Nepal Army defuses two IEDs in Humla

A team of Nepal Army soldiers defused two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted at the main entrance of the Agriculture Development Office at Simkot Rural Municipality-6 in Humla district on Sunday. A joint team of security personnel from the Armed Read More …

Nepal: Mastermind behind explosion at ex-minister Baskota’s house arrested

A man suspected to be the main conspirator behind the bomb blast carried out at the under-construction house belonging to former Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota, has been arrested. An improvised explosive device (IED) went off Read More …

IED blast outside former Nepali minister Baskota’s under-construction house; no casualties

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off outside an under-construction house belonging to Nepal’s former Communication Minister Gokul Prasad Baskota in Bhaktapur district on Wednesday morning. No injuries or casualties were reported in the incident which took place at around 7:45 am (local time) Read More …

Nepal Army disposes IED placed in Jajarkot district headquarters

A Nepal Army team has disposed of an explosive device found in Bheri Municipality-3 of Jajarkot district on Thursday morning. Locals informed the police after finding the device placed inside a milk container at Thanti Bazaar in district headquarters Khalanga Read More …

Bomb explosion in south Nepal home kills 3

Three people, including a police officer, have been killed in a bomb explosion at a house in southern Nepal’s Dhanusha district. The bomb was planted at one Rajesh Shah’s house in Kshireshwarnath Municipality by unknown persons, police said. Police personnel Read More …

India, Nepal joint military exercise focuses on IED detection

The sixth day of joint military exercise between India and Nepal in Nepal’s Rupendehi district focused on detection of Improvised explosive device (IEDs), volleyball matches and joint practice. This is the 14th edition of the joint military exercise ‘Surya Kiran’ Read More …

First Responders from Asia Enhance Chemical Emergency Response Capabilities

First Responders from Asia enhanced their capabilities in emergency response to chemical incidents during a regional basic training course held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 9-13 April. The training was jointly run by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Read More …

Three bombs explode in separate places in Morang, Nepal

An improvised explosive device went off when the vehicle carrying Province 1 Minister for Social Development Jeeevan Ghimire was heading towards Pathari-Sanischare from Biratnagar this morning. The minister was heading to Urlabari Municipality to attend a programme. The bomb exploded Read More …