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India's Arjun Vajpai Becomes World's Youngest Mountaineer To Summit Six Peaks Over 8,000 m

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 25, 2018

Indian mountaineer Arjun Vajpai this week became the youngest person in the world to scale six peaks over 8,000 metres when he summited the treacherous Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world.

Two Dead In Nepal Plane Crash

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 16, 2018

The Makalu Air flight lost contact moments after takeoff and crashed into a hillside not far from its destination in the remote northwestern district of Humla.

India Ready To Be 'Sherpa' For Nepal's Development: PM Modi In Kathmandu

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Saturday May 12, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the final day of his two-day visit to Kathmandu, said India is ready to play the role of a 'Sherpa' to help Nepal scale the mountain of success.

India's History, Faith, Lord Ram Incomplete Without Nepal: PM Modi: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Shylaja Varma (with inputs from agencies) | Friday May 11, 2018

After weeks of hectic campaigning in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Nepal's Janakpur, 225 km from capital Kathmandu. PM Modi and Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated a bus service from Janakpur to Ayodhya - known to be Lord Ram's birthplace - to promote religious tourism in Nepal and India. Apart from holding meetings wi...

Indian Man Among Two Arrested In Nepal For Illegal Call Bypassing

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 8, 2018

An Indian national was among two persons arrested in Nepal today for illegally operating a call bypass centre from their rented room in Kathmandu, police said.

Malaysian Jet Skids Off Runway, Kathmandu Airport Shut For 12 Hours

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday April 20, 2018

A Malaysian jet carrying 139 people that aborted its takeoff and skidded into mud forced Kathmandu airport to shut down for more than 12 hours causing flight chaos Friday after the latest near miss on the city's notoriously dangerous runway.

Minor Explosion Near Indian Embassy Camp Office In Nepal, No Injuries

India News | Edited by Debanish Achom (with inputs from Reuters) | Tuesday April 17, 2018

A small explosion has hit an Indian embassy camp office in Nepal's Biratnagar, officials said. No one was injured in the explosion that took place at the temporary office of the Indian embassy.

India Agrees To Open Inland Waterways, Rail Link To Kathmandu

India News | Reuters | Saturday April 7, 2018

India agreed on Saturday to construct a rail link to Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, and to open up inland waterways in the landlocked Himalayan nation that has also been courted by China with transport deals

Five Things To Know About Nepal's Flight Safety Record

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday March 14, 2018

The crash-landing of a passenger plane at Kathmandu airport that killed 49 people has put Nepal's aviation safety record in the spotlight once again.

"I Say Again, Turn": Confusion Over Runway May Have Caused Nepal Crash

World News | Edited by Subrat Nanda | Tuesday March 13, 2018

As Nepalese investigators retrieved the flight data recorder from the wreckage of a Bangladeshi plane that crashed near the Kathmandu airport killing 49 people, conversation between the air traffic control (ATC) and the pilot indicated a possible confusion over the runway.

PM Modi Condoles Victims Of Tamil Nadu Fire, Nepal Plane Crash

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 13, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the Theni forest fire in Tamil Nadu and expressed anguished over loss of lives in a plane crash in Kathmandu and prayed for early recovery of the injured.

After Nepal Plane Crash, Sushma Swaraj Offers Help To Bangladesh Counterpart

India News | Edited By Abhimanyu Bose | Tuesday March 13, 2018

Following the crash of the US-Bangla Airlines aircraft in Nepal on Monday, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj spoke to the Bangladesh foreign minister Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali to express her condolences for those who died and also offered India's assistance in Kathmandu.

49 Dead In Nepal's Worst Plane Crash In Decades

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 13, 2018

Forty-nine people were killed when a Bangladeshi plane crashed and burst into flames near Kathmandu airport on Monday, in the worst aviation disaster to hit Nepal in nearly three decades.

Bangladesh Plane Hit Kathmandu Airport Fence, Was "Out Of Control"

World News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Monday March 12, 2018

At least 50 people have died after a US-Bangla Airlines plane from Dhaka with 67 passengers and four crew members on board crashed near Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's capital Kathmandu as it was coming in to land, airport officials said.

Plane "Behaved Strangely" Before Crash Near Nepal Airport, Says Survivor

World News | Pradeep Bashyal, Annie Gowen, The Washington Post  | Monday March 12, 2018

A survivor of the plane crash at Kathmandu's international airport said Monday that the US-Bangla Airlines plane began "behaving strangely" on descent before crash-landing near the airport, killing at least 49 people.