The meeting comes as New Delhi and Kathmandu attempt to resume high-level exchanges following the border dispute.

A Varanasi-based fringe group shaved the head of a Nepali man, wrote ‘Jai Shree Ram’ on his scalp and made him chant slogans against Oli, reports Indian media.

Group had ended up in Manipur after falling in the trap of traffickers planning to take them to the Gulf.

A baseless ‘video report’ about Oli and the Chinese ambassador has drawn widespread criticism, leading the government to seek legal and political remedies.

Senior Congress I leader says India should have taken the matter more seriously when Nepal proposed dialogue in November last year.

A local college has been asked to provide them refuge and a state minister has arranged food for a group of Nepalis stranded in Rampur.

Authorities yet to ascertain if the man contracted the disease in Nepal or India.

Most of them work at hotels, restaurants and supermarkets in Bangalore, Shimla and Chandigarh.

Most of the Nepali workers say they are concerned about their safety rather than losing jobs, as the state government declares a partial lockdown.

While many leaders and foreign policy experts welcome Modi’s statement, others were more circumspect, given India’s past actions regarding the regional bloc.

Indian embassy says measures, however, do not currently have any impact on normal travel of Nepali nationals to India

On January 8, India imposed restrictions on the imports of refined palm oil, affecting Nepal's largest export commodity.

They will be kept in a quarantine facility at an Army camp in Manesar, Haryana, for 14 days.

India recently started screening passengers from China, Hong Kong, Thailand, South Korea, Singapore and Japan for possible exposure to the coronavirus.

Nepal has been asking for a foreign secretary-level meeting since November but the Indian foreign secretary retires in January.