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Annapurna Draws Record Half a Million Foreign Visitors

Nepal's Annapurna Conservation Area welcomed a record 508,476 foreign tourists from 169 countries during the last fiscal year, reflecting a ...

Sirubari, Syangja

Discover Nepal’s Homestays

Nestled in the embrace of Nepal's rural heartlands, the homestay experience offers more than a place to rest—it's an intimate ...

Oli Calls for Unity as Communist Movement Faces Crisis

On the 48th Pushpalal Memorial Day, CPN-UML Chairman and former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli defended Nepal’s traditional political forces, ...

Nepal’s Road Safety Crisis

Nepal’s Road Safety Crisis

Nepal is facing a road safety crisis. A recent WHO report reveals that Nepal has one of the highest road ...

Arts & culture

From Murals to Markets: The Changing Face of Nepali Art

From captivating artworks displayed in open-door galleries to creative expressions adorning the streets, the valley is an immersive reflection of ...

Chitwan Pays as Wildlife Conflict Persists

Chitwan National Park (CNP) distributed Rs 12.9 million (€72,240) in compensation during the last fiscal year to people affected by ...

Free Eye Surgeries Reach 953 in Remote Karnali

A total of 953 people in Karnali Province received free sight-restoring eye surgeries during the last fiscal year, as outreach ...

Kingdom of Mustang

Journey Through Time : Kingdom of Mustang

Tucked beyond the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges lies Mustang, an enigmatic land also known as the "Forbidden Kingdom". Stretched into ...

Government Moves to Set Minimum Wages by Sector, Region and Skill Level

Nepal's Ministry of Labour, Youth and Employment is overhauling how minimum wages are determined, shifting from a single national floor ...

Nepal’s Security Spending Rises as South Asia Grapples With Strategic Uncertainty

Nepal's defence expenditure has risen steadily since 2018, according to a study by India's Observer Research Foundation (ORF) on security ...

Government Promises to Act on Usury Reports as Victims March on Kathmandu

The cabinet on Tuesday ordered the immediate implementation, through the home ministry, of the recommendations of every commission so far ...

Two Former Ministers Jailed Over Fake Bhutanese Refugee Scam

Kathmandu District Court on Tuesday sentenced former deputy prime minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi to 11 years in prison and former ...

Caste Discrimination

Caste, Culture, and Survival: Story of the Badi Community

Badi, a Hill Dalit community, are Indigenous people of Western Nepal. Although admired as entertainers at times, they remain the ...

The Volatility of Rhino Conservation

The Volatility of Rhino Conservation

In early 2023, two rhinos were killed using electrified traps wired through a temple near Chaparchuli in western Chitwan. The ...

Fertiliser Crunch Pushes Farmers Across the Border

A severe shortage of chemical fertiliser has disrupted this year's paddy transplanting season across Nepal's southern plains, with farmers unable ...

Predatory Lending Victims Launch ‘Justice March’

Victims of predatory informal moneylending, a practice widespread across Nepal's Tarai belt, have begun a roughly 400 km protest march ...

Melting Glaciers and Mass Migration

Climate Change Hits Home: Melting Glaciers and Mass Migration

The climate crisis is worsening for the small nation that contributes among the least to global emissions. Are the first-world ...

Paddy Planting Falls 12.6% as Late Monsoon Slows Nepal’s Farmers

Nepal's rice planting season has fallen sharply behind schedule this year, a lag that could ripple through the country's food ...

Two Centuries-old Statues Return to Nepal from US

Two centuries-old statues of significant cultural and archaeological value have returned to Nepal from New York, marking another milestone in ...

Sipping culture and commerce with every cup of tea

Sipping Culture and Commerce with Every Cup of Tea

Chiya (tea), more than just a beverage, is a cultural tradition that warms conversations and hearts alike. The best place ...

On Track, Off Support 

On Track, Off Support 

Nepal is making real progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. The difficulty is that the global framework built to measure ...

Madhesh Parties Oppose RSP Plan to Scrap Provinces

A proposal by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) to abolish Nepal's provincial assemblies has triggered a strong backlash from Madhesh-based ...

NOC Fines Fuel Stations Up to Rs 1 Million for Dry Nozzles

Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has amended the Petroleum Products Retailers Regulations, 2075, to impose fines of up to Rs 1 ...

Monsoon Floods Halt Melamchi Water to Kathmandu

Drinking water supply from the Melamchi project to the Kathmandu Valley was suspended on Friday after monsoon flooding turned the ...

Shaligrams in a changing river

Searching for Shaligrams in a Changing River

If you happen to be strolling along the banks of the Kali Gandaki River, which originates in the Mustang region, ...

Oli and Dahal Inch Back Toward Left Unity

After a punishing run of election defeats and a wave of government asset probes, Nepal's two biggest communist rivals, UML ...

