Nepali Migrant Workers: The Cost of Lost Dreams
Nepali migrant workers leave behind family and community to endure unimaginable hardships abroad. The statistics overshadow their sacrifices, revealing the
Economy Forecast to Grow Nearly 4 Per Cent Despite Global Headwinds
Nepal’s Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle has projected economic growth of 3.85 per cent for the current fiscal year, presenting an
Rights Body Calls for New Law to Prosecute Former PM, Ministers
Nepal’s National Human Rights Commission has found that former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and two of his ministers bore
Enter Ashim Shakya’s pixelated Nepal
Imagine stepping into a digital village where fire-spitting demons lurk behind pixelated trees. Or, a Lakhe hides in the shadows,
Businesses Resist Government Plan to Control Their Charity Funds
Nepal’s business community is mounting resistance to a government proposal that would strip companies of direct control over their corporate
Measles Resurgence Underscores Vaccine Sufficiencty
Nepal is facing a resurgence of measles across multiple districts at a time when vaccine stocks are insufficient to mount
Built on Limestone
Nepal’s cement industry is one of the country’s few domestic success stories. Yet slowing demand, rising costs and the spectre
EU Ambassadors Descend on Kathmandu in Show of Solidarity with New Government
A high-level delegation of European Union ambassadors has arrived in Nepal for a two-day mission, the most substantial show of
Nepal’s Private Sector Presses Government for Bold Budget as Confidence Remains Fragile
Nepal’s business community is bringing a lengthy list of demands to the Shah government ahead of its first national budget,
Senior US Diplomat to Visit Nepal in Boost for Ties with Shah Administration
Washington’s engagement with Nepal’s new government is set to reach its highest level yet, with a senior State Department official
Public Debt Swells by €1.7bn in 10 Months
Nepal’s public debt has grown by more than €1.68 billion (NPR 300 billion) in the first ten months of the
Nepal’s Federal Promise, Revisited
A Landmark Shift in How Money Reaches Local Government Nepal’s transition from a centralised state to a federal republic has
They Went Looking for Work. They Found a Crime Syndicate
Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Thursday that 687 Nepali nationals have been rescued from illegal online scam centers operating
Nepal Government Extends Relief to Displaced Riverbank Families
Nepal’s Cabinet has approved a relief and rehabilitation package for families displaced during the government-led removal of vulnerable settlements along
On the Wrong Track: Nepal’s Railway Problem
Nepal’s only operational railway runs 52 kilometres through the eastern Terai, connecting the Indian border at Jaynagar to Bijalpura via
Mud, Memory, and the Potters of Bhaktapur
Hands dip into the mud, gliding through the clay. Passers-by stop to watch, and sometimes to try it themselves. This
Kathmandu to Host Handicraft Expo from May 22
The Nepal Handicraft Federation has announced a three-day handicraft expo at Amrapali Event in Kathmandu from May 22 to 24,
Acting CJ Orders Writ Petitions Registered Against New CJ Recommendation
Acting Chief Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla issued a pointed administrative order on Monday directing the Supreme Court’s own administration to
Nepal to Ask UN for Three-Year Delay on LDC Graduation
Nepal’s new government is preparing to formally request the United Nations to postpone its scheduled graduation from Least Developed Country
Polyandry in Humla: Survival Comes First
What if marriage wasn’t about love but survival? In the isolated Himalayan district of Humla, polyandry—the practice of a woman