A s the global pandemic and shut-downs caused by COVID-19 ripple across the world, they have upset longstanding migration and employment patterns, bringing both challenges and opportunities. One major …
Floods, landslides kill 40 in Nepal, many missing
Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides that killed at least 40 people and displaced thousands in western Nepal, officials said on Saturday.
At least 10 killed, 30 missing in Nepal landslides
Landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rain on Friday killed at least 10 people and left 30 others missing in Nepal, officials said. Seven people died when mudslides hit three different spots around …
Amid calls for resignation, Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli says ‘debates, differences normal within a political party’
A crucial meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party to decide the political future of Oli was postponed for the fourth time on Friday.
Landslides in Nepal kill 10, leave dozens missing
KATHMANDU, Nepal At least 10 people were killed and dozens went missing on Friday in Nepal after landslides by heavy monsoon rains, an official said.
For Nepal it’s getting easier to trade with China. India must look beyond boundary issues
India and Nepal share deep social, cultural, strategic, political, and economic ties that have been forged over many centuries. Unfortunately, ties wither if exposed to the changing fundamentals of …
Nepal government has failed in delivering truth and justice, conflict victims report to the Human Rights Council
Over three dozen organisations advocating for justice to the victims of the decade-long conflict have reported to the Human Rights Council, saying that the Nepal government has failed in delivering …
Nepal’s ruling communist party’s meet to decide PM K P Sharma Oli’s future deferred for a week over floods
The meeting of the Nepal Communist Party’s 45-member powerful Standing Committee was scheduled to be held on Friday. A crucial meeting of Nepal’s ruling communist party to decide the political future …
Nepal cable operators ban private Indian news channels; Doordarshan exempted
Cable operators in Nepal have stopped airing all private Indian news channels. India’s national news network Doordarshan has been exempted from this ban. The ban was implemented on Thursday after a …
Nepal’s communist party seems headed for split; Oli, Prachanda talks fail to yield positive outcome
A number of political party leaders have termed the Chinese envoy’s series of meetings with the ruling party leaders as interference in Nepal’s internal political affairs. Nepal’s ruling communist …