India-Indonesia heroin network busted in NepalOctober 9th, 2009 KATHMANDU - An extensive network of drug traffickers snaking through India to Indonesia with its roots in Afghanistan has been busted by Nepal police with the arrest of an Indian in Kathmandu who was carrying white heroin worth at least NRS 750 million in the international market. Acting on a tip-off, Nepal Police arrested Ravikumar Kethandapti Rangaswami at Kathmandu's Tribhuban International Airport while he was in the process of catching a Thai Airways flight to Bangkok Wednesday, from where he was headed for Jakarta, the Indonesian capital.
India, Nepal air pact to open up skySeptember 11th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Air connectivity between India and Nepal is poised for a tremendous leap with the two neighbours inking an air pact that boosts weekly flight seats five-fold and opens 10 new destinations. India and Nepal have revised their Air Services Agreement (ASA) after 12 years to keep pace with the rapid developments in the aviation industry since then, consenting to allow each other to operate 30,000 seats every week instead of the previous 6,000 seats.
Four extremist Nepal Defence Army leaders arrested with armsSeptember 6th, 2009 KATHMANDU - At least four leaders of the Nepal Defence Army (NDA), including its chairman R.P Mainali, have been arrested for possessing arms. The NDA leaders were arrested at about 11 a.m.
Nepal Cultural Minister regrets Maoist attack on Indian priestsSeptember 5th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Nepal Cultural Minister Minindra Rijal on Saturday expressed regret at the Maoists attack on two Indian priests at the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu and assured adequate security to them. "This is very sad and most regrettable to attack Indian priests inside the holy temple which is the centre of faith for millions of Hindus across the world," Rijal said.
No arms deal with India: Nepal Defense MinisterAugust 7th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Nepal Defense Minister Bidhya Bhandari who returned to Kathmandu from New Delhi refuted any agreement with the Indian government regarding the import of arms. "There is no agreement on arms.
Black flags shown to Menon in Nepal, four arrestedJune 20th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon, on a two-day visit to Nepal Saturday to give fresh impetus to the obstructed peace process and foster better ties with the new government, faced protests at the Kathmandu airport on his arrival by youths alleging India had occupied Nepal's territory. Nepal police said about seven to eight young men, seemingly students, tried to show the visiting envoy black flags as he alighted at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.
Thirty-three stranded Mansarovar pilgrims evacuated to NepalganjJune 10th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Thirty-three stranded Indian pilgrims returning from Kailash and Mansarovar have been evacuated to Nepalganj on Wednesday. With this, forty-seven pilgrims have been evacuated.
10 Indians killed during Kailash pilgrimageJune 9th, 2009 KATHMANDU - At least 10 Indians were killed while attempting to undertake the pilgrimage to the Mount Kailash in Tibet and the nearby Mansarovar lake, venerated by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains alike. The deaths occurred due to high-altitude sickness as most of the pilgrims were above 60 years and came from cities in plains like Bangalore, Chennai and Lucknow, tourist agencies in Kathmandu said.
Woman arrested for Nepal church blastJune 2nd, 2009 KATHMANDU - Nepal police Tuesday said they had made a breakthrough in investigating the deadly blast that ripped through the prayer hall of one of the oldest Catholic churches in the country a week ago, killing three women and injuring at least 14 others. A 27-year-old married woman, whose name was given as Sita Shrestha nee Thapa, has been arrested in connection with the explosion at the Assumption Church in Lalitpur district May 23, Kathmandu police said at a press conference.
Indian businessman killed in NepalMay 22nd, 2009 KATHMANDU - A 32-year-old Indian who had come to invest in Nepal only four months ago was killed in a remote town in the far west of the country, police said Friday. Vishal Jain had come from India's Agra city, famed for the Taj Mahal, to invest in and help run a condiments factory in Mahendranagar in Kanchanpur district.
Nepal to resume direct flights to MumbaiApril 21st, 2009 KATHMANDU - First, there was a steady stream of visits to Kathmandu by Mumbai's glitterati, including Shabana Azmi, Govinda, Sukhwinder Singh and Daler Mehndi. Now Nepal's tourism ministry has decided to cash in on the interest shown in Nepal by Mumbai-ites by announcing direct Kathmandu-Mumbai flights from May 1.
India-Nepal joint venture to tap wind energyApril 4th, 2009 KATHMANDU - An Indian company and a Nepali firm have recently formed a joint venture company - USP Wind and Power System - in Kathmandu to tap wind to generate electricity. "This company aims to tap wind to generate electricity in the Kathmandu Valley and remote districts.
Indian gang nabbed for preying on Pashupatinath pilgrimsJanuary 23rd, 2009 KATHMANDU - They came to Nepal to view the shrine of Lord Pashupatinath, one of the holiest Hindu deities, and offer their prayers. However, they stayed on - and began robbing other Indian devotees who flocked to the 17th century temple in Kathmandu daily.
Blast in Kathmandu, no casualtyDecember 27th, 2008 KATHMANDU - A crude explosive device detonated Sunday morning outside a school in the Nepali capital - the third such incident in two days, but there was no report of injury or death in the incident. Kathmandu police chief Nawaraj Silwal told reporters that an improvised explosive device went off at 6.45 a.m.
Explosion near Kathmandu airport injures oneDecember 26th, 2008 KATHMANDU - At least one person was wounded when a bomb exploded near the airport in the Nepali capital, police said Saturday. The blast occurred Saturday morning near a police check post, half a kilometre away from the terminal building of Tribhuvan International Airport.
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