Preparation is being made for the bathing ritual of God Seto Machhindranath in Kathmandu, Nepal on Dec. 30, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua) KATHMANDU, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — The annual bathing ritual of God Seto Machhindranath was held in Kathmandu,
International airport built with Chinese assistance, donations inaugurated in Nepal
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Sunday inaugurated the country’s third international airport, built in the backdrop of the Annapurna Mountain Range with Chinese loans and donations.
Saidpur airport to boost connectivity with Nepal, Bhutan
Efforts to turn Saidpur airport in Nilphamari into an international airport are underway as making it a key transit point would boost connectivity with Nepal, Bhutan and the Seven Sister states of …
With China’s Help, Nepal Chips Away at Its India-lockedness
They have begun a feasibility study to build a railway line linking Kathmandu with Kerung in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Attacks through digital means pose new challenges to press freedom in Nepal: Federation of Nepali Journalists
The umbrella organisation of the Nepali journalists records 53 incidents of press freedom violation this year.
Yearender 2022: Dahal is the new prime minister in Nepal’s tit-for-tat politics
Pushpa Kamal Dahal was appointed Nepal’s 44th prime minister a few days before the New Year rolled in. Last week, Dahal walked out of a coalition meeting with the Nepali Congress and into the arms of …
Nepal’s new Communist govt will wear China tilt on sleeves at its own peril
Monarchy to Marxist, India has successfully handled Nepal’s dispensations. The latest surprise sprung by two Communist leaders with China in the mix won’t be any different for New Delhi.
Art Creation On Nepal Women At Kochi Biennale Attracts Many
Kochi, Dec 31 (IANS) An installation, prepared by Nepal Picture Library titled ‘Women’s Public Life’, has now become the cynosure of all eyes at the ongoing 5th edition of the Kochi Biennale. The …
Yearender 2022: Nepal’s economy busted by Covid, war and inflation
The year 2022 saw Nepal’s economy take a battering with inflation going through the roof affecting the lives of the general public. Rising prices of consumer goods had an adverse impact on low-income …
Political turbulence in 2022 turned rivals into allies in Nepal
Nepal witnessed political turbulence in 2022 that dramatically turned rivals into allies and throned former guerrilla leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” as the Prime Minister for a third time, as K …