Nepal President Paudel admitted to hospital after sudden health problems

Nepal’s President Ramchandra Paudel was hospitalised on Saturday after experiencing sudden health problems, according to authorities, who said his condition is normal so far. Paudel, 80, was admitted to the Manmohan Cardiothoracic and Vascular...

Roundup: Chinese tech shines at UAE tech exhibition

DUBAI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- At the ongoing Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX Global), held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Chinese innovations ranging from flying cars to artificial intelligence (AI) robots have drawn significant...

UN TCC Chiefs’ Conclave 2025 concludes in India with focus on peacekeeping, technology

Curtains were drawn on the United Nations Troop Contributing Countries Chiefs’ Conclave 2025, hosted for the first time by the Indian Army, here on Thursday. The three-day conclave concluded with high-level deliberations, solemn ceremonies and...

Retrofitting Nepal for future shocks

In the very first page of the first chapter of Nepal 2043: The Road to Prosperity are two maps. The first places Nepal right at the epicentre of Asia, and in the second the Kathmandu is at exactly the midpoint between Mumbai and Beijing. With his...

Honor X7d launched in Nepal with 6500mAh battery

Honor X7d has been launched in Nepal. It’s an entry-level phone with a large screen and good features for connectivity. Aimed at budget users, the phone shall not disappoint with its specifications, especially its 6500mAh battery. Here, we have...

Prime Minister Karki reshuffles cabinet for the third time

Kathmandu, October 26 Nearly six weeks after the Gen Z movement, the government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki was reshuffled for the third time on Sunday. On the recommendation of Prime Minister Karki, President Ramchandra Paudel...

CDU Sydney Students Display Tech Designs At Innovation Expo

Charles Darwin University Students from Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Faculty of Science and Technology were part of Sydney’s biggest Technology and Innovation Festival this week. South by Southwest Sydney (SXSW Sydney) is known for emerging...

Nepal Paves Way For Land Swap Deal To Facilitate Extension Of Kolkata Metro

Kathmandu: The government of Nepal has approved a land swap agreement between its Consulate General in Kolkata and the Indian Railway Development Corporation Limited to facilitate the construction of the Kolkata Metro’s Purple Line project....

Two year-old girl becomes Nepal's living goddess

Two weeks ago, Aryatara Shakya was an ordinary two-year-old girl playing happily at home in Kathmandu. Today, she is Nepal’s youngest living goddess, the Royal Kumari, worshipped by tens of thousands as a living embodiment of divine power. The...

Nepal’s Biotech Dilemma: Why the Country Needs a National Department Now

If you had told me five years ago that I’d be writing this article from a cramped university dorm room, pursuing a PhD after a marathon of rejections back home, I would have laughed. Growing up in the dusty fields of the Terai, my family's lab was...

Foreign sites threaten Aus retailers

Australia’s retail heartland is bleeding, and the wounds are deep. A silent, digital invasion by Chinese e-commerce behemoths like Temu and Shein is not just changing how we shop; it’s systematically dismantling our beloved brick-and-mortar stores...

IMF revises Nepal’s growth forecast to 5.2 percent amid global uncertainty

Kathmandu, October 15 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Nepal’s economic growth to reach 5.2 percent in the current fiscal year. In its flagship publication, World Economic Outlook, the IMF has slightly revised down its previous...

₹48 lakh fraud case linked to PLFI chief Dinesh Gope exposed

Ranchi: A sensational case has surfaced in which PLFI supremo Dinesh Gope was allegedly duped of ₹48 lakh by a man from Gujarat, who posed as a suspended employee of the Prime Minister’s Office–affiliated National Technical Research Organisation...

Chasing the mirage: Nepal’s youth and the ‘Grass is Greener’ syndrome

“A nation with a young population but an aging dream is not young at all.” According to Nepal’s 2021 census, the median age of the population is just 23, a figure that suggests a vibrant, youthful nation poised to reap its demographic dividend....

Scientists make promising discovery in fight against dangerous mosquito-borne disease: 'Reduce the severity'

A reduction in immunity to Japanese encephalitis virus may increase the severity of dengue disease in humans. The study, conducted by Duke-NUS Medical School and researchers from Nepal, found that reduced vaccine protection from JEV may affect the...

UVic to Nepal, Victoria Hand Projects returns to one of its original sites

Greater Victoria Rotary groups back return visit nearly a decade after clinic setup A prosthetic project started in the wake of a natural disaster a decade ago is getting a refresh as a small team from the UVic-based Victoria Hand Project prepares...

Mike Yardley: On the streets of Kathmandu

It was a dramatic time to pay a visit to Kathmandu. The Gen Z protests in mid-September sparked two days of rioting, violence, and destruction on the streets, culminating in the killing of over 70 people, particularly students and police officers....

Nepal pilots online customs valuation system to boost trade transparency

Nepal has started piloting an online valuation database in its customs system, a reform expected to benefit traders through faster and more predictable clearance, reduced trade costs, fairer valuation, simplified processes, and easier compliance...

Nepal shows that sport can bring people hope in times of crisis

On September 8, the day before my holiday in Nepal was scheduled to end, police in the capital, Kathmandu, and other cities opened fire on young members of the public who were protesting against government corruption. At least 19 people were...

Scientists develop vaccine to protect young elephants from potentially lethal herpesvirus

Scientists have produced a novel vaccine which protects young elephants from EEHV, a potentially lethal herpesvirus which can kill the animal within 24 hours. A young calf is protected by its mothers immunity but as it weans and grows it becomes a...