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...

Men from Nepal, Tanzania, Thailand among deceased hostages Hamas held

Screengrab from video footage the family of Bipin Joshi recovered by Israeli Defence Forces and shared with Joshi’s family. The video is estimated to have been taken in November 2023. PHOTO: Sreengrab from Facebook video. Israel on Tuesday said...

New research reveals sexual exploitation risks to millions of children across India and South Asia

Bengaluru: New research being unveiled at an Indian cybersecurity conference this week has revealed a “human tragedy of sexual exploitation and abuse”, with millions of children at risk. The Childlight Global Child Safety Institute said that data,...

Nepal exports 1,000 MW of electricity daily

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Oct. 8: Nepal has exported electricity worth about Rs. 15 billion since the beginning of the current fiscal year 2025/26. According to Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority Manoj Silwal, the NEA has...

Reflecting on Nepal’s 9/9 Gen-Z Rupture

It caught everyone – in Nepal and abroad – by total surprise: both the public anger’s intensity of explosion and the speed with which a near two-thirds majorityUML-Kangressgovernment fell ignominiously in less than 36 hours. In contrast, similar...

Chaos, Conflict And Confusion Prevails In Nepal Politics After Gen-Z Protest

Nepal faces a growing risk of confrontation following the Gen-Z leaders' campaign demanding the arrest of former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak for their alleged roles in the killing of 19 protesters during the...

Tourism Lessons from Vietnam for Nepal

As I gazed at the sunrise from the rooftop of my hotel in Da Nang, I kept wondering how Vietnam has been able to position itself on the global tourism map in less than three decades. Vietnam only opened to international tourists in 1997 after a...

When rules change after investment: The hidden threat of expropriation facing Indian companies abroad

India’s rise as a global power will depend not only on the strength of its domestic economy but also on the security of its capital abroad.India’s outward investment story has grown rapidly over the past decade. More than USD 220 billion of Indian...

Jayesh Logistics IPO opens today. Check GMP, price band, subscription and other details

Jayesh Logistics will open its Rs 28.63-crore IPO for subscription on Monday with the issue attracting cautious optimism in the SME segment. The public offer, which closes on October 29, is a fresh issue of 23.47 lakh shares, entirely comprising...

₹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...

Pesticide-packed vegetables flood Kathmandu markets again

Pesticide-laced vegetables have once again flooded markets in the Kathmandu Valley, despite repeated warnings from government laboratories about chemical contamination. On Monday, laboratory tests on round chilli (akabare khursani) detected...

Young scientist Tamang honored in Melbourne

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Oct 13: Young scientist Mohan Tamang, who dreamed of starting a rocket company in Nepal at just 15 years old in 2014 and has achieved significant success in the space sector in Nepal, has been honored in Melbourne,...

Nepal’s Gen Z protests have led to an uncertain political transformation

International studies professor explains the pressures driving the protests By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer On September 4, the government of Nepal, headed by then-prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli, banned 26 social media platforms from being...

Women’s Economic Empowerment: A Key to Nepal’s Sustainable Economic Growth

Despite progress in promoting the rights and opportunities of women and girls in Nepal, deep-rooted gender inequalities persist, hindering their full participation in the country’s economy. According to 2024 World Bank data, women make up 52.1% of...

Global IME Bank: Redefining Excellence in Nepali Banking

Kathmandu, Oct 26: When Global Finance magazine announced the winners of its “Best Bank Awards 2025”, Nepal’s Global IME Bank Limited once again stood tall on the global stage. Honored as Nepal’s Best Bank for the second consecutive year, Global...

Nepal’s Gen Z and the New Sovereignty: Why Influence Is Inevitable, but Agency Must Be Ours

When tens of thousands of young Nepalis poured into Maitighar and New Baneshwar earlier this month, they were not just protesting a government order to shut down 26 social media platforms. They were voicing a generational frustration that has been...

Nepal's revolution and India's backyard diplomacy

Kathmandu’s blazes of this month are not just Nepal’s issue—their peril is for South Asia. The explosion of protests by Nepal’s impatient youth against corruption, elitism, and inequality toppled Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and rattled the very...

Labaid's AI push: Local developers lead innovation in healthcare technology

Highlights: Labaid developing AI-driven healthtech and 30 cancer centres nationwide Operates VirtuCare BD and Life Plus with 500,000 users Built proprietary LLM trained on 6–7 million medical datasets Created Labaid GPT for AI medical analysis and...