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Finance Ministry delays forwarding MCA Nepal's request to extend MCC projects

Kathmandu, Aug. 17 -- The Ministry of Finance has held up a request from the Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal) for a one-year extension of US-funded infrastructure projects, with the prop... Read More


Indian Army chief Seth arriving Sunday amid uncertainty over meeting with PM Shah

Kathmandu, Aug. 15 -- Indian Army chief General Dhiraj Seth is arriving in Kathmandu on Sunday to receive the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army, although it is unclear whether he will meet P... Read More


Nepal, India set three-year deadline to map cross-border land occupation

Kathmandu, Aug. 14 -- In a major breakthrough, senior survey officials from Nepal and India have agreed to conclude the mapping of cross border occupation, a long-standing boundary issue between the t... Read More


Deadlock over names delaying ambassadorial nominations

Kathmandu, Aug. 11 -- The government has delayed recommending ambassadors to around a dozen and a half countries until at least next week, as ruling party leaders remain divided over the names to be p... Read More


India, China invite PM Shah to visit as he opens up diplomatic engagement

Kathmandu, Aug. 11 -- The ambassadors of India and China on Monday invited Prime Minister Balendra Shah to visit their respective countries as they separately met with him in Kathmandu within a few ho... Read More


International Tibetan studies conference moved

Kathmandu, Aug. 10 -- The 17th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, which the Nepal government instructed Kathmandu University to cancel, will now be held , organisers said on... Read More


Foreign minister says it's unclear whether Nepal has signed copy of Sugauli Treaty

Kathmandu, Aug. 10 -- At a time when the Nepal-India border dispute has intensified following India and China's agreement to reopen the Lipulekh trade route, Nepal says it cannot locate the original 1... Read More


Prime Minister Shah to meet Indian, Chinese envoys on Monday, US Charge d'Affaires next day

Kathmandu, Aug. 8 -- Prime Minister Balendra Shah is set to begin one-on-one meetings with Kathmandu-based key diplomatic stakeholders on Monday, breaking his self-imposed rule of avoiding individual ... Read More


Nepal, India seek breakthrough in stalled Pancheshwar project

Kathmandu, Aug. 7 -- Nepal and India will discuss the long-delayed Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project and other issues related to the Mahakali Treaty at a bilateral water resources meet scheduled for th... Read More


Indian Army chief to arrive on August 16

Kathmandu, Aug. 6 -- Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth, who assumed office as the 31st chief of the Indian Army on June 30, is scheduled to arrive in Kathmandu on August 16 for a five-day official... Read More