Rethinking Nepal’s medical pluralism

Rethinking Nepal’s Medical Pluralism

As children, the moment one of us had a cold or a sniffle, our mothers would run to grab Tulsi ...

Fasten Your Seatbelts for Lukla’s Daring Descent

Fasten Your Seatbelts for Lukla’s Daring Descent

The descent into Lukla is not for the faint of heart. As the aircraft drops towards a runway perched at ...

Bagmati river in the 1950s

From Holy to Wholly Polluted: The Tale of Bagmati River

The 204-kilometre-long river, flowing through Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park, stretches through eight districts. Revered as the link between heaven and earth, ...

Nepal and Russia Near 70 Years of Ties

Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav attended a reception on Wednesday evening marking Russia's National Day, where Russian Ambassador Aleksei ...

Flash Flood Alert In Three Eastern Districts

The Flood Forecasting Division has warned of flash floods in Jhapa, Morang and Dhankuta, saying the flow of small rivers ...

RSP Pushes Directly Elected Executive

The Rastriya Swatantra Party, now the largest party in parliament, has put constitutional reform at the heart of its first ...

Former Finance Minister Remanded in Custody in Money Laundering Probe

Former finance minister and UML leader Bishnu Paudel has been remanded in custody for several days as part of a ...

Squatter Families Given Three Days to Leave Holding Centres

Displaced families living in government holding centres have been ordered to move out within days, after authorities issued a vacate ...

Mad Honey

Mad Honey: A Concoction of Culture and Communal Healing

The remote, picturesque village of Ghale Gaun in Nepal's Lamjung district hosts a remarkable tradition centred around "mad honey", locally known as ...

Tilaurakot, Panauti and Ram Janaki Temple Push for UNESCO World Heritage Status

Three of Nepal's culturally significant sites are moving through the nomination process for inscription on UNESCO's World Heritage List. They ...

Large Cardamom Exports Earn a Record €69 Million as India Dependence Caps the Upside

Nepal's large cardamom exports have hit an all-time high in value. In the first 11 months of the current fiscal ...

CIAA Files €58 Million Graft Case Over Rigged E-Passport Contract

Nepal's constitutional anti-graft body, the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority, has filed a sweeping corruption case at ...

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Silhouette of Sherpa in a rugged mountain landscape.

More than Mountaineers, Sherpas are Due for Recognition

Native to the mountain regions, Sherpas are more than mountaineers. Named by the Tibetan word for eastern people, their rich ...

Birdwatching beyond binoculars

Birdwatching Beyond Binoculars

Who wouldn't want to quietly walk through a forest, hoping to glimpse a rare bird or animal? Well, with rich ...

A Bet to Remake 300 Market Towns

Nepal's government has placed a major new bet on its long-neglected secondary cities. Under a scheme called the Intensive Urban ...

Bhoto Jatra: The Sacred Vest that Waits

The Vest No One Dares to Claim

Every year, on a single afternoon in Jawalakhel, a city of hundreds of thousands falls quiet. A Guthi official climbs ...

Government Promises Faster Internet for the Hills, and a Lighter Touch on the Press

The villages along Nepal's mid-hills may finally get the kind of mobile signal city dwellers take for granted. Information and ...

El Niño Threatens to Push Nepal’s Monsoon Back

Across the country, farmers have started preparing their paddy fields, but the rain they need is running behind schedule. The ...

Budget Stakes Future on Electricity

Electricity sits squarely at the heart of Nepal's spending plan for fiscal year 2026/27, with the government pledging to bring ...

Top Diplomat Takes Kathmandu’s Balancing Act to Beijing

Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal spent the opening day of a four-day visit to China shuttling between science and statecraft, beginning ...

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Hike it like a local: Nepal Trekking 101

Hike it like a local: Nepal Trekking 101

Where would one find a trekking adventure like the breathtaking Himalayan range for views while walking, savouring some fresh air, ...

Chhurpi from Ilam

From Dairy to Dog Treat: Chhurpi Carves Its Global Path

Once a humble, high-altitude staple for Himalayan herders, Chhurpi has now become a rising export star as the markets in ...

Anti-rabies Vaccine Shortage hits Sudurpaschim

Hospitals and health institutions across Sudurpaschim Province have run short of anti-rabies vaccines for the past two weeks, leaving people ...

The Movement of Nations: How Migration Is Reshaping Nepal’s Future

The Movement of Nations: How Migration Is Reshaping Nepal’s Future

Sujit has been away from Nepal for five years. In the United Arab Emirates, he has become proficient in customer ...

Supreme Court Orders Criminalisation of Child Soldier Recruitment

The Supreme Court has ordered the government to enact a law treating the recruitment of children under 18 into armed ...

Proposed Infrastructure Law Raises Environmental Concerns

The government is preparing legislation aimed at streamlining approvals for infrastructure development, particularly in the hydropower sector, but the proposal ...

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