Committed FDI in Nepal doubles in 3 months of new FY

KATHMANDU, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Pledged foreign direct investments (FDI) in Nepal more than doubled in the first three months of the current 2025-26 fiscal year, the Department of Industry said on Sunday. Nepal received FDI pledges worth 35.13...

Political turmoil takes toll on India’s exports to Nepal in September

New Delhi: India’s exports to Nepal recorded one of the steepest declines among its major trading partners in September, as youth-led protests and a political transition in the Himalayan nation disrupted cross-border trade. Shipments to Nepal fell...

Nepal’s Roshani Adhikari Pathak wins IUCN Regional Councillor seat

Kathmandu, Oct 15: Roshani Adhikari Pathak has been elected as the Regional Councillor for South and East Asia of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for the term 2026–2029. She was the sole candidate representing Nepal in...

Kathmandu Metropolitan City launches new Digital Address System

Kathmandu, Oct 15: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has launched the Digital Address System (DAS) in its ward no 26 with an objective to make the ward more technology-friendly. Khyamraj Tiwari, Chairperson of Ward No 26 and Coordinator of the...

Tripura plans power export to Nepal after Bangladesh success

Tripura is planning to export electricity to Nepal following its successful power trade with Bangladesh, state power minister Ratan Lal Nath. A meeting on the matter was recently held in New Delhi, and the final decision will be taken by the...

₹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...

Nepal firm on One China policy: Home Minister Aryal tells Chinese ambassador

Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal said during a meeting with Chinese Ambassador Chen Song that Nepal remains steadfast in its One China policy. The courtesy meeting between Home Minister Aryal and Ambassador Chen took place on Tuesday at the Home...

International Forum: ‘Can generational movements end systemic corruption? Lessons from Nepal, Indonesia, and the Philippines.’

by Genevieve B. Kupang and Javier Tolcachier Youth-led protests by Generation Z are spreading across the globe, bringing down governments and causing major political upheaval. At the heart of this psycho-social wave is the awakening of a...

Universities should prioritize research: Chief Minister Karki

Morang, Oct 18: Chief Minister of Koshi Province Hikmat Karki has said that the Manmohan Technical University should concentrate on the nation’s prosperity by emphasizing research initiatives. Inaugurating fifth senate of the university in...

Nepal’s Gen-Z Protest Goes Global: Madagascar President Flees, Army Steps In

Antananarivo (Madagascar): When Madagascar’s army announced it had taken charge of the country, the echoes of youth-led uprisings in Nepal could be felt across the streets of the capital. The impeachment of President Andry Rajoelina followed weeks...

Biodiversification, mutation-based research key to future food, health security: PAEC expert

RTC concludes at NIAB under IAEA’s RAS5101 project, with 30 participants from 14 member countries PAEC official stresses proactive research strategies to tackle climate change, malnutrition and emerging pathogens IAEA experts from China and...

48 Hours That Changed Nepal

When Gen Z took to the streets of Kathmandu on September 8 to protest the KP Oli government’s sudden ban on social media, few expected it would ignite the country’s most consequential youth-led revolt in decades. What followed over the next 48...

AIDIA, Center for Strategic Research, join hands for economic diplomacy

KATHMANDU, Oct 18: The Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (AIDIA) of Nepal and the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance...

Kaligandaki Highline Opens New Heights for Nepal’s Adventure Tourism

In a remarkable feat for Nepal’s adventure tourism, Shankar Koirala, a highliner from Hile, Dhankuta, has completed a highline walk across the Kaligandaki Gorge between Kusma (Parbat) and Balewa (Baglung). The achievement marks Nepal’s highest and...

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...

Book relating to Simraungadh's ties to Nepal Mandal released

Kathmandu, Oct 17: A researcher Roshan Kumar Jha has brought a book 'Nepal Mandalsanga Jodiyeko Simraungadhko Itihas'. It was released amidst a programme organized by the Pairavi Book House in the federal capital on Friday. The book is focused on...

Tripura mulls supplying power to Nepal: Power Minister

Tripura, one of the electricity-surplus states in the Northeast region, is keen to supply power to Nepal, state Power and Agriculture Minister Ratan Lal Nath said here on Friday. The minister shared this information after inaugurating the 132 KV...

Is Nepal reaching peak EV?

We were used to getting stuck in Kathmandu’s notorious traffic with gas fumes and horns blaring. We are still stuck in traffic, but now it is mostly the quiet hum of EVs, and street-level air is noticeably cleaner. Alongside Norway, Nepal has the...

70th Police Day: Home Minister Aryal sees need of timely reforms in Nepal Police

Kathmandu, Oct 17: Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal has said that the Nepal Police should be reformed in tune with time. Addressing the 70th Police Day and Tribute to the Immortal Police Programme here today, he mentioned that with the increasing...

Home Minister Aryal sees need of timely reforms in Nepal Police

Kathmandu, Oct 17: Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal has said that the Nepal Police should be reformed in tune with time. Addressing the 70th Police Day and Tribute to the Immortal Police Programme here today, he mentioned that with the increasing...