Over 128, 000 tourists arrive in Nepal in October

KATHMANDU: Over 128, 000 visited Nepal in October this year. This month, being a tourist season as well, has seen a significant flow of tourists. Statistics released by the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) shows that 29, 060 came from South Asia, 23, 127...

Nepal witnesses 4,600 disaster-related incidents i...

KATHMANDU, Nov 2: Nepal witnessed as many as 4,597 disaster-related incidents in the last six-and-a-half months. The incidents were recorded since the New Year, 2082. A total of 335 persons lost their lives in the disasters. Related story At least...

Nepali Congress Reform Campaign padlocks party office in Sanepa (Pictures)

The Nepali Congress Reform Campaign has padlocked the main gate of the party’s central office in Sanepa. On Sunday, youths locked the party office, demanding that the party announce the date for the 15th general convention and ensure...

Kathmandu basks in sunlight as Montha Cyclone weakens

KATHMANDU: After three days of continuous rainfall brought by the Montha Cyclone and westerly winds, the Kathmandu Valley woke up to clearer skies on Sunday. The cyclone, along with westerly winds, had caused rainfall across the country —...

Over 128 thousand tourists arrive in Nepal in October

Kathmandu, Nov 3: One hundred twenty-eight thousand four hundred and forty-three tourists have visited Nepal in October this year. This month, being a tourist season as well, has seen a significant flow of tourists. Statistics released by the...

Nepal embassy appreciates Home Ministry’s swift response after Nepali citizen denied transit at Delhi Airport

New Delhi [India], November 2 (ANI): The Nepal Embassy in New Delhi on Sunday expressed appreciation for the swift response from the Office of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) after a Nepali citizen was stopped at Delhi's Indira Gandhi...

Nepali Army: Ultimate Defensive Shield

Unanticipated and unprecedented, the Gen Z movement led to the collapse of major state institutions after scores of youths were gunned down in front of the parliament building, the high seat of democracy, on September 8. A dreadful vacuum ensued,...

Nepal launches Micro-Folie to give free access to world-class artworks

Kathmandu, November 2 A new cultural platform called Micro-Folie has been launched in Nepal to provide free access to world-class artworks for art lovers and the general public. Inaugurated on Saturday at Alliance Française in Pulchowk, Lalitpur,...

Micro-Folie brings digital art experience to Nepal

The French Embassy in Nepal and the Alliance Française inaugurated a new cultural space, the Micro-Folie, at the Alliance Française in Pulchowk on Friday. The project, supported by the French Ministry of Culture and coordinated by La Villette,...

Chinese demand for sacred Buddha Chitta seeds leads to industry boom in Nepal

It had been a few years since Singha Bahadur Lama returned from a six-year stint in Malaysia, where he worked first in a kitchen and later as a building supervisor. Back home in Kanpur in Kavre, some 56 kilometers from Kathmandu, Nepal, Lama found...

Indians top list as Nepal sees slight rise in Oct tourist footfall

Nepal received over 1.28 lakh international tourists by air in October this year, a 3.3 per cent increase from the same period last year, with Indian visitors topping the list, according to data released by the tourism board Sunday. The Himalayan...

Nepali Congress divided over convention mode, some fear split in the party

Hectic parleys, closed-door negotiations and boycotting meetings to pile pressure have become a new norm in Nepali Congress after the Gen Z uprising of September 8 and 9. The reason is how and when to hold the party’s general convention, be it...

Nepal Development Public Limited Holds Its First Annual General Meeting

Nepal Development Public Limited held its first annual general meeting (AGM) on Friday in Kathmandu.Chaired by the company’s chairman Chandra Prasad Dhakal, the meeting decided to expand the company’s investment scope by collaborating with...

Nepali woman headed to Germany stopped at Delhi airport, sent back. India clarifies why

Reacting to reports of a Nepali national being stopped at New Delhi airport, India on Saturday clarified that its immigration authorities had no role to play. The Nepal citizen was reportedly stopped at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in...

Nepal needs to move beyond aid rhetoric

As donors and international NGOs support global commitments like the Pledge for Change, Charter for Change, and Grand Bargain, the focus on "localisation" and "decolonisation" has intensified. In Nepal, where local leadership is crucial for...

Nepali Congress holding central committee meeting today

Nepali Congress Central Working Committee meeting/File photo KATHMANDU: The central working committee meeting of the Nepali Congress (NC), which was postponed on Friday, will now take place today at 1 p.m. The party continues to face internal...

Nepal eyes stronger tourism, people-to-people ties with Bangladesh

Nepalese Ambassador in Dhaka to Bangladesh, Ghanashyam Bhandari, has highlighted the deep-rooted friendship between Nepal and Bangladesh, founded on shared cultural linkages, and underscored the crucial role of tourism in further strengthening...

Bangladesh, Nepal chief justices discuss legal, judicial cooperation

Nepal's Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut had a bilateral meeting with Chief Justice of Bangladesh Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Sunday ahd discussed the legal and judicial practices of both Nepal and Bangladesh,...

Nepal ranked the most nature-connected nation, while Britain falls near the bottom

Nepal has been identified as the most “nature connected” country globally, according to a major global study examining how people emotionally and psychologically relate to the natural world. The research surveyed 57,000 people across 61 countries...

Nepalese envoy underscores need for strengthening bilateral trade

KARACHI: Ambassador of Nepal to Pakistan Rita Dhital has underscored the need to strengthen bilateral trade, investment linkages, and direct connectivity between Nepal and Pakistan, emphasising that improved air and business connectivity would...