News Nepal: Lumbini: Strategic opportunity for India-Nepal friendship
In the intricate chessboard of 21st-century geopolitics, hard power, comprising majorly of military might and economic muscle, still commands attention, yet soft power increasingly decides the game.
News Nepal: New project for the preservation of the World Heritage Property in Nepal: Lumbini, Lord Bhudda’s Birthplace starts with funds from UNESCO/Japanese Fund-in-Trust
A new project for the conservation and management of Lumbini, the Birthplace of Lord Buddha, one of the UNESCO World Heritage properties in Nepal has been launched on 16 July 2010 in Kathmandu with ...
News Nepal: Public debt rises to nearly Rs 3 trillion
Nepal's public debt has continued to climb to nearly Rs 3 trillion as government revenue has become insufficient even to meet regular expenditure. By the end of ...
News Nepal: Alibaba’s e-commerce platform Daraz to resume cross-border business in Nepal
Alibaba’s South Asian e-commerce platform Daraz announced on August 3 that it anticipates resuming its cross-border business in Nepal in September of this year. The platform has already extended ...
News Nepal: Nepal remains on FATF grey list as global watchdog reviews progress
Kathmandu: Nepal has remained on the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, commonly known as the \"grey list\", although the Nepali government has been...
News Nepal: Korea guides Nepal’s push for holistic agricultural reform: NARC director
KATHMANDU, Nepal — In May, when Nepal forged a partnership with the Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture, led by South Korea’s Rural Development Administration, it sowed the seeds of ...
News Nepal: China, Nepal to speed up agricultural cooperation as fastest path to real gains
During Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda's visit to China, the two nations issued a joint statement on Tuesday, vowing to accelerate win-win cooperation on agriculture, infrastructure ...
News Nepal: Nepal less and less able to feed itself
Despite two-thirds of its population dependent on agriculture, and having fertile land ideal for farming, Nepal’s annual food imports are rising exponentially due to a growing population and rising ...
News Nepal: Provinces unveil ambitious policy priorities, but implementation concerns persist
Nepal’s provincial governments have begun unveiling their policy priorities and budget frameworks for the upcoming fiscal year 2026/27, promising reforms in governance, employment, tourism, ...
News Nepal: Nepal's Auditor General suggests widening digital payments to cut public spending arrears
KATHMANDU: Nepal's cumulative financial irregularities have continued to rise amid persistent weaknesses in fiscal discipline, poor transparency and weak enforcement of financial accountability across ...
News Nepal: Investing in People: Nepal’s Best Bet for Better Jobs and Economic Growth
In Nepal today, one of the greatest obstacles to better jobs and faster economic growth isn’t a shortage of natural resources, challenging geography, or limited access to finance. It’s the unrealized ...
News Nepal: Nepal Hosts Sagarmatha Sambaad To Strengthen Global Climate Action
Nepal is hosting the inaugural edition of Sagarmatha Sambad, or Himalayan Dialogue, beginning today. The dialogue, themed "Climate Change, Mountains, and the Future of Humanity," aims to strengthen regional and global cooperation on urgent climate challenges.
News Nepal: Stock market volatile for second day, Rs 15.28 billion turnover by mid-session
The stock market witnessed fluctuations for the second consecutive day after reopening following the House of Representatives election. On Monday, trading had been halted after hitting a positive ...
News Nepal: NEPSE cheers election outcome as market hits three circuit breakers in an hour
The surge came amid growing expectations of political stability, with the RSP heading towards a majority as vote counting nears completion.
News Nepal: Public debt rises to Rs 2.88 trillion
Nepal’s total public debt has increased by more than Rs 204 billion in the first eight months of the current fiscal year, reaching Rs 2,878.29 billion, according to the Public Debt Management Office.
News Nepal: Debt Without Direction?
Public debt has been steadily rising in recent years, with growing concern that every Nepali effectively bears a share of this burden. Faced with limited domestic resources for development and ...
News Nepal: Nepal’s public debt rises by Rs 200 billion
Nepal’s public debt continues to climb as the government increasingly turns to domestic and foreign borrowing amid a shortage of resources for development p ...
News Nepal: India approves power sale to Nepal for dry season; tariff up 1.5%
Currently, Nepal imports an average of 12,000–14,000 MWh of electricity daily from India during the dry season, from mid-March to mid-May. Shakya said the agreement is expected to ease Nepal’s power ...
