Nepal, India sign MoU for long term supply of Urea, DAP fertilizers
Nepal and India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a long term supply of Urea and DAP fertilizers from India to Nepal under a G2G arrangement.
Shri Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi, Secretary (Chemical and Fertilizers), Government of India from the Indian side and Govinda Prasad Sharma, Secretary (Agriculture and Livestock Development) from the Nepali side signed the MoU.
The virtual meeting to sign and exchange the MoU on Monday in the presence of Shri Mahindra Ray Yadav, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Government of Nepal and Shri Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Ambassador of India to Nepal, officials of the respective Ministries and Embassies of both India and Nepal.
During the meeting Shri Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi highlighted the close and multi-faceted nature of India-Nepal ties and hoped that the MoU will further boost bilateral cooperation in the agriculture sector by supporting Nepal’s economy and food security.
The signing of this MoU is expected to help address the recurring fertilizer shortages in Nepal and enable improved agricultural productivity for the direct benefit of Nepali farmers.
The MoU is yet another milestone in the bilateral economic cooperation and also an important reflection of the priority attached by India to its partnership with Nepal.
Russia-Ukraine conflict: 244 Nepalis reach several destinations safely
As many as 244 Nepalis affected by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict have safely reached their destinations.
The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) formed a high level committee to support and rescue the Nepalis affected by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Issuing a statement on Monday, the committee said that the Nepalis have left Ukraine and reached Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary and Moldova.
Similarly, 154 people have reportedly got stuck along the borders towards Poland ( 130), Slovakia ( 12), Romania( 10) and Moldova ( two) and they are likely to cross the borders by this evening.
According to the NRNA Ukraine, 40 Nepali families are permanently residing in Ukraine.
A meeting of the committee headed by its chair and Nepal’s Ambassador for Germany Ramkaji Khadka decided to take necessary initiatives to transport those Nepalis affected by the conflict to safer locations.
The ambassador apprised the meeting that the Embassy had so far issued a travel permit for 34 Nepalis displaced from Ukraine since the recent developments there. RSS
NA defuses suspicious object found outside Parliament building
A Nepal Army bomb disposal team defused a suspicious object found outside the Parliament building in New Baneshwor on Monday.
A pressure cooker wrapped in wires and written 'No MCC' was found outside the Parliament building this morning.
After the suspicious object was spotted outside the Parliament building, police cordoned off the area and a Nepal Army bomb disposal squad was called to defuse it.
Suspicious object found outside Parliament building
A suspicious object has been found outside the Parliament building in New Baneshwor on Monday.
Police said that a pressure cooker wrapped in wires and written 'No MCC' was found outside the Parliament building this morning.
Police said that they have cordoned off the area and a Nepal Army bomb disposal squad has been called to defuse it.
