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Operation Cactus

Operation cactus took place in 1988. It is the code name of intervention of Indian armed forces to trounce the attempted coup of Maldivian group led by Abdullah...

April 6, 2018

Bidya Devi Bhandari newly elected President of Nepal

Bidya Devi Bhandari has been re-elected as President of Nepal for second term in office with an overwhelming majority. She defeated her Nepali Congress rival Kumari Laxmi Rai...

March 14, 2018

7th Meeting of Eminent Persons Group on Nepal-India Relations was recently held Kathmandu

The 7th meeting of Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on Nepal-India relations was held in Kathmandu, Nepal on February 25, 2018. The various bilateral issues including 1950 Peace and...

February 27, 2018

Syed Mahmud Hossain sworn-in as new Chief Justice of Bangladesh

Syed Mahmud Hossain has been sworn-in as the 22nd chief justice Chief Justice of Bangladesh. He succeeded acting chief justice Abdul Wahab Mian. Mian was appointed as the...

February 5, 2018

Dr. Gurcharan Singh Kalkat, noted Indian agricultural scientist passes away

Dr. Gurcharan Singh Kalkat (91), the former agriculture commissioner of India and Padam Shri and Padam Bhushan awardee, has passed away in Chandigarh, Punjab on January 27, 2018....

January 29, 2018

Kathmandu hosts Himalayan Hydro Expo 2018

The Himalayan Hydro Expo 2018 has started at Kathmandu in Nepal on January 5, 2018. President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari inaugurated the exhibition. The basic objective of...

January 7, 2018

The 8th edition of bilateral military exercise “EKUVERIN 2017”

The 8th edition of bilateral military exercise “EKUVERIN 2017” has started between India and Maldives from December 15 in Belagavi, Karnataka. It is a 14-day joint military training...

December 17, 2017

54th meeting of SAARC programming committee started in Nepal

The 54th meeting of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) programming committee has started at the Kathmandu-based SAARC Secretariat in Nepal on December 11, 2017. The 2-day...

December 12, 2017

Veteran journalist Sukharanjan Sengupta passes away

Sukharanjan Sengupta (85), the veteran journalist, has passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal on December 9, 2017. He had worked for Bengali dailies ‘Jugantar’ and ‘Ananda Bazar Patrika’...

December 12, 2017

The 2017 Aadivasi Mahotsav started Raipur

The two-day Aadivasi Mahotsav has started in Raipur, Chhattisgarh on December 10, 2017 to display the rich and diverse tribal traditions of the central state. It was inaugurated...

December 10, 2017

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