VISAKHAPATNAM: In a landmark development, The Embassy of Nepal, led by Nepal’s Ambassador to India, Dr Surendra Thapa, and the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC), headed by …
Why you’re not on holiday in India right now
Before all that though, Mr Van der Meij found himself detouring to Nepal because of complications with his Indian visa. When he did make it to India, the country’s bureaucracy and heavy-handed airport …
Still no sweet spot in 2024 for Nepal in balancing conservation & development
By Abhaya Raj Joshi KATHMANDU — Nepal has long faced the challenge of balancing the development of infrastructure such as roads, railways and hydropower stations with the conservation of its rich …
Nepal hosts hot air balloon festival
POKHARA: With Nepal’s snowy Himalayan peaks as a backdrop, the sky above Pokhara transformed into a vibrant canvas of colours for the country’s first hot-air balloon festival.
Warangal gold heist: Key accused escapes to Nepal with booty looted from SBI branch
A seven-member gang had looted 19 kg of gold ornaments worth Rs 13.61 crore from the bank in Rayaparthy mandal …
China-Nepal railway to be a game changer, transform Nepal from landlocked to landlinked: former envoy
The China-Nepal cross-border railway project will be a game changer in the trans-Himalayan region connecting not only Nepal and China but also China and South Asia as a whole, Leela Mani Paudyal, a …
Nepal’s forest-protecting communities may miss out on World Bank carbon funds
KATHMANDU — Nepal is set to receive $45 million under a World Bank program rewarding it for protecting its forests, but the communities on the frontlines of that effort could miss out, stakeholders …
Nepal earns Rs 8.15 billion from electricity export to India in 5 months of current fiscal year
The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has exported electricity worth Nepalese rupees 13 billion (INR 8.15 billion approximately) during the first five months of the current fiscal year. According to …
Police file case against former Nepal Home Minister Lamichhane of fraud, organised crime and money laundering
The police filed the charge sheet against former Nepali Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane on cases of fraud, organised crime and money laundering at the Kaski district in Nepal’s Gandaki Province on …
Nepal earns Rs 815 cr from electricity export to India in 5 months of FY25
The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has exported electricity worth Nepalese rupees 13 billion (INR 8.15 billion approximately) during the first five months of the current fiscal year.