Kathmandu, Sep 4 : Indian Union Minister for Railways Lalu Prasad Yadav visit to Nepal has been postponed on the request of the India’s foreign ministry and Indian envoy to Kathmandu.

The reasons cited the proposed visit of Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda to India in the near future.

Lalu had plans to visit the flooded areas in Sunsari to inspect the latest situation.

Kathmandu, Sep 3 : Indian Union Minister for Railways Lalu Prasad Yadav will visit Kathmandu to hold talks with Nepalese leaders on the issue of floods in Saptakoshi, which has displaced millions of people in Bihar.

Yadav is likely to seek Nepal’s cooperation in solving the flood problem, which has hit both the countries.

He will meet President Dr. Rambaran Yadav and Prime Minister Prachanda.

Yadav had stated that the Bihar Government was negligent in dealing with flood problem.

New Delhi  - Indian authorities, aided by the military, intensified their efforts Monday to rescue more than a half-million people marooned by floods in the eastern state of Bihar.

Medical teams were rushed in to prevent outbreaks of diseases in the affected areas.

An estimated 3.5 million people were affected or displaced when the monsoon-driven Kosi River changed its course after almost two centuries after a breach in a dam upstream in Nepal.

Nearly 80 people were killed in Bihar's 16 districts. Saharsa, Supaul, Araria, Purnea and Madhepura districts were among the hardest hit.

Authorities said 1.1 million people were marooned as two weeks of flooding continued in 1,600 villages in the region.

Kathmandu, Sept 1 : Nepal’s Prime Minister Prachanda today said that the Government will be discuss with the Indian Government about the problems caused by the Saptakoshi floods.

During a meeting with the representatives of the Morang Commerce and Industries Association here, Prachanda said the Government has been carrying out serious discussions with the Indian government in this regard.

Kathmandu, Sept 1 : Nepal’s Prime Minister Prachanda has said restoring peace, economic development and formulation of a new Constitution are the main challenges for the new government.

Speaking at an economic summit on ''Double Digit Growth: A National Commitment'' organized by Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) here on Sunday, Prachanda said, "We are committed to bring the peace process to a logical conclusion within six months and the new Constitution will have to be drafted in two years, then we will concentrate on economic development."