Ahead of the festive season in Nepal, businesses have been badly hit by China s arbitrary closure of borders and imposition of lockdowns in several cities following a surge in Covid-19 cases.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred around Belkotgadi of Nuwakot District, Bagmati Province in Nepal, the country s National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center (NEMRC) said on Saturday.
US nominee for Ambassador to Nepal, Dean R Thompson, has criticized China for its disinformation campaign on the USD 500 million American grant in the run-up to its ratification by Nepal s Parliament in February, media reports said.