Nepal is considering allowing unrestricted entry to vaccinated tourists in a bid to boost the morale of the moribund tourism industry ahead of the upcoming spring peak season, Tourism Minister Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal said
Power-surplus Nepal hopes to earn $100 million from electricity exports to India
From Thursday this week, Nepal started selling electricity, around 37 MW to Indian buyers, Nepal Electricity Corporation spokesperson Suresh Bhattarai confirmed to The Kathmandu Post. More bids are invited to sell 200 MW in India’s power exchange market on a long-term basis.
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Nepal poll body summons both factions of Nepal Communist Party
The Election Commission in Nepal has summoned both fractions of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on Friday for discussions, reported The Himalayan Times
Nepal hotel industry prepares for a long recession
Nepal's hotel industry stuck to its gloomy outlook for the year even as the country launched a COVID-19 vaccination drive on Wednesday, not expecting tourist arrivals to rebound despite the immunisation campaign
First phase of Covid vaccination drive begins in Nepal
The first phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive kicked off in Nepal on Wednesday
Nepali Congress announces fresh round of protests against dissolution of House
Amid growing calls to take to the streets, the Nepali Congress on Tuesday announced a fresh round of protests against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s decision to dissolve the House of Representatives
Oli administration draws all-round flak for cracking down on civic protesters in Nepal
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K2 winter expedition team arrives back in Nepal to hero’s welcome
The ten-member K2 winter expedition team arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday after a successful historical accent on January 16
Nepal PM Oli’s temple visit carries an underlying political message
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US envoy meets Oli’s rival, talks of ‘strengthening democracies’
In what seems like a message to Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, US Ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry on Monday met with Oli’s rival Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda in Kathmandu and talked about ‘strengthening democracies’ among other issues
Rights activists protesting HoR dissolution arrested from Baluwatar
Police have arrested rights activists, who came out in protest against the dissolution of House of Representatives (HoR), from outside Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar
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The Himalayan mountains act as a barrier separating the clean air of the Tibetan Plateau from the polluted Indo-Gangetic plains
