News for 'Kathmandu'

Nepal's Ambassador to India recalled for not cooperating

Nepal's Ambassador to India recalled for not cooperating

Rediff.com7 May 2016

Nepal on Friday recalled its ambassador to India over charges of non-cooperation and indulging in anti-government activities.

SAG: India pulls ahead of rivals with rich medal haul

SAG: India pulls ahead of rivals with rich medal haul

Rediff.com9 Dec 2019

India's total medal count stood at 252 (132 gold, 79 silver, 41 bronze), leaving behind hosts Nepal and Sri Lanka behind. Nepal has won 165 medals (45 gold, 44 silver, 76 bronze) while Sri Lanka have collected 197 medals (36 gold, 68 silver, 93 bronze).

Maoist chief Prachanda elected as Nepal PM

Maoist chief Prachanda elected as Nepal PM

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

Maoist chief Prachanda was on Wednesday elected by lawmakers as Nepal's Prime Minister for a second time.

How Yogi plans to develop Gorakhpur as regional air travel hub

How Yogi plans to develop Gorakhpur as regional air travel hub

Rediff.com7 Sep 2018

Although Gorakhpur is the largest urban centre and trading hub in Eastern UP, catering not only to the neighbouring district but also the adjoining Bihar and Nepal, it had been lacking in proper infrastructure of road and air connectivity, impeding the harnessing of its socioeconomic potential.

SAG 2019: India continue impressive show with 15 gold medals

SAG 2019: India continue impressive show with 15 gold medals

Rediff.com4 Dec 2019

Track and field athletes led India's gold rush on the third day of competitions at the 13th South Asian Games as the country added a whopping 29 medals to jump to the top of the medals tally, in Kathmandu, on Wednesday.

SAG 2019: Dominant India bags 27 medals on Day 2

SAG 2019: Dominant India bags 27 medals on Day 2

Rediff.com3 Dec 2019

Mehuli Ghosh's effort will, however, not be considered as a world record, as the South Asian Games' results are not recognised by the international body (ISSF) for the purpose of records.

Nepal quake: PM puts IAF, NDRF on standby

Nepal quake: PM puts IAF, NDRF on standby

Rediff.com12 May 2015

PM Narendra Modi took stock of the situation and directed all authorities concerned to be on alert for rescue and relief operations

Pakistan has pulled the trigger on itself

Pakistan has pulled the trigger on itself

Rediff.com26 Feb 2019

Pakistan has taken too much of a chance with Pulwama - with the wrong government in India, and at the wrong time.

'NDRF operations stopped in Nepal, troops to return'

'NDRF operations stopped in Nepal, troops to return'

Rediff.com4 May 2015

India's National Disaster Response Force on Monday began withdrawal of its men from quake-hit Nepal after the country asked foreign rescue teams to end their work.

Nepal won't sack Indian priests at Pashupatinath

Nepal won't sack Indian priests at Pashupatinath

Rediff.com8 Jan 2009

Bowing to intense pressure from Hindu groups and political parties both at home and abroad, Nepal's Maoist government on Wednesday reversed its decision to replace the Indian priests at the Himalayan country's most revered Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu with the local Brahmins. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Prachanda during a special address to Parliament telecast live by the state-run television.

Modi to tell SAARC to adopt zero tolerance approach to terror

Modi to tell SAARC to adopt zero tolerance approach to terror

Rediff.com24 Nov 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to seek the cooperation of India's neighbours to check extremist violence and to adopt an approach of zero tolerance towards terrorism at the two-day South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Summit which begins on Wednesday in Kathmandu.

Nepal royal massacre plotter arrested

Nepal royal massacre plotter arrested

Rediff.com7 Aug 2009

Tul Prasad Sherchan was arrested from a guesthouse at Sundhara in Kathmandu on Thursday night, Superintendent of Police, Nawaraj Silwal, said. Sherchan, who called himself the former 'chief of the Royal Bureau of Intelligence', had claimed at a press conference on Wednesday that he was the mastermind behind the palace massacre.

Rain, hailstorms and snowfall lash north India

Rain, hailstorms and snowfall lash north India

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

As many as 38 flights, including 23 domestic and nine international, were diverted from the Delhi airport to nearby cities between 6-8.45 pm.

Rajnath likely to visit Pakistan for SAARC meet

Rajnath likely to visit Pakistan for SAARC meet

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

During the visit, apart from attending the SAARC meet, Singh is likely to have bilateral meetings with his counterparts from other SAARC member-countries, including Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.

