Newsroom24x7 Network The Government of India does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons although it is making significant efforts to do so. This is underscored by the “2018 Trafficking in Persons Report”, released earlier this year by the US State Department. The 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report is an
Newsroom24x7 Staff New Delhi: Sustained operation by the Crime Branch of Delhi Police to curb the activities of the criminal syndicate operating a human trafficking and prostitution racket from GB Road, the Capital’s red light area, has led to the arrest of one more person in a MCOCA case of international Human Trafficking. The Crime Branch
Newsroom24x7 Staff Pokhara, Nepal: India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said the South Asian region is hailed for its potential to be the front-runner of growth and prosperity and is one of the fastest growing regions of the world. Ms Swaraj was addressing the 37th SAARC Council of Ministers’ Meeting in Pokhara today. She
Newsroom24x7 Desk Geneva: India on Wednesday welcomed the delegation of Nepal for the adoption of the Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Nepal at 31st Session of Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva. Welcoming the adoption of the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review held
Newsroom24x7 Desk New Delhi : Nepal government in keen to include India’s presence in infrastructure build-up in Nepal. This was indicated by the recent move taken by Nepal in seeking assistance from India for setting up Infrastructure Bank in Nepal. Nepal FM met his Indian counterpart this Monday and expressed desire for getting guidance and
Newsroom24x7 Desk Kathmandu : 16 persons were injured, including a Madhesi leader during fresh bout of clashes near Indo-Nepal border between Nepalese police and agitators opposing the new Constitution. The Madhesi leader Rajendra Mahato, the chairman of Sadhbhawana Party, was injured in police action in Biratnagar yesterday. The Clashes erupted as police intervened in a
Newsroom24x7 Desk Kathmandu, Nepal : Nepal government took action finally against the protesters when Nepalese police on Monday forcibly removed the agitating protesters from their sit-in spot on crucial Miteri Bridge at Indo-Nepal border, opening the Birgunj-Raxaul border point after 40 days. The protesters had blocked the Indo-Nepal border and disrupted movement of goods and
Newsroom24x7 Desk New Delhi : Nepal and India are trying to bridge the gap and remove blockages of land routes caused between the two countries due to anti-constitution agitations from Nepalese side after their new constitution took shape. In a latest move, India has agreed to facilitate airlift of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to Nepal
Newsroom24x7 Desk New Delhi : Indian government has played active role in promulgation of Nepalese constitution as has been evident in all previous interactions between External affairs of both countries. Recently, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar stood together with Nepal in the promulgation of its constitution, an event which had seen the light of the day after
Newsroom24x7 Desk Dhaka: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here that the settlement of the maritime boundary last year is evidence of the maturity of ties between India and Bangladesh and their shared commitment to international rules. “Our Parliament’s approval of Land Boundary Agreement reflects the consensus in India on relations with Bangladesh. The agreement
Newsroom24x7 Desk Kathmandu: Bodies of eight soldiers – six Americans and two Nepalese service members – on board the ill-fated U.S. military helicopter that disappeared Tuesday night while on a relief mission in an earthquake-hit district of Nepal were recovered today from the wreckage at a high altitude on a mountainside. The wreckage was spotted
Newsroom24x7 staff Kathmandu: The maximum impact of Tuesday’s powerful earthquake about 60 kms East of from Kathmandu was felt in the mountainous and thinly populated Dolakha district where at least 34 people are feared killed and more than a hundred have been seriously injured. The National Emergency Operation Center of Nepal Wednesday morning reported 65 deaths and
Newsroom24x7 Desk Kathmandu: Nepal was again rocked by an earthquake – measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale on Tuesday. The shocks of the earthquake having it epicentre about 80 kms East of Kathmandu were also felt in parts of North India, including Delhi, Rajasthan and Assam. Another quake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale was
Newsroom24x7 Desk Coimbatore: A joint operation by the Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka Police on Monday led to the arrest of 2 top Maoist leader and three others near Coimbatore. Among those arrested is Roopesh and his wife, both natives of Kerala. Roopesh was wanted by the police for ten years. According to
