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August 6, 2023 9:43 PM

Construction work of Indian Buddhist Culture and Heritage Centre begins in Lumbini, Nepal

In Nepal, the construction work of the Indian Buddhist Culture and Heritage Centre has begun in Lumbini after Bhumi Pujan ceremony with special recitation by Buddhist monks. The 1.60 billion rupee heritage Centre is expected to be lotus shaped which will be built in zero-net technology and may be completed in one and a half years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the then Prime Minister of Nepal, Sher Bahadur Deuba, had jointly laid the foundation stone during Mr. Modi's Lumbini visit in 20...

August 3, 2023 4:10 PM

India, Nepal finalized agreement for Long-Term Power Trade to increase quantum of export power: Govt in LS

India and Nepal have finalized an agreement for Long-Term Power Trade to increase the quantum of export of power from Nepal to India to 10 thousand Megawatt within 10 years. In replying to a question in Lok Sabha, Power, and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh informed that the import of power from Nepal would be based on commercial transactions by the entities concerned. He said that it would fulfill mutual benefits to both countries from trade in hydropower which is a clean, gree...

July 11, 2023 2:32 PM

All six people including five Mexicans found dead after helicopter crashes in Nepal

In Nepal, all six people including five Mexicans and a pilot onboard a private commercial helicopter were killed after the ill-fated chopper crashed in a hilly terrain after going missing near the Mount Everest area today. The bodies of five of the six people were found at the crash site. The Manang Air NA-MV chopper took off from Surke Airport in Solukhumbu district at 10:04 am for Kathmandu and lost contact at 10:13 am. The helicopter crashed in the Lamjura area of Likhupike Rural Municipa...