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India gifts 200 vehicles to Nepal as logistic support for Nov 20 polls

India on Tuesday gifted 200 vehicles to the Nepalese government for logistical support to various Nepali institutions for the smooth conduct of the November 20 general elections. Nepal, which is going for elections for the federal Parliament as well as the provincial assemblies on November 20, had requested the Indian government for the vehicles, according to an Indian embassy press release. In a ceremony organised at the Ministry of Finance, Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava, on behalf of the Indian government, handed over 200 vehicles to Finance Minister Janardan Sharma, as a gift for logistical support to various Nepali institutions for the smooth conduct of elections. Out of the 200 vehicles, 120 are for the security forces while 80 vehicles are for the Election Commission of Nepal, the press release said. The vehicles would prove to be useful in further augmenting the logistical arrangements of various institutions of Nepal across the country for conducting the ...

Nepal's PM Sher Bahadur Deuba wishes PM Modi on his 72nd birthday

"On the occasion of your birthday, best wishes for good health and long life, Prime Minister @narendramodi. May Shri Pashupatinath always protect you," tweeted Deuba

EAM Jaishankar meets Nepal's foreign secretary for bilateral cooperation

Nepalese Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday and apprised him of his talks with his Indian counterpart, Vinay Kwatra. "Pleased to receive Nepal's Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal. Glad to learn from him that his discussions in India have been productive," Jaishankar said in a tweet. Kwatra and Paudyal took stock of the entire spectrum of bilateral cooperation on Tuesday, including in the areas of trade, connectivity, culture and people-to-people relations. Paudyal was on a visit to India from September 13 to September 14.

Foreign secretaries of India, Nepal hold talks on bilateral cooperation

Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Tuesday held talks with his visiting Nepalese counterpart Bharat Raj Paudyal and took stock of the entire spectrum of bilateral cooperation, also covering trade, connectivity, culture and people-to-people relations. Paudyal is on two-day visit to India from September 13. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the two foreign secretaries noted with appreciation the progress on many projects. Kwatra and Paudyal also reviewed the implementation of initiatives announced during Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's visit to India in April and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's trip to Lumbini in May. "The foreign secretaries reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral cooperation between India and Nepal, including economic and commercial cooperation, enhancing connectivity, development cooperation, trade, culture and people-people relations," it said in a statement. The MEA said the recent progress in bilateral cooperation in power sector

Indian COAS hands over non-lethal equipment worth 220 mn NPR to Nepali Army

India's Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Manoj Pande on Monday handed over non-lethal equipment to the Nepali Army

Indian Army chief General Manoj Pande meets Nepali counterpart in Kathmandu

The Indian Army is in Nepal to enhance existing bilateral defence ties and strengthen cooperation in areas of mutual interest

Indian to develop two hydropower plants in Nepal as China abandons projects

Nepal was left in a fix after two Chinese companies withdrew from the projects, West Seti Hydropower Project and the Seti River Hydropower Project, after signing the MoUs with the government

Foreign Minister of Nepal wishes India on 75 years of Independence

Nepal's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Narayan Khadka wished India for completing 75 years of Independence and extended greetings and felicitations to EAM S Jaishankar on the happy occasion

Indian Army chief gets formal invitation to visit Nepal in September

The Nepal government has decided to extend a formal invitation to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army, General Manoj Pande to visit the Himalayan nation next month

India provides disaster relief materials to Nepal amid floods, landslides

The relief materials include 3,000 tents (big/family) and 10 motor inflatable boats

Nepal exports over 3,000 sacks of cement to India for first time

For the first time, Nepal has started exporting cement to India

Army chief Pande to visit Nepal in Aug, to be conferred with honorary title

Chief of Army Staff Manoj Pande will be visiting Nepal in August, officials from Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs have confirmed

India, Nepal discuss trans-border criminal activities at JWG meet

The JWG, which delved into matters related to border management and security, was held in New Delhi on June 15-16

IRCTC to connect India, Nepal through tourist train under Bharat Gaurav

IRCTC will be India's first agency to connect two countries through tourist train under the Bharat Gaurav Scheme of Indian Railways as the train will depart on the Shri Ramayana Yatra Circuit

Joint report to be submitted to PMs of India and Nepal: EPG member

An EPG member on Nepal-India relations said that the group has decided to hand over its joint report, charting out a future course for bilateral ties, to the prime ministers of the two countries

Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba urges India to provide additional air routes

Nepalese PM Sher Bahadur Deuba has requested India to provide additional air routes from Mahendranagar, Nepalgunj and Janakpur to facilitate connectivity and travel between the two countries.

American envoy on human rights and Tibetan issues to travel to India, Nepal

The envoy will travel to India and Nepal to deepen cooperation on human rights and democratic governance goals, and to advance humanitarian priorities, the State Department said

Live news: Congress for inclusive nation, not 'two Indias', says Rahul

Live news update: The Congress party's ideology is to "take everyone along" and the BJP believes in dividing people, he says.

PM Modi holds talks with Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba in Lumbini

PM Modi held bilateral talks with his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba in Lumbini during which they discussed ways to strengthen ongoing cooperation.

PM Modi to lay foundation for Buddhist Culture centre in Nepal today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the construction of a unique centre for Buddhist Culture and Heritage within the Lumbini Monastic Zone during his official visit to Nepal's Lumbini on Monday on the occasion of Vaishakha Buddha Purnima, informed the Ministry of Culture.At Lumbini, the Prime Minister will visit the sacred Mayadevi temple to offer prayers. Prime Minister will also deliver an address at a Buddha Jayanti event organized by the Lumbini Development Trust under the aegis of the Government of Nepal, said the ministry in its press release.The construction of the unique "India International Centre for Buddhist Culture & Heritage" with a universal appeal will be undertaken by the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), India under the auspices of the Lumbini Development Trust with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.International Buddhist Confederation is a grantee body under the Ministry of Culture. The ...