A new government will likely see continuity in Nepal’s ties with its neighbours. With India assuming the G20 presidency and Delhi’s push for diplomacy in non-traditional spheres, the time is ripe to p …
Sunday explainer: Status of Nepal’s Covid cases
Nepal’s Covid-19 cases have significantly declined over the past few months. In the past 10 days, the number of new cases has dropped to single digits. Data provided by the Ministry of Health and …
Nepal Army’s former Lieutenant General Mahat found dead
Former Lieutenant General of the Nepal Army Baldev Raj Mahat has been found dead on Saturday morning. Mahat, 62, was found dead in an apparent suicide by hanging at his residence at Siradi Colony in …
Nepal’s forests vulnerable to increasingly fierce fires
The source of this unusual air pollution that ranked the world’s worst for days was Nepal’s forests, which were going up in smoke as a record number of fierce wildfires following an unusually dry …
DFC invests in agriculture and boosts small businesses in Nepal
Vice-President for Development Credit Jim Polan met with Laxmi Bank and other businesses supporting sustainable agriculture and food security in Nepal this week.
How Nepal blew a chance to voice its climate concerns
COP27 was an opportunity to draw the world’s attention to losses wrought by climate change in Nepal. The country’s delegation was unprepared.
Expansion of financial access a must for economic development in Province-1: NRB study
A report prepared by Nepal Rastra Bank has pointed out the need for financial access for the economic development of Province-1.
Farmers left in the lurch as climate-induced lightning strikes kill sheep by hundreds in Nepal
Farmers have been left in the lurch as climate-induced lightning strikes kill sheep by the hundreds in Nepal. The issue has failed to draw the attention of administrators.
About 3,000 youths leave Nepal every day
Every day, nearly 3000 young people go abroad for foreign employment, according to the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE). The number of Nepali youths going for foreign employment has been on the …
Rise of 2 new parties in Nepal ends monopoly of traditional forces
The recently concluded election in Nepal has witnessed two new parties – Janamat Party and Nagarik Unmukti Party – entering into Parliament from the Terai or Madhes region …