General Purna Thapa is new acting chief of Nepal ArmyBorn to a military family in Nepal's Lamjung district, General Purna Chandra Thapa has served across the globe as part of the United Nation...
GMR signs pact with investor group to sell off hydel projectSources in GMR Group told PTI that the project is currently under development stage and is expected to be commissioned by 2021-22.
GMR plans to export power from its Nepal plant to BangladeshGMR Group, which is setting up two hydel power projects in Nepal, is in discussions with Bangladesh government among others to export power...
Nepal Earthquake: 200 Buddhist monks, nuns killedAround 1000 monasteries have collapsed due to the April 25 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks in Nepal.
We must do whatever possible for Nepal victims: Big BMeasuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, the earthquake that occurred on Saturday, flattened houses and buildings in Nepal, killing around 10,00...
Manisha Koirala thanks Narendra Modi for Nepal relief helpA powerful earthquake, measuring 7.9 on Richter scale, flattened houses and buildings in Nepal yesterday, killing nearly 1911 people so far.
Another IAF plane returns with 237 passengers to DelhiIn the early hours of Sunday, an IL-76 aircraft brought back 152 passengers, and around 4.45 a.m., another C-17 Globemaster III returned wi...
Pranab Mukherjee speaks to Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav, assures fullest cooperationMukherjee spoke over telephone to Yadav and enquired about the latest situation and assessment of people killed in the earthquake, a statem...
John Kerry offers condolences to Nepal earthquake victimsThe US Ambassador to Nepal has issued a disaster declaration in order to immediately release an initial USD 1 million for humanitarian assi...
Samajwadi party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav expresses grief over Nepal earthquakeIn a statement issued here, Yadav said that the Samajwadi Pariwar was with the affected families of Nepal and India in this hour of crisis.
US President Barack Obama briefed on Nepal earthquake"The President has been briefed (on the earthquake)," a White House official told when asked about the earthquake in Nepal and India.
Nepal Earthquake: Daughter of embassy employee killed as house collapses"A house in our Embassy complex collapsed. Unfortunately, the daughter of our employee Madan has died. His wife's condition is serious," Ex...
Earthquake: India sends four aircrafts with relief supplies, team to NepalThe External Affairs Ministry has also set up a 24-hour control room to help its nationals with information and any other assistance.
L-G Najeeb Jung calls disaster management meet to assess damage in DelhiAccording to an official, govt is gearing up to deal with any further natural calamity as all the agencies have been alerted for next 24 ho...
Two dead, many trapped, Kathmandu airport closedThere was rubble where the buildings once stood. In at least one case, there was a long and wide crack on a metalled road.
GMR Energy signs an agreement with IFC for Nepal projectGMR Energy today signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation to jointly develop the 600 MW hydro power project in Nepal.
- Nepal govt to take over royal palaces
The government in Nepal has decided to take over the palaces and properties of the king, who has already been deprived of most of his power...