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Minister bats For New Development Policy to prevent natural disasters

Nepal's Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa has underscored the need of replacing the existing development policy to prevent natural disasters

Nepal’s economic growth to shrink to 2.1 pc: WB

Economic growth is estimated to contract sharply to 2.1 percent in the current fiscal year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown imposed to check its spread, despite efforts by the government to curb the economic fallout from the crisis, states the World Bank’s latest Nepal Development Update

Kathmandu back to ‘old normal’

Most experts have questioned the wisdom of the Nepal government’s decision to end its four-month COVID-19 lockdown from Tuesday, saying it was premature and may lead to a mass spread of the virus

Continued indecision over grade 12 examinations worries students and colleges

In normal times Sanskar Pandit, 18, would have been waiting for his grade 12 results now. The high school examinations would have been held in April and the results out in the first week of August

Nepal has done well In COVID response: WHO representative

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Nepal has said that the government has done well in its COVID-19 response, especially the quick decision it took in declaring the nationwide lockdown

147 new coronavirus cases on Thursday take Nepal’s tally to 18,241

Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population has reported 147 new cases of the coronavirus infection on Thursday, taking the nationwide count to 18,241

Private schools to resume online classes

Private schools in Nepal have decided to resume online classes from today onwards after resolving discussions with the government

Nepal in political and geopolitical jam

Politically and geopolitically, it is a bit chaotic in Nepal these days

NEA allowed to trade power with India, Bangladesh

The government has given its nod to Nepal Electricity Authority to trade electricity with India and Bangladesh

Nepal Rastra Bank lowers refinancing loan limit to Rs 50 million

Nepal Rastra Bank has reduced the maximum limit of refinancing loans that businesses can take from refinancing facility through banks and financial institutions to Rs 50 million per individual/business

Nepal government decision to open tourism takes the sector by surprise

Tuesday’s government announcement ending the four-month-long lockdown to, among other things, kickstart the tourism economy has taken tourism entrepreneurs by surprise

Nepal ends coronavirus lockdown

The Government of Nepal has decided to end the coronavirus lockdown

Nepal opens for tourism, autumn climbing activities

With the government announcing to resume all international and domestic flights from August 17, the Ministry of Culture Tourism and Civil Aviation today said that it would let all tourism related activities including mountain climbing in the autumn season commence

Tempest in Nepal's ruling party almost over

Over the last three weeks, the ruling Nepal Communist Party’ Standing Committee has been postponed for at least seven times

558 Nepalis stranded in Malaysia evacuated, along with 16 bodies

Under the second phase of repatriation, a total of 558 passengers were repatriated today