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For Religious Conversion, Changur Baba Got ‘Rs 300 Cr From Islamic Nations In 100 Bank Accounts In Nepal’
Last Updated:July 11, 2025, 10:29 IST Jalaluddin, also known as Changur Baba, is accused of running a cross-border racket that involved large-scale conversion of Hindu girls. The highest amount of money was reportedly spent in Ayodhya to support...

Flood without rain in Nepal raises concerns about Glacial Lake Outbursts
There were no rain forecasts, so no warning alert as such. But early Tuesday, massive floods on the Bhotekoshi river in Rasuwa, a district bordering China, killed at least nine people and left 19 missing. Nepal’s police and Army personnel carried...

Nepal News Evening Briefing | Thursday, July 10, 2025
KATHMANDU: Stay informed with Nepal News’ daily evening briefing, covering the most significant developments from Nepal and around the world. From politics and economy to sports, entertainment, and culture, we bring you a concise summary of the...

TOWARDS ENERGY & ECONOMY: Driving Nepal’s Energy Aspirations
For the reasons big and small including a lack of adoption ofsound macroeconomic policies and institutional reforms, the national aspiration for turning Nepal into a green energy centre of South Asia hasfailed to attain success so far though...

Nepal’s economy grows by Rs 400 billion, reaches Rs 6.1 trillion this fiscal year
Building of the Ministry of Finance at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu. (File photo/Khabarhub) KATHMANDU: Nepal’s economy has expanded by Rs 400 billion this fiscal year, reaching a total of Rs 6.1 trillion, according to data released by the Ministry...

Nepal: Why EVs are swiftly taking over Kathmandu's streets
Sabin Kumar Chettri, a cab driver in Kathmandu, gave up his gasoline car in 2024 and switched to an electric vehicle (EV). Before the switch, he had used a car powered by an internal combustion engine (ICE) for about a decade, during which he...

Nepal News Evening Briefing | Wednesday, July 9, 2025
KATHMANDU: Stay informed with Nepal News’ daily evening briefing, covering the most significant developments from Nepal and around the world. From politics and economy to sports, entertainment, and culture, we bring you a concise summary of the...

As the rains arrive, Nepal’s birds enter a season of change
As clouds enter over Nepal’s hills and plains, they bring the most life changing season of the year-the monsoon. In Nepal, monsoon is more than a weather pattern, it is a process which forms the topography, drives agricultural processes, alters...

Spain’s Academia de la Diplomacia and Nepal’s The Diplomat Nepal Join Hands
In a remarkable step towards strengthening cultural diplomacy and global understanding, the Academia de la Diplomacia del Reino de España and The Diplomat Nepal by Ambassador’s Club signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Madrid,...

Nepal News Evening Economic Brief – July 9, 2025
KATHMANDU: Welcome to Nepal News’ Evening Economic Brief—your go-to source on key financial updates in Nepal. Stay informed with concise insights on market trends, economic indicators, and policy shifts. Here are today’s top economic news...

Researcher calls for strengthening of urban-based basic health facilities
A case is being made for the strengthening of the community-based health planning and services (CHPS) system in urban areas to improve the health outcomes of the urban poor. According to Madam Selase Odopey, a researcher working on an urban health...

Glacier preservation conference in Tajikistan — A scientific, cultural and human experience
Shaista Hassan High Level International Glacier Preservation Conference held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, from May 29 to 31, 2025, was more than a routine environmental summit — it was a unique confluence of scientific rigor, cultural exchange,...

LeT-Jaish terrorists from Pakistan may use Nepal as transit to enter India
The Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement (NIICE) organized a high-level seminar on “Terrorism in South Asia: Challenges to Regional Peace and Security” on July 9 in Kathmandu. Sunil Bahadur Thapa, Advisor to the President...

Nepal’s Monsoon Isn’t the Problem — Our Planning Is
Each year, as the monsoon clouds gather over Nepal, so do our fears. Rivers overflow, mountains slide. We hear the same stories—homes swept away, roads destroyed, families torn apart. On Tuesday (July 8), floods swept away the Miteri Bridge in...

World News | 9 Killed, 19 Missing After Floods on Nepal-China Border
Kathmandu, Jul 9 (PTI) At least nine people were killed and 19 others are missing after monsoon rains flooded a river in Nepal's Rasuwa district, sweeping away the "Friendship Bridge" that links the country to China, officials said on Wednesday....
UAE’s Q2 job growth outpaces Saudi Arabia driven by tech and property hiring
Job growth in the UAE in the second quarter outpaced Saudi Arabia, driven by strong demand in real estate, financial services and technology sectors, the introduction of a digital work permit system and high employer confidence, a report by...

SDF and Save the Children launch inclusive early childhood development and basic education initiative
The SAARC Development Fund (SDF), in collaboration with Save the Children’s Nepal and Bhutan Country Offices, officially launched a regional initiative titled “Partnership for Quality Inclusive Early Childhood Development & Basic Education”...

Nepal sees positive outcome from reforestation project using local knowledge
A reforestation project that integrated local communities and their ecological knowledge in Nepal is showing the fruits of success, almost one decade since the completion of the project. Local communities in six study sites across the western...

Nepal’s crisis isn’t policy, it’s governance
If someone were to ask what Nepal’s primary problem was 15–20 years ago—and still is today—the answer would be clear: governance. Governance remains Nepal’s foremost and most fundamental development agenda. Yet, it continues to be ignored. The...

Eight killed, dozens missing in Nepal floods
KATHMANDU: At least eight people were killed and over two dozen were missing after the Bhote Koshi River flooded, washing away the "Friendship Bridge" that links China and Nepal, officials said on Tuesday. There had been no heavy rainfall in the...