All eight districts of Province 2 that border India are pressuring the Nepalese government to reopen the Nepal-India border
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 House dissolved; elections on April 30, May 10
Nepal's House of Representatives has now dissolved with Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari approving government’s recommendation
Recommendation of House dissolution is unconstitutional, says opposition Nepali Congress
Nepali Congress, the main opposition in Parliament, has said the Cabinet decision to recommend House dissolution is against the provisions and spirit of the constitution and it will strongly oppose it
Nepal to issue licenses for mountaineering guides
Nepal will issue licenses for the first time to mountaineering guides to climb the Himalayan mountains
US to promote trade and investment with Nepal
The United States-Nepal Council on Trade and Investment, under the United States-Nepal Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), held its fifth meeting virtually recently to promote expanded bilateral trade and investment in both goods and services
Efforts on to make Nepal PM Oli toe party line, says former PM Dahal
Co-chair of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal today told party leaders and cadres that his faction was trying to make Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli toe the party line
Nepal waits for an unequal Citizenship Law
Just as Nepal came out of its first phase of lockdown on 21 June, the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) tabled a revised Citizenship Bill in the Federal Parliament
Nepali migrant workers continue to dole out hefty amounts for overseas job
Sunil from southern Nepal moved to the United Arab Emirates in March, just before Nepal went into a complete lockdown for the next four months
US-Nepal Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Council Meeting held virtually
The United States-Nepal Council on Trade and Investment, under the United States-Nepal Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), held its fifth meeting virtually on December 15, 2020 to promote expanded bilateral trade and investment in both goods and services
Malnutrition was worsening in Nepal before pandemic, but with job losses of parents it could get worse, experts say
Fourteen-month-old Susma Chepang of Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality-2, Dhading weighs just six kg. Her mid-upper arm circumference measurement is 10.5 cm
Muslims in Kathmandu recite namaz in groups at mosques after nine months
Muslims in Kathmandu gathered in mosques on Friday to offer prayers in a group for the first time in nine months. Mosques,which were closed for followers since March due to COVID-19 situation, reopened two days ago after the government decided to allow people to visit religious places
Nepal PM forced to put off Constitutional Council meeting
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who yesterday agreed to withdraw the new ordinance that amended key provisions of the Constitutional Council Act, called a meeting of the Constitutional Council this evening, but postponed it after party Co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal objected to the convening of the meeting without withdrawing the ordinance
Nepal for implementing Paris Agreement
Nepal strongly supports the implementation of the Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change, and the call to limit global warming to 1.5-degree Celsius, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali
Nepal releases National Water Resources Policy
The Nepalese government has released ‘National Water Resources Policy-2077’ with a long-term vision for making multi-dynamic, equitable and sustainable development of water resources
US to support Nepal in increasing production of exportable goods
The US has agreed to provide technical support for capacity building of Nepali producers in order to increase the volume of exportable goods during the fifth meeting of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council held virtually between Nepal and the US on Tuesday
