The railroad will link Narayan Gopal Chowk, Chabahil, Koteshwar, Satdobato, Ratnapark in a loop returning to Narayan Gopal Chowk.

Ambassadors of the European Union and other nations met the prime minister to learn about the new government’s priorities.

Under Secretary of State Sarah B Rogers is arriving on May 30 on a three-day visit.

The RSP chief may meet Indian PM Modi on June 2, sources say.

The prime minister is set to meet the foreign ambassadors and diplomats for the second time since assuming office on March 27.

As part of a new public diplomacy strategy, Nepal is planning phased visits by Indian social media influencers to showcase its tourism offerings.

Postponement coincides with Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa.

Move aims to make diplomacy more focussed, structured and aligned with national interests.

Now Nepali tea meant for Indian domestic market won’t require testing, but tea for re-export from India will be tested.

Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s break from Nepal’s tradition of diplomatic deference has unsettled New Delhi and raised a question his government cannot yet answer: is this a foreign policy or just a posture?

Minister Khanal is under pressure from the finance minister to reduce the number of Nepali missions abroad to cut costs.

The Deuba-Khadka camp is weighing a new party as tensions with Gagan Thapa intensify over leadership, convention and Congress’s election debacle.

Finance; Home; Foreign Affairs; Defense; and Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs will remain intact.

Officials say preparations are ongoing to convene the third meeting of the Mechanism for Facilitation on the Implementation of Nepal-China Cooperation Programmes and Projects in Kathmandu in the first week of June.

Nepal has little to show for the BRI beyond seminars, stalled negotiations, and a corruption-tainted airport project.