For the third year in a row, 11.11 has taken urban middle class Nepal by storm. “For us, 11.11 is the biggest sale day in the world led by Alibaba and every November eleventh is a learning process,” …
Nepal to provide free COVID-19 tests and treatment as cases surge
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal will provide free COVID-19 tests and treatment, an aide to the prime minister said on Tuesday, as the total number of infections was set to cross the 200,000 mark.The move …
India refocuses on Nepal relations with diplomatic visit
Kathmandu is firmly on India’s diplomatic radar. Following the visit of Army Chief General M.M. Naravane a few days ago, Foreign Secretary Harshvardhan Shringla is headed to Kathmandu later this month …
Death comes before justice for Koshi flood victims in Nepal
In 1968, the Koshi river swept away hundreds of homes, destroying land and livelihoods, yet generations later villagers in Nepal’s Sunsari district are still waiting for help from the Indian and Nepal …
Anatomy of disaster recoveries: Tangible and intangible short-term recovery dynamics following the 2015 Nepal earthquakes
May 2015 Nepal earthquakes and aftershocks had catastrophic impacts on rural households living in biophysical extremes. Recoveries from natural hazards that become disasters have tangible and …
Foreign secy to visit Nepal to boost bilateral ties
Naravane met Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli who underscored that the two countries could resolve all problems between them through dialogue because they have a longstanding special relationship.
New building of Nepal school built by India inaugurated
India handed over the newly built infrastructure of Shree Laxminiya Janata Secondary School at Kumhrauda in Dhanusha district of Nepal on Monday.
Move to induct non-Gorkhas of Uttarakhand into Gorkha Rifles will adversely affect fighting spirit of Gorkhas, say regiment veterans from Nepal
Gorkhas from Uttarakhand into the Gorkha Rifles (GR) has received a strong response from Nepalese-domiciled Gorkha veterans who have served in the GR regiments. Speaking to TOI, Colonel DK Pradhan …
Indian Army chief’s wife delivers gifts from Gorkha soldiers to their wives in Nepal
In a heartwarming gesture, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane’s wife delivered gifts from Gorkha soldiers to their wives living in Kathmandu on 6.
Overdue loans from micro-finances jump nearly eight-fold during lockdown, study says
According to a study ‘Impact of Covid-19 on Micro-Finance Institutions’ conducted by the Nepal Rastra Bank, the number of borrowers whose loans remained unpaid to the microfinance institutions …