Nepal’s new government scrapped the appointments of eleven ambassadors which were made by the previous Oli government at the eleventh hour

A proposal to ban small importers and only allow businesspeople with good financial credentials to import has sparked anxiety in Nepal’s business community

A new administration took charge of the government in Nepal this week as Sher Bahadur Deuba, 75, became the country’s prime minister for the fifth time following a historic decision by the Supreme Court on Monday that reinstated the Lower House of Parliament

Health experts in Nepal warned the government over the possible outbreak of the Zika virus--recently detected in the southern Indian state of Kerala--as the virus vector remains present in almost all districts in Nepal

Japan will donate 1.6 million Astra-Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses to Nepal through the WHO’s COVAX, which will help the country to provide the second dose to people who had already received the first doses of Covishield

In the last six months, Nepal’s Supreme Court stuck two major decisions--both involving the dissolution of the House, calling the moves “unconstitutional”

Nepal’s Supreme Court on Monday reinstated the lower house of parliament--for the second time this year--overturning the government’s earlier decision in May of dissolving the House

All Nepalis will get vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of this year, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said on Sunday, assuring the country of the government’s effort to procure vaccines

In a boost to the country’s pandemic response, Nepal’s National Public Health Laboratory has now been equipped to perform genome-sequencing tests that will enable authorities to identify various variants of the Covid-19 virus prevailing in the country

The World Bank, which has committed funds for vaccines, has advised the Nepal government to also procure vaccines available on payment from COVAX

Nepal’s ruling party, the CPN-UML, headed by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, is likely to avert a split as Oli and the rebel faction, led by former prime minister Madhav Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal, are close to striking a deal

Nepal is implementing an electronic system that will block from 16 July all mobile handsets which were purchased without a bill or smuggled into the country

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated the 456 mw Upper Tamakoshi Power Project, the largest hydropower project in the country, which took over a decade time and massive cost overruns

Nepal Supreme Court has concluded its hearing in the high-profile parliament dissolution case and a decision on the same is expected on 12 July, media reports said

In a significant citizen-friendly move by an embattled government, Nepal will soon launch the Citizen App--a mobile application for citizens to avail all government services - as the council of ministers has approved the Citizen App (Operation and Management ) Directive 2021