Kathmandu, August 27 : Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Wednesday said he would go to India for his first political visit after taking charge of the PM office.

He further clarified that his China visit was not of political nature as he had gone there to take part in Olympics closing ceremony.

Dahal tried to clear up the speculations regarding his going to China as his maiden foreign tour, as there is a tradition of visiting India first by a newly elected Nepali Prime Minister.

According to Kantipur, he said that India should not take his China visit otherwise as it was not political.

Kathmandu, Aug 27 : A high-level government team headed by ministers of defense and physical planning is to monitor the execution of work at the flood-affected areas at Sunsari and supervise the rescue and relief efforts for Saptakoshi flood victims.

A council of ministers meeting chaired by acting Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai had reached the decision to this effect.

The team, which also comprises secretaries of the concerned ministries, high government officials and security chiefs, arrived in Sunsari on Tuesday.

The team has also been given the authority to immediately assume all the responsibilities to mobilize resources for smooth execution of the rescue and relief efforts.

Kathmandu, Aug 25: Nepali Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav has reportedly said that his country would keep an equal distance from both India and China since “the dynamics of diplomatic ties have changed”.

Yadav said that the new Nepali government will keep “equal distance” from its two neighbors, India and China, reported the Xinhua.

The foreign minister, also chairman of Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF), the fourth largest party in the Constituent Assembly (CA), was sworn in on Friday alongside seven other ministers.

Kathmandu, Aug 24 : Nepal''s Prime Minister Prachanda will meet Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing today.

Prachanda who has reached Beijing on Saturday to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games will also meet Chinese premier Wen Jiabao.

According to sources, Prachanda will attend the luncheon hosted by Jiabao in honor of visiting heads of State and Government.

He will meet senior leaders of Chinese Communist Party on Monday.