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,...

Odisha SI recruitment case mastermind arrested from Indo-Nepal border

The Odisha Police CID on Sunday brought back the alleged mastermind in the police sub-inspector (SI) recruitment case, Shankar Prusty, from Uttarakhand, where he was arrested near Indo-Nepal border after months on the run. Shankar Prusty. Prusty,...

Human trafficking ring traps Bangladeshis in Nepal with fake Canadian visa ploy: Brac issues alert

Brac Migration Programme has issued an urgent public alert, warning citizens about a dangerous human trafficking ring that lures young Bangladeshis with promises of migration to Canada or Europe via Nepal, only to hold them hostage for ransom. The...

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...

Press Council Nepal to stop listing online media outlets

The Press Council Nepal (PCN). (File photo) KATHMANDU: The Press Council Nepal (PCN) has announced that it will no longer register or list online news portals. In a notice issued on Sunday, the Council stated that the decision follows recent legal...

Prime Minister Karki for ending the woes of Nepal Airlines Corporation

Prime Minister Sushila Karki. (File photo) KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Sushila Karki has directed the Board of Directors and management officials of Nepal Airlines Corporation to be serious about ending the problems of the Corporation. Directing the...

Prime Minister instructs Nepal Airlines to dismiss politically appointed staff

Meeting of Nepal Airlines corporation’s board members and senior management officials with Prime Minister Sushila Karki at Singha Durbar on Sunday. KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Sushila Karki has directed the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) to...

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...

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 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 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...

Minister Ghising Inspects Bancharedanda as Kathmandu Garbage Piles Up

KATHMANDU, Nov 2 : Minister for Energy, Urban Development and Physical Infrastructure Kulman Ghising reached Bancharedanda on Sunday morning after garbage collection in the Kathmandu Valley came to a halt due to local protests at the landfill...

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...

33 Nepal-origin persons injured as tempo traveller overturns near Kumarsain

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...

Gen Z uprising: Youths struggle for Nepal’s future

Nations fail when they remain trapped in extractive institutions—structures designed to concentrate wealth and power in the hands of a few. The Muluki Ain of 1854 codified caste hierarchy into law, ensuring that exclusion was not incidental but...

Himachal Pradesh: 28 Nepalese Nationals Among 29 Injured As Tempo Traveller Overturns In Shimla

Himachal Pradesh: 28 Nepalese Nationals Among 29 Injured As Tempo Traveller Overturns In Shimla | File Pic (Representational Image) Shimla: Twenty-nine people were injured when their tempo traveller overturned in Kumarsain, about 81 kilometres...

Nepal tops nature-connection index; Spain ranks last among 61 nations

ISTANBUL Nepal is the world's most "nature-connected" nation, while Spain ranks last in a study measuring emotional and psychological ties to the natural world, The Guardian reported on Saturday. Britain was near the bottom, ranking 55th out of 61...

1,407 tons of potatoes exported to Nepal via Banglabandha

A total of 1,407 tons of potatoes have been exported to Nepal through the Banglabandha land port in Panchagarh. The export took place on Thursday from morning till evening. According to Nur Hasan, additional deputy director of the Plant Quarantine...