'India should recognise the Taliban'

'India should recognise the Taliban'

Rediff.com12 Jul 2009

Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil, the Taliban foreign minister when the Indian Airlines plane, IC-814, was hijacked from Kathmandu to Kandahar in December 1999, tells Jyoti Malhotra that India should not look at Afghanistan through the Pakistani lens.

Nepal arrests 3 pro-Dalai Lama Tibetan leaders

Nepal arrests 3 pro-Dalai Lama Tibetan leaders

Rediff.com20 Jun 2008

Succumbing to Chinese pressure, Nepal has arrested three top pro-Dalai Lama Tibetan leaders along with 700 activists from different parts of Kathmandu.

Attack forces Lankan prez to prune Nepal visit

Attack forces Lankan prez to prune Nepal visit

Rediff.com3 Mar 2009

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to cut short his visit to Nepal in the wake of Tuesday's terror attack on his country's cricketers in Pakistan, after inking two agreements with the country

Cricket in 2010 South Asian Games

Cricket in 2010 South Asian Games

Rediff.com17 Feb 2009

India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal have agreed to participate in cricket at the Games, Kutubuddin Ahmed, secretary-general of the Bangladesh Olympic Association, said after a meeting in Kathmandu on Monday. A Twenty20 competition at under-21 level will feature in the Games for the eight-nation grouping, to be staged from January 29 to February 9 next year.

Timeline: Nepal becomes republic

Timeline: Nepal becomes republic

Rediff.com29 May 2008

A chronology of important developments in the history of Nepal, which became a republic on Wednesday.

Border skirmishes: China's strategy to unsettle India

Border skirmishes: China's strategy to unsettle India

Rediff.com25 May 2020

'Post the pandemic, when India is turning a new leaf in its economic policy with an eye on foreign capital and global supply chains that are likely to leave China, heightened tensions on the India-China border creates an atmosphere of uncertainty,' observes Virendra Kapoor.

Amidst fresh aftershocks, three more pulled alive from rubble

Amidst fresh aftershocks, three more pulled alive from rubble

Rediff.com3 May 2015

Two men and a woman were on Sunday pulled out alive from under the rubble of their homes in Nepal

Madhav Nepal sworn-in as Nepal PM

Madhav Nepal sworn-in as Nepal PM

Rediff.com25 May 2009

Madhav Kumar Nepal was sworn-in on Monday as the Prime Minister of Nepal along with two cabinet ministers, capping the three-week long political crisis in the country that eased Maoists out of power after a confrontation with the army.

Former US president to monitor elections in Nepal

Former US president to monitor elections in Nepal

Rediff.com2 Apr 2008

Former president of the United States Jimmy Carter will arrive in Nepal on April 7 leading the Carter Centre's international election observation team for the April 10 polls. The mission, which includes over 60 observers from 20 countries, would be deployed throughout Nepal. Thailand's former deputy PM Surakirat Sathirathai would be co-leader of the team headed by Carter.

Reports on Kasab's arrest baseless: Nepal

Reports on Kasab's arrest baseless: Nepal

Rediff.com20 Dec 2008

Nepal today dismissed as "baseless" a report which claimed Ajmal, the lone terrorist captured during the Mumbai attacks, was nabbed in the Himalayan nation two years ago and handed over to India.

Pakistan imposes restrictions on Masood Azhar

Pakistan imposes restrictions on Masood Azhar

Rediff.com9 Dec 2008

Pakistani authorities have reportedly imposed restrictions on the movement of Jaish-e-Mohammed founder Maulana Masood Azhar and confined him to his home despite turning down India's demand for handing him over.Azhar, who was freed by Indian authorities along with two other terrorists in exchange for passengers of an Indian Airlines flight hijacked from Kathmandu to Kandahar in 1999, has been confined to his multi-storey building in Model Town area of Bahawalpur.

Nepal: 'Democratic' Prachanda warns media

Nepal: 'Democratic' Prachanda warns media

Rediff.com31 May 2008

Maoist chairman Prachanda, expected to lead the next government in Nepal, has warned the media against criticising his party, saying that "we will no longer tolerate criticism as we have already been elected by the people". Addressing a rally to celebrate the declaration of republic in Kathmandu Prachanda said his CPN-Maoist will not tolerate further criticism by the media and warned of serious consequences if it continued to criticise the party.

Has the 'bikini killer' exchanged vows?

Has the 'bikini killer' exchanged vows?

