The government and development partners agreed on a joint statement of support for Nepal’s relief, recovery and resilience plan to enable a green, resilient and sustainable recovery from COVID-19.
Nepal struggling as coronavirus pandemic shuts down tourism and keeps Mount Everest climbers away
It was only last year that Nepal’s star attraction, Mount Everest, had become so popular that long queues of mountain climbers created dangerous traffic jams at the summit peak. But a year later, the …
Nepal gives women’s national football team equal pay
For years, Nepal’s women have earned less than half of what the men’s team have taken home. Their results have been considerably better though.
BJP leader Chauthaiwale calls on Nepal Foreign and Finance Ministers discusses bilateral ties
Senior BJP leader and the party’s head of the foreign affairs department Vijay Chauthaiwale on Friday called on Nepalese Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali and Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel and …
Nepalese billionaire to share thoughts at DHL-Star Business Awards tomorrow
Binod Chaudhary, the richest and most successful industrialist in Nepal, will speak at Bangladesh Business Awards tomorrow as the prestigious event looks to honour the movers and shakers of the …
In Nepal, Kung Fu nuns climb Himalayas to aid needy
Traditionally, Buddhist nuns are expected to cook and clean. But a group known as the Kung Fu nuns has been delivering COVID-19 relief to isolated villages out of reach of traditional public health …
Neighbourhood First: India-Nepal open flights under `Bubble Arrangement’
Flights have opened between India and Nepal which will be under a bilateral air bubble arrangement. Confirming this to Financial Express Online, “The Air Bubble with Nepal is based on the similar …
India, Nepal decide to resume flight services under air bubble arrangement
From the Indian side, the flights will be operated by Air India which, in normal times, had a daily flight between Delhi and Kathmandu, the sources said.
Mount Everest: China and Nepal agree on height after years of dispute
After more than a decade of dispute and controversy, China and Nepal have finally agreed on how tall Mount Everest is.
World Bank Discusses Opportunities for Maldives to Build Back Better from COVID-19
Zervos, the World Bank’s new Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, completed his first visit to the Maldives last week. The purpose of this visit was to experience firsthand the …