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Bangladesh Cabinet approves revised trade deal with India
Bangladesh cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has approved the revised India-Bangladesh trade agreement. The revised agreement will facilitate both countries to use each other’s land and water routes for trade with a third country and remove long ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Kathmandu-Varanasi-Kathmandu bus service flagged off
Nepal and India on 5 March 2015 launched a direct bus service linking cultural cities Kathmandu and Varanasi. Kathmandu-Varanasi-Kathmandu bus service was launched under the ambit of Motor Vehicle Agreement between India and Nepal signed during 18th SAARC Summit. Key facts ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Symposium: Towards Zero Poaching in Asia concludes in Nepal
A symposium, Towards Zero Poaching in Asia concluded in Kathmandu, Nepal on 6th February 2015. Symposium: Towards Zero Poaching in Asia This five-day anti-poaching symposium started on 2 February 2015, was hosted by the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation of ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
India funds Nepal’s Pancheshwar project to counter Kheri floods
India will provide fund of Rs 1500 crore to Nepal’s Pancheshwar multi-purpose project on Mahakali river for countering the Kheri floods in Uttar Pradesh. This move of Union government comes after a delegation of MPs visited Nepal and had submitted their ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
RBI lifts ban on carrying 1,000, 500 bank notes to and from Nepal, Bhutan
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted ban on carrying Indian bank notes of Rs 1,000 and 500 denominations to and from Nepal, Bhutan. In this regard RBI has issued a circular that eased the restriction on export and import ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Tamu Lhochhar festival being observed in Nepal on 30th December
Tamu Lhochhar festival is being observed on 30th December with gaiety and full fervor in Nepal which marks new year among different communities. It is the biggest cultural festival of the Mahayana sect of Buddhism and generally being observed by ..
E-judiciary services begins in Nepal
Nepal’s Supreme Court (SC) has started e-judiciary services aiming to provide better court services and to ensure easy access to justice. In this regard, SC has developed three software’s to realize the goals of e-judiciary. The apex court will send ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Chhatpuja Celebrated
Chhatpuja is an ancient festival celebrated by Hindus and Jains alike. It is believed to be the only Vedic Festival dedicated to the Hindu Sun God, Surya, and Chhathi Maiya, a Vedic Goddess. The Chhat Puja is performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life and ..