India proposes to supply 500 MW electricity to Nepal

September 15th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao met Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala and discussed various bilateral issues including greater sharing of vital information between the two countries. According to Nepalnews, both the leaders also discussed electricity import from India, signing of extradition treaty and the agreements reached during Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal's visit to India last month.

September 9th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar has said his government is really concerned about the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket and would take proper action against anyone who indulges in the practice. Talking to reporters in Birganj in the Terai plains near the Indo-Nepalese border, Nepal said, "We are really concerned about this racket and if anyone uses our land to supply fake currency into India, we will take proper action." "Any unlawful activities detrimental to the interest of our neighbouring country will not be allowed," he added.

August 21st, 2009 KATHMANDU - Nepal's Communication and Information Minister and spokesman Shankar Pokharel on Friday described the five-day visit to India of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal as a milestone in Indo-Nepal relations. "The visit is a milestone in Nepal-India relations," Pokharel told reporters.

August 17th, 2009 KATHMANDU - The Unified CPN (Maoist) has told Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal not to sign any agreements including the Pancheshwar multi-purpose hydro-electric project during his visit to India from August 18. During an all-party meeting called by Madhav Kumar Nepal in Singhadurbar on Sunday, Maoist leaders told Nepal not to sign any agreements with India without the consensus of the parties and asked him to focus on bilateral cooperation.

August 15th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Nepal's Minister for Commerce and Supplies Rajendra Mahato has said that Nepal and India will ink two key treaties to boost bilateral trade and provide more trade facilities during Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal's visit to New Delhi from August 18. Talking to reporters here, Mahato said: "Nepal and India will sign at least two treaties to expand trade and provide more trade facilities including opening new border points for movement of goods between the two countries." Mahato, who will accompany Nepal during the visit said, "The amendments in Nepal-India Trade Treaty - 1996 and a Treaty to Control Unauthorized Trade are the two documents on which the two nations will put their seal during Nepals visit." The other two treaties are aimed at eliminating double taxation and agreement on promotion and protection of investments.

July 20th, 2009 KATHMANDU - The defence ministers of India and Nepal will hold talks in New Delhi Tuesday, the first meeting of its kind since the attempt by King Gyanendra four years ago to rule his kingdom with the help of the army. Vidya Bhandari, the new defence minister in the Communist-headed government of Nepal, left for the Indian capital Monday on a six-day visit during which she will also be undergoing medical tests at the Apollo Hospital, the minister's secretariat in Kathmandu said.

June 9th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood said on Tuesday that a joint committee is working towards finalisation of a boundary map between India and Nepal to resolve the border issue that has long been in contention. "The technical-level committee is working towards finalisation of the map," Rakesh Sood said.

June 9th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Nepal and India signed four Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) aimed at fostering cooperation under the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) framework here on Monday. The MOUs were signed by Foreign Secretary of Nepal, Gyan Chandra Acharya and Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Rakesh Sood.

May 27th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has congratulated his Nepalese counterpart Madhav Kumar Nepal on his appointment as Prime Minister and invited the latter to visit India.

May 25th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood and United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) chief Karen Ladgren have separately met newly elected Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal at the latter's residence, Koteshwor. They congratulated Nepal on his election as the new Prime Minister and extended best wishes for his successful term.

April 3rd, 2009 KATHMANDU - Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood handed over Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) to secretary of the Election Commission (EC) in Nepal. "The supply of EVMs to Nepal reflected India's continued commitment to support institutionalisation of multi-party democracy in Nepal," said Sood.

February 15th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Three months after he had accompanied Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee to Nepal, India's Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon is arriving in Kathmandu Tuesday on a two-day visit. The Indian envoy is scheduled to hold talks with Nepal's Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav and opposition leader and former premier Girija Prasad Koirala.

January 8th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Private television stations in Nepal have announced several hours of cuts to regular broadcasts, citing growing power outages. Television Broadcasters' Nepal, an umbrella body of five private stations, said Thursday they would no longer be able to keep up round-the-clock broadcasts due to power outages.

January 8th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Nepal's state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) Friday said that it has been assured of a quick end to the oil strike in India called by officials of Indian public sector oil companies. Land-locked Nepal, which imports its total fuel requirements from southern neighbour India, has been keenly watching the nationwide strike called by India's Oil Sector Officers' Association that reached the third day Friday with major cities beginning to go dry.

January 7th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Enraged at the growing power crisis in Nepal and alleged unfair state laws, Nepal's private television stations Thursday declared 'emergency'. Television Broadcasters Nepal, the umbrella of TV stations, said all private stations would shut down broadcasts from midnight to 5 a.m.