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Nepalese FM radio stations start giving weather bulletins of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura

After Nepal’s parliament endorsed the political map that shows the disputed areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura as part of its territory earlier this month, some Nepalese FM radio stations close to India-Nepal border in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh have started giving weather bulletins of these three areas. Locals living in the bordering areas, especially in Dharchula, said that Nepalese FM channels …

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Why are India and Nepal fighting over Kalapani?

The story so far: The dispute over Kalapani, which lies on the easternmost corner of Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district, between Nepal and India was revived in November 2019 when India published a revised political map showing the newly created Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Nepal’s claims to the region is based on this river as it became the …

Nepal launches new map including Lipulekh, Kalapani amid border dispute with India

Nepal has now officially launched its new political map showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura as parts of their territory amid the ongoing dispute with India. India recently inaugurated a road connecting Lipulekh and the government has the road lies completely within Indian territory in the Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand. President Bidhya Bhandari, addressing Parliament last week, reiterated that Limpiyadhura, Kalapani …

Nepal approves new map including Lipulekh, Kalapani, Limpiyadhura amidst border row with India

Nepal’s Cabinet has endorsed a new political map showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura under its territory, amidst a border dispute with India. The new map was drawn on the basis of the Sugauli Treaty of 1816 signed between Nepal and then the British India government and other relevant documents, which suggests Limpiyadhura, from where the Kali river originated, is Nepal’s …

Historically Connected Neighbours Caught in Boundary Dispute as Nepal Redraws Political Map

The Nepal cabinet on Monday approved a fresh political map which included Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani as part of its territory. Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali wrote on Twitter, “The official map is being made public by the Ministry of Land Management soon.” The decision was hailed by the country’s Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai who said in a tweet, “Today, …

Lipulekh: What is Kalapani dispute between India and Nepal, why is it news now?

It is the second big Indo-Nepal border controversy since 1997, when Nepal first objected to Kalapani area being under Indian governance. Kalapani is largely a valley formed by a mess of Himalayan rivers, contributing to what is known as Kali, Mahakali or Sharda river at various points in Nepal and India. India, and earlier Britain, considers its origin in the …

Nepal protests against construction of key road connecting Lipulekh pass and Uttarakhand’s Dharchula

Nepal on Monday handed over a diplomatic note to the Indian envoy in Kathmandu to protest against the construction of a key road connecting the Lipulekh pass with Dharchula in Uttarakhand. Nepal SC asks govt to furnish country’s historical map relating to Kalapani border issue The Lipulekh pass is a far western point near Kalapani, a disputed border area between …

India’s plans to shorten the travel time for pilgrims to Kailash Mansarovar ran into a diplomatic trouble as Nepal strongly objected to the new link road from India to China which was inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday. “The Government of Nepal has learnt with regret about the ‘inauguration’ yesterday by India of ‘Link Road’ connecting to Lipulekh, …

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