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The foundation of relations between India and Nepal was laid with the Indo-Nepalese friendship Treaty in 1950. In the 1950s, the Rana rulers of the Kingdom of Nepal welcomed close relations with the newly independent India, fearing a China-backed communist overthrow of their autocratic regime after the success of Communist revolution in China and establishment of CCP government on October 1, 1949.
At least 66 people have been killed in Nepal since early on Friday as persistent downpours triggered flooding and landslides, closing major roads and disrupting domestic air travel, officials said ...
China: Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song, said the country would send tents and blankets from the China South Asian Countries Emergency Supplies Reserve and other relief materials worth Rs 100 million to Nepal in the coming days. [62] India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was deeply saddened by the loss of lives and damage from the earthquake ...
Yeti Airlines Flight 691 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight flown by Yeti Airlines from Kathmandu to Pokhara in Nepal. On 15 January 2023, an ATR 72, the aircraft being operated on the route, stalled and crashed while landing at Pokhara killing all 68 passengers and 4 crew members on board.
The 2015 India Blockade of Nepal, which began on 23 September 2015 and lasted about six months, was an economic and humanitarian crisis that severely affected Nepal and its economy. Nepal has accused India of imposing an undeclared blockade [ 1 ] triggered by Indian concern about changes to the Nepali constitution, violent ethnic conflict, and ...
The Raxaul–Kathmandu railway line is a proposed cross-border railway between India and Nepal.The governments of India and Nepal had issued a joint statement on expanding rail linkages with India's financial support, connecting the border city of Raxaul in India to Kathmandu in Nepal. [1]
Nepal lies in the Himalayas, which were created as a result of the Indian plate colliding with the Eurasian plate, forming the Main Himalayan Thrust. Earthquakes are common in Nepal. In 1934, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Sagarmatha, killing over 10,700 in Nepal and in Bihar, India.
From June to October, over 2,100 people died in floods across India. [10] The country recorded its heaviest rainfall since 1994. [10] In Assam, flooding along the Himalayan border with Nepal killed at least 14 people and affected approximately 1.5 million people.