Kathmandu: News
01 Oct 2024
NepalKathmandu, Nepal: A city of festivals and artisan markets
Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, is a place where ancient traditions meet modern life.
29 Sep 2024
Bay of BengalNepal: 112 killed in rain-induced floods, landslides
The death toll from a string of floods, landslides, and inundations in Nepal has climbed up to 112 in just 24 hours.
13 Sep 2024
Amritsar'My father was on hijacked IC421 flight': Jaishankar's shocking revelation
In a stunning revelation, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar revealed that his father was onboard the Indian Airlines flight IC421, which was hijacked in 1984.
09 Sep 2024
Anubhav SinhaIC 814 hijack: Survivor couple's daughter now training to be pilot
The infamous hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 in 1999 has been revisited recently through Anubhav Sinha's much-talked-about thriller series, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.
03 Sep 2024
Anubhav Sinha'IC 814': Netflix changes opening credits, replaces codenames with real-names
Following the controversy surrounding its web series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, helmed by Anubhav Sinha, Netflix has updated the show's opening credits to include the actual names of two hijackers.
03 Aug 2024
Anubhav Sinha'IC814: The Kandahar Hijack' locks release date; gripping teaser out
Netflix has finally released the first teaser of its forthcoming drama thriller, IC814: The Kandahar Hijack.
25 Jul 2024
NepalKathmandu plane crash: Why Nepal has poor aviation safety record
A Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft owned by Saurya Airlines crashed during takeoff on Wednesday morning at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.
24 Jul 2024
NepalWatch: Video shows exact moment plane crashed at Kathmandu Airport
A Saurya Airlines plane bound for Pokhara crashed and caught fire during takeoff from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, resulting in the death of 18 people.
24 Jul 2024
Nepal18 dead as plane crashes in Kathmandu, pilot survives
Eighteen people were killed when a Saurya Airlines plane, 9N-AME (CRJ 200), crashed during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu, Nepal.
12 Jul 2024
NepalNepal landslide: 6 Indians missing after buses fall in river
At least six Indians are among over 60 people reportedly missing in Nepal after an accident triggered by a landslide on Friday.
12 May 2024
Mount EverestNepal's 'Everest Man' sets new record with 29th climb
Nepal's legendary mountaineer, Kami Rita Sherpa, also known as the 'Everest Man,' has set a new world record by scaling Mount Everest for the 29th time.
16 Apr 2024
KarachiPakistani woman summoned as 1st husband goes to Noida court
Seema Haider, a Pakistani national who unlawfully entered India last year, has been summoned to appear before a family court in Noida.
18 Mar 2024
ChinaPokhara is officially Nepal's new tourism capital
In a picturesque ceremony at Barahi Ghat, overlooking the beautiful Phewa Lake, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamla Dahal declared Pokhara the "tourism capital of Nepal."
04 Nov 2023
NepalNepal: At least 132 dead in deadly 6.4-magnitude earthquake
At least 132 individuals reportedly lost their lives and more than 140 people suffered injuries in a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that rocked the western area of Jajarkota in Nepal on Friday night.
11 Jul 2023
NepalNepal: Helicopter carrying 6, including 5 Mexicans, crashes; all dead
A Manang Air helicopter, which went missing in Nepal near Mount Everest with six people on board, crashed at Lamjura of Likhupike Rural Municipality in Solukhumbu district on Tuesday, killing everyone onboard, reported Hindustan Times.
06 Jul 2023
NepalNepal: Opposition demands Prachanda's resignation over 'India appoints PM' row
Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda found himself in a soup after his remarks on Sardar Pritam Singh hinted at India's alleged intervention in the Himalayan country's internal politics.
19 May 2023
Mount EverestIndian climber dies after falling sick at Everest base camp
Suzanne Leopoldina Jesus, a 59-year-old Indian mountaineer, died at the base camp of Mount Everest in Nepal on Thursday, PTI reported.
17 Feb 2023
NepalPilot's error might have caused Nepal plane crash: Investigators
A preliminary inquiry into the Yeti Airlines crash in Nepal last month, which killed 72 people onboard, including five Indians, indicates that one of the pilots made a grave mistake, leading to the crash.
16 Jan 2023
NepalNepal plane crash: 4 UP residents were on Facebook Live
Four out of five Indians—who were on the ill-fated plane that crashed in Nepal's Pokhara on Sunday—were live on Facebook minutes before the crash.
15 Jan 2023
NepalNepal plane crash: 5 Indians among 15 foreign passengers killed
At least five Indian nationals were onboard the Yeti Airlines plane that crashed near Pokhara in Nepal on Sunday morning, Nepal Civil Aviation Authority confirmed, per NDTV.
15 Jan 2023
NepalNepal: Plane carrying 72 people crashes in Pokhara, all dead
A Yeti Airlines-operated passenger plane carrying 72 people crashed in Nepal's Pokhara on Sunday morning.
31 Jul 2022
Nepal6.0 magnitude earthquake rocks Nepal, no damage, deaths reported
Nepal was rocked early on Sunday by an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale.
21 May 2020
IndiaNepal claims Indian territory in new map, New Delhi responds
Nepal released a new political map claiming Indian territories of Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh, and Kalapani, as its own, inviting a sharp rebuke from India on Wednesday.
10 Jan 2020
NepalFive cheapest countries to travel to in 2020
Everyone loves to travel, more so when it comes cheap.
28 Jan 2019
BangladeshPilot smoking inside cockpit led to US-Bangla plane crash: Report
The US-Bangla Airline crash that took place in March last year and killed 51 people was the result of a smoking incident, investigations have revealed.
03 Sep 2018
NepalNepal: Krishna temple reopens 3 years after deadly 2015 earthquake
Nepal's famous Krishna temple built in Indian Sikhara style was reopened for the public on Sunday for the first time three years after the deadly 2015 earthquake that left much of the country's cultural heritage in ruins.
31 Aug 2018
IndiaBIMSTEC Summit: PM Modi holds 'productive talks' with Thai counterpart
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held "productive talks" with his Thai counterpart Prayuth Chan-Ocha during which the two leaders reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral ties, including ways to strengthen cooperation between India and Thailand.
30 Aug 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi arrives in Nepal to attend BIMSTEC Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kathmandu today to attend the 4th BIMSTEC Summit that will focus on enhancing regional connectivity and boosting trade.
11 May 2018
IndiaModi goes to Nepal a month after PM Oli's visit
PM Narendra Modi has landed in Nepal on his third visit to the country, this time on a two-day trip.
13 Mar 2018
DhakaNepal plane crash might have been caused by runway confusion
Nepalese investigators have retrieved the black box of the Bangladeshi plane that crashed in Kathmandu on Monday killing 49 people.
31 Aug 2016
Mount EverestIndian Police Couple banned for 'fake climbing' Everest
A 10-year mountaineering ban has been imposed on a Maharashtra Police couple, after they falsely claimed to be the first Indian couple to scale Everest, on 23rd May 2016.
