Nepal Prime Minister to visit India on Aug 18

September 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will pay a two-day visit to Nepal next week. Nirupama Rao will pay courtesy calls on Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala and hold official talks with her counterpart, Foreign Secretary Gyan Chandra Acharya, during her visit.

August 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India has pledged assistance of Rs.20 billion to Nepal for infrastructure projects, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told visiting Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal. The Nepali prime minister arrived Monday on a five-day visit to India - his first to the country since assuming office three months ago.

August 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Wednesday said that New Delhi wants to build its relationship with Kathmandu. Krishna met Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, who is on a five-day maiden goodwill visit to India, and said that the leaders had discussed the need for furthering economic ties between the two countries.

August 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal arrived here on Tuesday on a five-day official visit, as the head of a 64-member delegation. His spouse Gayatri Nepal, six cabinet ministers including the Foreign, Finance and Energy Ministers, high-level government officers, businessmen and journalists are accompanying him.

August 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal will arrive here Tuesday for a five-day visit - his first trip to India after becoming premier. Nepal is expected to hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

August 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Visiting Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala met L K Advani, leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Thursday. On Wednesday, Koirala met Home Minister P Chidambaram.

August 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Visiting Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala met Home Minister P Chidambaram here on Wednesday. The leaders discussed cross-border terrorism, border encroachment and other threats.

August 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Visiting Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala met Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma. Talking to reporters after the meeting here on Tuesday, Koirala said, "We are taking peace process forward and framing a new Constitution and for that we seek India's assistance.

August 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala, who is on a five-day-visit to India, met her Indian counterpart S. M. Krishna here on Tuesday.

August 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala arrived in India on Monday as part of her five-day visit. Soon after her arrival, Koirala expressed confidence that her visit would further strengthen ties between the two countries.

August 9th, 2009 KATHMANDU/NEW DELHI - Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala will undertake a five-day visit of India from August 10 to 14. Koirala will arrive in the Indian capital shortly before noon Monday.

June 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI J - Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon is visiting to Nepal for a two-day visit from today. Strengthening relations between India and Nepal will be the top on the agenda of this visit.

May 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congratulating Nepal's new prime minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, India Monday hoped that the peace process, including the framing of the constitution, would move expeditiously and offered the country any support it needed. "We congratulate Madhav Nepal on his election as the Prime Minister of Nepal, External Affairs Minister S.M.

February 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa is unlikely to stop over in New Delhi on his way to Nepal next month. 'The president will be taking a chartered flight to Nepal.

February 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa is unlikely to stop over in New Delhi on his way to Nepal next month. 'The president will be taking a chartered flight to Nepal.