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...

Lessons in agriculture from Nepal’s Indigenous Kulung people

It was 8pm and everyone in the house was preparing to sleep after dinner, but the fire was still flickering in one corner of the kitchen. Sambarman Okhati, a 66-year-old elder of the family, bore a hint of concern while hunching over a boiling...

The Rubin Names 2025 Art Prize Winner and 15 Recipients of Research and Art Projects Grants

The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, which closed its brick and mortar New York space in 2024 and now operates as a “global museum,” has named the recipient of its annual art prize, as well as the grantees for its research and art projects. The...

Building a Solar Tricycle in Nepal - A US Student's Experience

As August began and my summer drew to a close, a notification appeared on my phone from Bloomberg, proclaiming Nepal as the global leader in EV adoption. It may have been surprising to many that a small, landlocked country could surpass larger...

In ‘Swasparsha’, literature becomes Nepal’s most accessible medicine

In the landscape of modern Nepali literature, where new releases often rely on predictable hype, a work has quietly emerged from the country’s rugged outskirts that invites a fundamental rethinking of what a book can accomplish. Dr Nawaraj KC’s...

World News | Nepal Welcomes Gaza Peace Deal; Calls for Immediate Release of Hostages, Including Nepali National

Kathmandu [Nepal], October 10 (ANI): Nepal has welcomed the peace agreement between Israel and Hamas for the implementation of the first phase of the peace plan and given a call for the immediate release of all hostages, including a Nepali...

Preventing suicide by pesticide in Nepal

This article discusses suicidal behaviour. If you have questions on self-harm or feel suicidal, Nepal’s national Suicide Prevention helpline is 1166. Use this link to find an international helpline. Last year, my phone rang late at night. A...

₹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...

Post-Gen-Z Movement Nepal: Leadership at a Crossroads

"With great power comes great responsibility." This line from the Hollywood movie Spider-Man extends far beyond the silver screen. Power without responsibility is dangerous. Nepal’s recent uprising showcased remarkable energy and courage, yet...

Modi govt’s ‘unusual intervention’ as Tata Group battles ‘fires’ & why India will never go the Nepal way

New Delhi: The Tata Group is in the throes of a crisis. Two of “Narendra Modi’s top lieutenants” have held what is termed “an extraordinary meeting” with top executives from the company, report Chris Kay and Krishn Kaushik in Financial Times,...

Nepal confidence soars ahead of T20 World Cup Qualifier

Given all his experience, Stuart Law really should know better. The 56-year-old coach has been involved in professional cricket for 37 years. That has included an illustrious playing career in Australia and the UK, then a coaching one that has...

What started with her babysitting money has now changed thousands of lives in Nepal

CNN By Allie Torgan, CNN (CNN) — It’s been 10 years since Maggie Doyne was named the 2015 CNN Hero of the Year for her work caring for and educating vulnerable children and orphans in rural Nepal. What started with a plot of land that she...

Nepal beat West Indies by 90 runs to take 2-0 Lead in T20I Series

In a surprising moment, red and blue-clad supporters celebrated in the corridors of the Sharjah stadium as their team sealed a record T20I series win over the West Indies. The 90-run victory not only provided Nepal with a 2-0 series lead with a...

Gen Z movement in Nepal at a crossroads: Between reform, revolt and reflection

Nepal has witnessed an unprecedented political journey in the second week of September 2025 often deliberated as a Gen Z movement. The strength, conveyance and consequences of the movement has stunned a great numbers of people, including social...

‘Nepal is moving ahead towards the path of peace, democracy, inclusive development’

Kathmandu, Sept 30: Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa, has said Nepal is moving ahead following the path of peace, democracy and inclusive development. Addressing the 80th Session of the United Nations...

Diplomatic missions urged to inform about the major change in Nepal

Kathmandu, Oct 8: Prime Minister Sushila Karki has instructed the Nepali ambassadors and heads of all Nepali diplomatic missions to inform the respective countries about the major change in the country. During a virtual meeting with the heads and...

Trump’s new foreign aid plan eyes $50mn for Greenland’s polar bears, $25mn for Nepal's snow leopards

Polar bears are listed as a vulnerable species by the World Wildlife Foundation because of various threats including climate change and the wildlife trade. (Photo by Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post) The Trump administration is considering...

The law wasn’t listening, so Nepal got loud

Kathmandu is burning once again. Protests led largely by students and young workers spiraled into violent clashes with police. Nineteen people are confirmed dead. Government offices, media houses, and even private residences of political leaders...

Public Procurement: A strategic tool for good governance in Nepal

Kathmandu, Oct 8: Public procurement is the lawful process through which governments acquire goods, services, and construction works. It ensures that resources collected through taxes and revenues are used responsibly, transparently, and...

UNDP reaffirms continuous support to Nepal, including for coming elections

Kathmandu, Oct 8: A team led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative for Nepal Kyoko Yokosuka called on Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Physical Infrastructure and Transport and Urban...