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Nepal to promote its tea in global market

The Sustainable Export Promotion Project of Nepali Tea is a project undertaken jointly by Nepal’s Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies and The Nepali Tea and Coffee Development Board to promote the Nepali Tea brand

Nepal Police cracked rhino poaching; 14 arrested

For the last couple of years, Chitwan National Park (CNP),  a World Heritage Site for wildlife conservation, had  reported no cases of poaching of its prized rare one-horned rhino

Oli’s rivals plan rally in Kathmandu on Wednesday

Former prime ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda and Madhav Nepal of the splinter group of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on Tuesday asked supporters to gather in the capital Kathmandu valley for a scheduled rally on Wednesday

Former PM Prachanda says he might boycott upcoming polls

The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) faction led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' said on Tuesday that it might boycott the snap polls proposed for April and May, saying the "undemocratic and unconstitutional" elections are not acceptable

Uttarakhand glacier avalanche raises alarm for Nepal

On Sunday, a harrowing video showed torrents of water, rock and dust hurtling down a mountain valley in the Uttarakhand state of northern India

Nepaleses journalists may get free Covid vaccine

Nepal's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Parbat Gurung said discussion was on with the Ministry of Health and Population to immunise members of the Federation of Nepali Journalists with Covishield vaccine free of cost

Call to ease entry of tourists to Nepal

Nepal’s tourism industry has come down heavily on the government for not streamlining the process for entry of foreign visitors even after four months of opening the sector to limited arrivals

Nepali migrant workers to get trained before going abroad

Nepali migrant workers will soon have to sit for orientation training before they head to their destination countries

Nepal home minister threatens zoo lockup for opposition leaders

Ram Bahadur Thapa, the home minister of Nepal, threatened Nepal's beleaguered Prime Minister Oli’s rivals of locking them up in the city zoo if their protests against the government turned “non-vegetarian”- a term used by Dahal in his earlier remark, asking supporters, in a veiled manner, to resort to violence if required

Nepal sees zero COVID-19 deaths for the third time this month

Nepal reported zero deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the third time this month

Eight Nepali cricketers registered for IPL auction

Eight Nepali cricketers have been recommended for the initial draft of the auction for the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL)

Committed to democracy, says Nepal PM Oli

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today reiterated his commitment to democracy and said nobody could reverse the republican order for which he had fought

Oli-faction of Nepal's ruling party displays show-of-strength in the capital

The Oli-faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party displayed a show-of-strength in mid-Kathmandu on Friday

Kathmandu remembers Aung San Suu Kyi

Burma is in the news again with this week’s military coup, and Nepalis who had known Aung San Suu Kyi during visits to Kathmandu are concerned about her safety and of other democracy leaders

Plan to procure 4 million COVID-19 vaccines from India: Nepal government

With the plan to procure four million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from India in the final phase, the government intends to immunise those above 60 years after a month