falls on October 3 this year. Around 1.4 million ...

September 11, 2024 6:22 PM

Nepal government has banned Share trading by government employees during office hour

The Government of Nepal has placed a prohibition on carrying out share transactions in office during the office hours after the government employees were found busy doing online share transactions instead of providing effective services to the service-seekers. According to sources, the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) investigated government employees and found that many were engaged in share transactions during office time while abandoning their regular official wo...

August 24, 2024 11:35 AM

Minister Raksha Khadse in Kathmandu to oversee rescue operations for Tanahun Bus accident victims

An Indian tourist bus travelling from Pokhara to Kathmandu with around 43 Indians fell 150 meter into Marshyandi River, resulting in death of 27 Indians in the unfortunate road accident in Tanahun. Remaining 16 passengers have been airlifted to Kathmandu for further treatment at TU Teaching Hospital. Embassy of India in Kathmandu continues to be in constant touch with local authorities and the hospital staff for treatment of the injured and earliest repatriation of the mortal remains of the dec...

September 16, 2024 4:03 PM

Indian diaspora celebrates 78th Independence Day 2024 at the Embassy of India, Kathmandu

The 78th Independence Day of India was celebrated at the Embassy of India in Kathmandu on 15 August 2024. 2. The celebrations began with the hoisting of the national flag by the Ambassador of India to Nepal. This was followed by playing of the video of the address to the nation from Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu. The President’s message highlighted the progress in various fields in the past 77 years and paid tribute to freedom fighters who laid their lives for the indepen...

July 25, 2024 10:19 PM

Relatives of 18 dead in Nepal plane crash demand answers

Relatives of the 18 dead in an airplane crash in Nepal have yet to hear from the government or the airline on the possible cause of the disaster, they said a day after the small jet went down during take-off at the airport in Kathmandu, the capital. The incident has cast a spotlight on the mountainous, landlocked nation's poor record on air safety, with almost 360 people killed since 2000 in plane and helicopter crashes. The 50-seater CRJ-200 aircraft that crashed this week was operated by Sau...