KATHMANDU, April 23: President Ram Chandra Paudel has requested the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to help secure the release of Bipin Joshi, a Nepali student who was held hostage by Hamas after its attack in Israel on October 7.

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: Youths have organized a peaceful demonstration in Lagankhel demanding the safe rescue of Bipin Joshi, who is held hostage by Hamas in Israel.

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: The whereabouts of Nepal's Bipin Joshi, missing for the past three months amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, remains unknown. Joshi disappeared following Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7.

KANCHANPUR, Dec 31: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Narayan Prakash Saud, has said the government efforts continue for the safe release of Bipin Joshi from Kanchanpur, reportedly held hostage by Hamas in Israel.

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal met the family of Bipin Joshi, who has been missing since the Hamas attack on Israel and is supposed to be in the captivity of the militant group.

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Israeli Ambassador to Nepal, Hanan Goder, has called for the release of the missing Nepali, Bipin Joshi, who is supposed to be in the captivity of the militant group Hamas.

KATHMANDU, Dec 5: The chief minister (CM) of Sudurpaschim Province, Kamal Bahadur Shah, and Israeli Ambassador Hanan Goder Goldberger, held a meeting today. The CM’s Secretariat said that a meeting between CM Shah and Ambassador Goldberger was held in Kathmandu this morning.

KATHMANDU, Dec 5: Foreign Minister NP Saud has again requested the Government of Qatar to initiate dialogue with Hamas for the release of Bipin Joshi from Kanchanpur, Nepal, whose condition is unknown in Israel.

DODHARA CHANDANI (KANCHANPUR), Nov 30: Parents of Bipin Joshi have spent the last 52 days in anxious anticipation. Joshi is one among the Nepali students taken captive by the Hamas militants in course of their October 7 attack in southern Israel.

KATHMANDU, Nov 29: Minister for Foreign Affairs, NP Saud, has pledged to intensify efforts from the government- level to ensure the release of Nepali citizen Bipin Joshi who is currently held captive by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Israel.

KATHMANDU, Nov 29: The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel has brought some calm to the area. But, in Kanchanpur, Nepal, far from Israel, Bipin's relatives are going through a war in their minds.

The release of Joshi would undoubtedly contribute significantly to the deepening bilateral relations between Qatar and Nepal, fostering a bond built on mutual understanding and shared humanity.

KATHMANDU, Nov 25: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal requested the Qatari government for its cooperation in securing the release of Bipin Joshi from the captivity of Hamas.

KATHMANDU, Nov 22: Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas on Wednesday announced a four-day truce in Gaza giving some respite to the besieged Gaza residents as well as hopes of release of prisoners taken hostage by Hamas during the October 7 attack in southern Israel.

KATHMANDU, Nov 20: The whereabouts of Nepali student Bipin Joshi, who was one among those held hostage and taken towards Gaza following an assault by Hamas in Israel, is still not known.

MAHENDRANAGAR, Nov 18: The whereabouts of Bipin Joshi of Bhimdutta Municipality-3 in Kanchanpur, who is under the control of Hamas for the past 43 days, are still unknown.