Nearly 15,000 tourists visited Nepal in March as the spring expedition season has started in earnest
Nepal received $2 billion in foreign aid in last fiscal; 26 percent increase
Nepal received around $2 billion in foreign aid in the 2019-20 fiscal year which ended in mid-July last year, data released from Nepal’s foreign ministry showed
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One-horned rhino census stopped temporarily in Nepal as tiger kills mahout
Nepal’s famous one-horned rhino census was temporarily stopped yet again after a mahout involved in the counting was killed by a Royal Bengal tiger
Nepal regulates sale of acid
The Nepal government promulgated an ordinance regulating the sale of acid and other harmful chemicals in the country, a report in the Himalayan Times said
Nepal’s key opposition party takes lead to form next government
Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli may face fresh trouble to continue in his post as the Nepali Congress (NC), the key opposition party in the country, has officially announced that they would attempt forming the next government
World Bank to provide $75 million to Nepal to procure vaccines
Nepal will get $75 million funding from the World Bank to access the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for prioritized groups of the country
Chinese man arrested in Nepal for attempting to hack ATM
Nepal police officials have arrested a Chinese nation as he was attempting to hack an ATM and illegally withdrawing cash
Nepali teenage girl rescued while being trafficked to India
An 18-year-old Nepali girl, who was being trafficked to India, has been rescued by an NGO on her way to India on Thursday, reported the Himalayan Time
Pollution forces to Nepal to shut schools, colleges for four days
Schools and colleges in Nepal had remained closed for most of the time last year. But on Monday they have been ordered to remain close for four more days
Nepal: Dahal’s party to withdraw support from Oli government
Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led CPN-MC will withdraw its support from the Oli government, reported the Himalayan Times
Water scarcity in national parks increasing human-wildlife conflict
Water scarcity in Nepal’s Banke and Bardiya national parks are affecting wildlife, driving animal towards populated areas in search of water, and increasing cases human-wildlife conflict in the Himalayan nation
Nepal capital covered in toxic haze; flights affected
A yellow toxic haze covered Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on Friday, with several people complaining of difficulty breathing, and a burning sensation in their eyes, reported The Himalayan Times
Nepal for first time issues licences to mountain guides
Nepal for the first time has started distributing licences to mountain guides in a bid to bring professionalism to mountain tourism
PCR report or vaccine certificate mandatory for Nepal bound tourists
Amid rising cases of COVID-19 infections, Nepal’s government issued fresh guidelines for tourists, making negative PCR reports or COVID-19 certification mandatory for tourists
Climbers return to Nepal’s peaks after a year
After the COVID-19 pandemic halted Himalayan expeditions, climbers are all set to return to Nepal’s peaks after a year, with high altitude guides being seen fixing ropes and ladders at the Mt Everest Base Camp
India's Covaxin gets Emergency Use Authorization in Nepal
Nepal's drug regulatory body has approved India's Covaxin jab against Covid-19 for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)
