Nepal has only slightly progressed in the annual overall prosperity rankings this year but rose 15 steps over the last decade with substantial improvement in security and social capital
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’s COVID-19 toll reaches 1,221 with six more deaths; national tally reaches 209,776 with 1,477 new infections
Nepal on Sunday reported six more COVID-19-related fatalities, pushing the death toll to 1,221
As Nepal's ruling party crisis deepens once again, both sides in wait and watch mode
The plot thickens in the war between one party chairman KP Sharma Oli and the other chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Nepal Health Ministry has spent Rs20 billion on pandemic, but infections continue to surge
The April 2015 earthquake was the biggest natural disaster in Nepal’s recent history
Nepal Cabinet endorses guidelines for reopening schools
In a clear case of lack of coordination between different tiers of governments, the Cabinet has cleared the path for schools to resume classes even as local governments continue to impose lockdowns amid rising cases of COVID-19
US Provides 100 ventilators to Nepal in response to COVID-19
The United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), donated 100 state-of-the-art ventilators to Nepal to assist its fight against COVID-19, on Friday
At Secretariat meet, former Nepal PM Dahal asks PM K P Shrma Oli to ‘sacrifice’ for saving party and republic
The ice may have finally been broken with the Secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party on Friday after a 40-day interval but the hatchet is yet to be buried
54 Nepalese women missing since March lockdown
The Nepal-India border has been closed since the coronavirus crisis started. If, however, the applications filed with the police are anything to go by, 70 women, 28 of them below 18 years of age, went missing during the same period this year
Nine dead, 34 hurt as bus plunges 600m in Nepal's Baitadi
Nine persons died and 34 others sustained injuries after the bus they were travelling on veered off the road in Patan Municipality-8 of Baitadi district, on Thursday night
Nepal's tourism sector still top attraction for foreign investors despite virus crisist
Nepal's tourism may be down and out because of the coronavirus, but it is still the best bet for foreign investors
Nepal e-shopping booms under COVID-19
Infi Store had just begun its operation when the government announced a nationwide lockdown in March to contain the spread of coronavirus
Nepal preparing legal grounds to roll out COVID-19 vaccines
As new cases of COVID-19 rise throughout the country, Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population is preparing legal grounds to roll-out COVID-19 vaccines even if vaccine candidates are certified only for emergency use
Nepal and China reach consensus on announcing height of Everest
In a major breakthrough, Nepali and Chinese officials have reached a consensus on announcing the official height of Everest, which straddles the two countries
COVID-19 cases in Nepal surpass 200,000 mark
COVID-19 cases in Nepal surpassed 200,000 mark on Wednesday, country's Ministry of Health and Population said
Nepal’s former tourism officer gets Tourism Heroes Award
Deepak Raj Joshi, former CEO of Nepal’s Tourism Board, has been awarded the Tourism Heroes Award by the World Tourism Network, The Himalayan Times reported. Joshi became the first Nepali and only South Asian to bag the award
