Kathmandu - Nepalese authorities Saturday confirmed the second outbreak of bird flu in the eastern part of the country.
The new cases of the deadly strain of H5N1 virus were discovered after 149 chickens died at a poultry farm in Saranamati village of Jhapa district, about 450 kilometres east of Kathmandu, government officials said.
Officials sent samples of the dead fowl to England for tests.
Kathmandu, Feb 17 : Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon today met Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda and discussed the progress made on agreements signed during Prachanda's last visit to India.
Kantipur quoted Foreign Affairs Advisor Hira Bahadur Thapa as saying that Prachanda also inquired about the Noumure Hydropower project to be constructed by India.
In response, Menon said the construction of the dam is underway.
Kathmandu, Feb 17 : Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda has confirmed that the recruitment of the Nepalis in the British Army, also known as the British Gurkhas, will not be stopped.
During a meeting with the visiting delegation of the British Parliament at Baluwatar on Monday, Prachanda said the recruitment of Nepali youth in the British Army had strengthened the ties between the two countries and that the recruitment would not be stopped.
Kathmandu - Outside Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport, groups of young men, mostly in their early 20s, gather to catch flights out of Nepal. They are all headed abroad for employment.
Palden Tamang, 22, is among them. Apprehensive about leaving the country for the first time, his local agent tries to calm him down with instructions about what to do once he gets to Qatar.
Kathmandu, Feb 16 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda has said Nepal is in favour of one-China policy.
During a meeting with the visiting delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Sunday, Prachanda said Nepal would not allow any activities in Nepali soil that threaten Chinese sovereignty.
He informed that the government and major political parties are in favour of one-China policy.
Kathmandu - Nepalese authorities Saturday confirmed the second outbreak of bird flu in the eastern part of the country.
Kathmandu, Feb 17 : Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon today met Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda and discussed the progress made on agreements signed during Prachanda's last visit to India.
Kathmandu, Feb 17 : Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda has confirmed that the recruitment of the Nepalis in the British Army, also known as the British Gurkhas, will not be stopped.
Kathmandu - Outside Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport, groups of young men, mostly in their early 20s, gather to catch flights out of Nepal. They are all headed abroad for employment.
