Nepal

Kathmandu: About USD 20 million is needed to support farmers in earthquake-hit Nepal so that they can resume agricultural activities and stave off the threat of prolonged food insecurity, FAO today said. For the current cropping season,…
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Kathmandu: Nepal today appealed to the international community to send tourists to its famed heritage sites to revive its ailing tourism industry as it reopened another heritage palace complex, nearly two months after deadly earthquakes…
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Kathmandu: Two moderate earth-quakes of 4.6 and 4.4 magnitudes today struck Nepal, taking the total number of aftershocks in the country to 313 after two devastating tremors killed nearly 9,000 people. The first quake was recorded at 1.22…
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today conveyed to his Nepalese counterpart Sushil Koirala India's support to the upcoming Donors' Conference on the quake-hit country's rehabilitation but left open the issue of his participation in…
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KATHMANDU : At least 41 people were killed on Thursday in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall that buried six villages in Nepal's mountainous northeast, the second major disaster to hit the country after the April 25 quake. The…
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Kathmandu: A mild tremor was felt today felt in quake-hit Nepal in the wee hours, taking the total number of aftershocks with 4 or more magnitude to 300. The 4.2-magnitude aftershock was recorded at 2.33 am by National Seismological Centre…
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Kathmandu: Nepal has temporarily banned the import and sale of Nestle's Maggi noodles from India, following reports that the level of lead content in the popular instant snack in India was found to be above permissible limit. "We have…
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Kathmandu: A 4-magnitude aftershock was today felt in Nepal, nearly five weeks after the country's worst quake killed nearly 9,000 people. However, the tremor recorded at 10.48 am with epicentre at Dolakha district, was felt over 30 hours…
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Kathmandu: Four mild tremors jolted Nepal early today, a month after a devastating earthquake ravaged the country and killed nearly 9,000 people. A 4.0 magnitude tremor was felt at 5.29 am local time in the Nepalese capital. According to…
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Kathmandu: The danger of a possible flash flood in Nepal and India was averted today as a landslide- dammed river started flowing normally after sweeping away debris that had blocked it, allowing thousands of people to return to their…
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