India and Nepal sign LoE to expand rail freight via Jogbani-Biratnagar link, enabling bulk cargo from Kolkata and Visakhapatnam ports. Deal strengthens trade corridors, cuts logistics costs, and …
India-Nepal Pave New Path in Rail Trade Connectivity
India and Nepal have signed a significant agreement to enhance rail trade connectivity. Both nations exchanged a Letter of Exchange to amend the Protocol to the Treaty of Transit, aiming to boost …
India, Nepal strengthen multimodal trade connectivity through rail, exchange LoE
As per the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, this signing will facilitate the movement of rail-based freight between Jogbani (India) and Biratnagar (Nepal), including bulk cargo under an expanded …
Nepal’s FY26 Growth Slows Amid Political Shift
Growth in Nepal is projected to slow to 2.1 percent in FY26 from 4.6 percent in FY25, reflecting the impact of the …
AWL Agri Business feels the heat as cheaper soybean oil from Nepal floods Indian market
According to Angshu Mallick, Executive Deputy Chairman, AWL Agri Business Ltd, oil imports from Nepal have grown sharply under SAFTA agreement, hurting domestic producers. “The oil coming from Nepal …
Rendezvous: Nepal’s Ambassador Dornath Aryal on Migration, Investment, and Oman Ties
In this context, Mausam Shah ‘Nepali’ of The Himalayan Times spoke with Nepal’s Ambassador to Oman, Dornath Aryal, a seasoned diplomat widely respected among the Nepali diaspora, to discuss migration …
Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal unite for climate justice, regional cooperation at COP30
Delivering the statement, Manjeet Dhakal, Adviser to the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group, emphasized that the three South Asian nations, bound by shared geography and intertwined vulnerabilities …
Nepal’s war victims watch political changes with fragile hope
When families of those killed in Nepal’s deadly September protests that toppled the government demanded justice, the anguish felt painfully familiar to Sunamati Chaudhari. Gita Rasaili, who heads the …
India and Nepal to resume border talks today — first since Gen-Z protests toppled Oli govt
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the Armed Police Force (APF) of Nepal — will have a top-level meeting after the ’Gen Z’ driven violent protests that rocked Kathmandu in September …
Finance Minister Khanal claims significant progress in corruption and money laundering cases
He further emphasized that the Government of Nepal remains fully committed to fulfilling its obligations and commitments.