KATHMANDU, June 1: The United States said on Saturday that it is now seeking to expand defense relationship with Nepal under the framework of the Indo-Pacific Strategy.

KATHMANDU, June 1: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba congratulated newly-appointed External Affairs Minister of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, June 1: Nepal has urged India to hold the fifth meeting of the Joint Commission at the foreign minister level at the earliest.

BIMSTEC cannot replace SAARC, says PM Oli (with video)

Published On: June 1, 2019 11:03 AM NPT By: Agencies

NEW DELHI, June 1: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a major diplomatic move, invited BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) nations, Mauritius and Kyrgyzstan for his swearing-in ceremony to emphasize the importance of neighborhood in his government's foreign policy framework.

KATHMANDU, June 1: The probe panel formed to investigate alleged irregularities in the purchase of two wide-body aircraft for Nepal Airlines Corporation has turned defunct without even getting started. It was mandated to complete its work within 45 days, but that was five months ago.

KATHMANDU, June 1: It has come to light that Prof Dr Dambar Dhoj Chemjong, head of the Central Department of Anthropology at Tribhuvan University, concealed a letter sent by the university's Executive Council regarding action against misuse of funds provided by USAID.

Bamdev sides with Dahal in leadership tango

Published On: June 1, 2019 06:05 AM NPT By: Republica

PYUTHAN/KATHMANDU, June 1: In an apparent alignment with Pushpa Kamal Dahal, one of the two party chairpersons of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Secretariat Member Bamdev Gautam has urged Prime Minister K P Oli to be ready to either hand over the government leadership after completion of two and half years or the party chairmanship.

Prime Minister Oli returns home from India

Published On: May 31, 2019 08:10 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, May 31: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli returned home this late afternoon. He came back from New Delhi after attending the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi, re-elected the Prime Minister of India.

Gyawali congratulates India's new foreign minister

Published On: May 31, 2019 05:13 PM NPT By: Samriti Maharjan

KATHMANDU, May 31: Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali congratulated newly-appointed External Affairs Minister of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

Foreign Minister Gyawali launches Brain Gain Center

Published On: May 31, 2019 03:40 PM NPT By: Pratik Rana

KATHMANDU, May 31: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali inaugurated the Brain Gain Center (BGC) amid a function held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Friday.