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Nepal eliminates rubella, says WHO
The Peninsula
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August 18, 2025
A group of students wait in line to get vaccinated against Measles-Rubella during the Outbreak Response Immunization campaign in Mahottari district of Madhesh Province in Nepal. (Photo: World Health Organization) Geneva: Nepal has eliminated...
Nepal eliminates rubella as public health problem, WHO says
South China Morning Post
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August 18, 2025
Nepal has eliminated rubella as a public health problem, the World Health Organization has said, citing the success of its immunisation campaigns and disease-surveillance programme. Rubella is a highly contagious viral infection transmitted...
Nepal successful in Rubella elimination: WHO
República
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KATHMANDU, Aug 18: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced that Nepal has eliminated rubella, a public health problem in the country. With this, Nepal becomes the sixth country in the South-East Asia region to eliminate rubella....
Modi To Host Nepal’s PM Oli In Holy Bodhgaya In September
StratNews Global
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August 18, 2025
Home China Modi To Host Nepal’s PM Oli In Holy Bodhgaya In September The choice of Bodhgaya as the venue for the summit between Nepal's PM Oli and Narendra Modi and not Delhi may be occasion for comment. But the fact that they are meeting is...
Indian broadcasters staring at crores in unpaid license fees from Nepal, Bangladesh
The Hindu
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August 18, 2025
Representational file image. Image by Drazen Zigic on Freepik TV broadcasters in India are due hundreds of crores in overdue license fee payments from distributors in Nepal and Bangladesh, a problem that has been getting worse over the last year,...
India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month
The Print
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August 18, 2025
New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli first official visit to New Delhi next month since taking office over a year ago....
12 Nepalis dead in Kuwait toxic liquor tragedy, survivors to be deported
OnlineKhabar
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August 18, 2025
Kathmandu, August 18 The death toll of Nepalis in Kuwait from the consumption of toxic liquor has risen to 12, according to the Embassy of Nepal in Kuwait. Around 30 others are still undergoing treatment at various hospitals. The incident, which...
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri meets Nepal PM to prepare for Oli's Mid-Sept India Visit
ETGovernment
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August 18, 2025
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri on Sunday called on Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and President Ramchandra Paudel and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties across various sectors, as both countries seek to give a fresh impetus to ties...
Nepal endorses Citizenship Bill allowing use of either parent’s name
OnlineKhabar
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August 18, 2025
Kathmandu, August 18 The Nepal Citizenship (Second Amendment) Bill, which ensures a mother’s equal right to pass on citizenship by descent, has been endorsed by the Legislation Management Committee of the National Assembly. Once the bill is...
Israeli Prez meets family of Nepali hostage Bipin Joshi...
República
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KATHMANDHU, Aug 18: Israeli President Isaac Herzog held an emotional meeting on Sunday with the mother and sister of Nepali student Bipin Joshi, who has been held captive in Gaza by Hamas since the October 7, 2023 attack. Joshi, who had gone to...
Proton launches Malaysian-made EV in Nepal
The Kathmandu Post
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Proton Malaysia, in partnership with Jagdamba Motors in Kathmandu, has launched its first electric vehicle in Nepal—the Proton e.MAS 7. The model is the first Malaysian-made EV to be introduced to the local market. The partnership between Proton...
Nepal, India Foreign Secretary Meeting Held
New Spotlight Nepal
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Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai held bilateral talks with Foreign Secretary of India, Vikram Misri, in Kathmandu today. The discussions covered a wide range of issues, including connectivity, trade and development cooperation, underscoring the...
Nepal’s President urges HKH countries to adopt people-centric, science-based policies
United News of Bangladesh
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President of Nepal Ramchandra Poudel on Monday said they, at the policy-making level, must formulate timely, people-centered and implementable policies on climate change, biodiversity, and air pollution, based on scientific facts and public...
Writ petition filed against Nepal Telecom’s ‘forced’ CRBT
NepaliTelecom
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August 18, 2025
Summary✨ A Supreme Court writ demands Nepal Telecom (NTC) cease unsolicited Caller Ring Back Tones (CRBT). The petition claims NTC plays CRBT without user consent, citing stress and service quality degradation. The petitioner argues that NTC's...
Foreign Minister: Nepal making continuous efforts for Bipin Joshi’s release
Khabarhub
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August 18, 2025
Foreign Minister Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba. (File photo) KATHMANDU: Foreign Minister Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba has stated that the Government of Nepal has been making continuous and tireless efforts for the early release of Nepali youth Bipin Joshi, who...
PM Oli reviews Digital Nepal Framework expansion and Nepal Telecom progress
Khabarhub
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August 18, 2025
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Sunday received a briefing on the expansion of the Digital Nepal Framework and the latest progress of Nepal Telecom. Oli, who has consistently emphasized the use of communication and information...
Dengue cases in Nepal cross 3,000
Khabarhub
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August 18, 2025
KATHMANDU: Nepal has recorded over 3,000 dengue cases as the mosquito-borne infection continues to spread across the country. In the past week alone, 137 new cases were reported. According to data from the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division...
Pakistan, Nepal can broaden collaboration in gender equality, SDGs, climate change: Romina
Associated Press of Pakistan
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August 18, 2025
- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (APP): Parliamentarians from Nepal and Pakistan on Monday vowed to boost synergies for joint efforts and experience sharing in areas of gender mainstreaming and climate...
Foreign Secretary concludes Nepal visit, invites PM Oli to India
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 18, 2025
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 18 (ANI): Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday concluded his two-day Nepal visit and returned home. During the visit, Misri also handed over a formal invitation to Nepal Prime Minister Oli for a visit to India....
Foreign Secretary Misri hands over medical equipment, vehicles to Nepal Army
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 18, 2025
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday handed over vehicles, medical equipment and military animals to Nepal's Army Chief Gen. Ashok Raj Sigdel, strengthening bilateral defence cooperation. Misri arrived in Nepal on Sunday for a two-day official...