Nepal floods, landslides kill at least 192 people

Heavy rainfall has caused widespread flooding and landslides across Nepal, resulting in the tragic deaths of at least 192 people. Rescue operations are ongoing, according to local police.

Nepal has shut schools for three days after landslides and floods triggered by two days of heavy rain across the Himalayan nation killed 101, with 67 missing, officials said on Sunday.

Nepal maintains friendly relations with both India and China in a `balanced` manner, Nepal Premier KP Sharma Oli said on Monday, underlining that occasional problems between neighbours are `natural`` and can be resolved through `open dialogue`.

The Nepali territory will not be allowed to be used for any activities against its neighbours, the Nepal`s Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak said on Monday, assuring India that no such activity against the neighbouring country would be entertained by the Himalayan nation.

At least 18 individuals lost their lives when a small aircraft crashed during takeoff from Kathmandu, Nepal`s capital, on Wednesday.

Rescue teams in Nepal ruled out chances of finding survivors in last week`s landslide that swept two passenger buses carrying 65 people into a river swollen by heavy rain, authorities said on Monday.

Heavy rains have caused landslides and flash floods in Nepal, resulting in the deaths of at least 11 people over the past 36 hours and obstructing major highways and roads, according to officials on Sunday.

India and Bangladesh on Saturday agreed to continue to expand their power and energy collaboration and together develop intra-regional electricity trade, including of competitively-priced power generated from clean energy projects in India, Nepal and Bhutan, through the Indian electricity grid.

Nepal`s Premier Pushpa Kamal Dahal won a parliamentary vote of confidence on Wednesday, a week after he formed his third coalition in just over a year to head a government which is dominated by the liberal communists.

Nepal and Bangladesh are making significant progress towards finalizing the tariff for the export of 40 megawatts (MW) of electricity from Nepal. The ongoing negotiations are expected to lead to the signing of a tripartite agreement involving Nepal, Bangladesh, and India, marking the first-ever power export from Nepal to Bangladesh.

An overnight earthquake in a remote area of Nepal has left at least 160 people dead, with security forces rushing to aid in the rescue efforts, according to officials.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed China`s commitment to strengthening its development strategy synergy with Nepal during a meeting with Nepalese Premier Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda in Hangzhou, China. 

In a bid to facilitate the export of electricity to Bangladesh under a tripartite agreement involving India, Nepal is making preparations to modify its power projects. 

At least five people have been killed after a helicopter carrying foreign tourists crashed near Mount Everest in Nepal on Tuesday. Another person on the aircraft was still missing.

Officials from Nepal and Bangladesh have agreed to sign a long-term agreement for the export of 40MW electricity from Nepal to Bangladesh, a Nepal Electricity Authority office bearer said.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has suspended two employees of the air traffic controller department for `carelessness`, the aviation body`s spokesman Jagannath Niroula has told the media.