Rediff.com10 Oct 2008

Confirming that a meeting took place between Sobhraj and Nihita Biswas at the jail premises on Thursday, a junior staff member at the prison said the two along with Nihita's mother exchanged 'Tikas' as per the traditional practice on the festival, but no wedding ceremony took place.

Meet the teen who scaled Everest

Meet the teen who scaled Everest

Rediff.com11 Jun 2009

"I don't feel 19. I don't know what it is to be 19," says Krushnaa Patil who became the second youngest Indian girl to scale Mount Everest.

Narrow escape for 154 passengers on board IndiGo flight

Narrow escape for 154 passengers on board IndiGo flight

Rediff.com20 Aug 2014

154 people on board an IndiGo aircraft had a narrow escape on Wednesday following a problem in its landing gear that caused thick smoke to emanate after touching down at the airport in New Delhi, leaving some passengers with minor injuries during evacuation.

Top places to travel in 2019

Top places to travel in 2019

Rediff.com28 Dec 2018

Make sure that these places feature in your 2019 travel bucket list.

US may remove Nepali Maoists from terror list

US may remove Nepali Maoists from terror list

Rediff.com6 May 2008

The United States is considering removing the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist from the list of terrorist organisations after its stunning performance in the constituent assembly elections. Earlier, the US ambassador to Nepal had met Maoist chairman Prachanda, where the Maoist chief suggested that the US should remove the Maoists from its terrorist list. The US is also likely to pull out a negative travel advisory about Nepal that lies posted on the State Department's website.

Valecha plans consortium for airport development

Valecha plans consortium for airport development

Rediff.com17 Jul 2007

Through this, the company plans to bid for 35 non-metro airports coming up for development in India as well as international airport developments.

What do kids miss most during lockdown? They reveal through art

What do kids miss most during lockdown? They reveal through art

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

Missing their grandparents, not being able to go out and meet their friends.... These are just some of the things that kids, who have been confined to their homes due to the coronavirus lockdown, have revealed. From Tokyo to Buenos Aires, and New York to Kathmandu, youngsters have taken to their balconies or front lawns to display and explain the drawings they have made to Reuters photographers.

Ajmal held earlier by Indian agencies: Pak lawyer

Ajmal held earlier by Indian agencies: Pak lawyer

Rediff.com15 Dec 2008

Amidst Pakistan's attempt to dispute the nationality of the lone surviving gunman arrested for the Mumbai terror attacks, a Pakistani lawyer has claimed Ajmal Amir Iman was a Pakistani citizen arrested two years ago in Kathmandu by "Indian agencies" with the help of Nepal.

A date with eternal beauty: Everest!

A date with eternal beauty: Everest!

Rediff.com21 Oct 2014

What does one do when one day, out of the blue, one is told to go on a road trip to the Everest Base Camp?

200 bodies retrieved from debris of Nepal's historic tower

200 bodies retrieved from debris of Nepal's historic tower

Rediff.com25 Apr 2015

The 50.5-metre-high historic tower was reduced to just its base.

Regional airlines can spread their wings abroad

Regional airlines can spread their wings abroad

Rediff.com29 Aug 2007

This means a regional airline does not have to confine its operations to the domestic sector.

IOC offers to meet fuel demand of SAARC region

IOC offers to meet fuel demand of SAARC region

Rediff.com15 Oct 2008

SAARC nations, including Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal are projected to have a fuel deficit of 17.05 million tons by 2015 and 20.85 million tons by the year 2020. IOC has said if the SAARC countries accept a long-term tie up with IOC for the supply of petroleum products, it can suitably expand some of its existing refineries to meet their requirement on mutually agreed terms based on international prices.

Shiv Shankar Mukherjee is India's new envoy to UK

Shiv Shankar Mukherjee is India's new envoy to UK

Rediff.com14 Jan 2008

India on Monday named Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, senior diplomat and Ambassador to Nepal, as its new envoy to Britain. A 1971-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Services, Mukherjee will succeed Kamlesh Sharma. Mukherjee will move to London after an eventful and successful three-year stint in Kathmandu, during which the Himalayan country witnessed revolutionary changes, resulting in the abolition of monarchy.

Did this Indian couple fake Everest summit photos?

Did this Indian couple fake Everest summit photos?

Rediff.com31 Aug 2016

Nepal on Tuesday banned an Indian couple from mountain climbing in the country for 10 years after they tried to fake a successful ascent of Mount Everest with digitally altered photographs, officials said.