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Nepal to undertake research on Lord Ram’s birthplace

The Department of Archaeology has said it would begin archaeological studies on the possibility of Lord Ram’s birthplace being in Nepal, following Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s recent statement that the Hindu god was born in the Himalayan country

Government to produce, promote ayurvedic medicine in Nepal

The Nepalese government has issued Singha Durbar Baidyakhana Development Board Formation Order-2020, for production, sale and distribution of quality ayurvedic medicines

As Oli and Dahal seek to find a middle ground, pressure mounts to resume Standing Committee meeting

Two ruling Nepal Communist Party chairs KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal are under pressure to resume the Standing Committee meeting, which has been stalled since July 10, on Friday, as scheduled

2.36 million Nepalis scared of losing home or land

Around 2.36 million adult Nepalis expect to be forced out of their homes against their will in the next five years, a ground-breaking study has shown

PM Oli has lost moral and political grounds to rule: Nepali Congress

The main opposition party Nepali Congress has strongly condemned Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s recent statements

Nepal plans to reintegrate returning workers

Nepal’s post-2017 federal structure was supposed to decentralise governance of the country’s migration sector because local units have closer proximity to workers aspiring to go abroad, returnees and their families

Oli and Dahal resume talks after a hiatus of six days

Ruling Nepal Communist Party chairs KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal have resumed talks after a hiatus of six days, as they attempt to save the party from a split in the wake of growing differences between the two factions led by them

Nepal internet use increases by 35% during lockdown

High prices, technological limitations and unreliable connectivity threaten to slow the explosive growth of Nepal’s internet market during the COVID-19 lockdown even though everything from recreation to education and employment have gone online

Blanket ban on Indian news channels lifted

The Multi-System Operators that had recently stopped broadcasting all Indian news channels in Nepal have now decided to undo the blanket ban

Pashupatinath temple to open adopting safety measures

Nepal's Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai directed office bearers of Pashupati Area Development Trust to make preparations for opening Pashupatinath temple by putting in place, necessary health security protocol, for some period, once the public vehicles resume service

Rift between Nepal's ruling party chairpersons widening?

The latest utterances of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal seem to point towards widening rift with the other co-chair of the party, KP Sharma Oli

Three doctors, two police personnel among 12 held for illegal kidney transplantation

Nepal Police today arrested 12 persons, including three doctors and two police personnel, for illegal kidney transplantation at Bharatpur-based College of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital on 10 June 2019

Nepali company wins global environment awards

Build Up Nepal Engineering, which has been supporting rebuilding in earthquake-hit districts, has won the prestigious Ashden Environment and UN STI Awards for introducing eco-friendly, disaster resistant building technology in the country

Corruption watchdog files cases against 13 former officials for registering land in Indian national’s name

Nepal's Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority on Sunday filed cases against 13 former officials of land reform, land revenue and local government offices of Kapilavastu at the Special Court for allegedly registering 32.2 bighas of land in the name of an Indian national on the basis of fake documents

Nearly 600 Nepali workers in Malaysia to get refunds for their recruitment fees

Like tens of thousands of Nepali migrant workers who go on foreign employment every year, Kafle, who wanted to be identified only by his surname, paid a huge sum of money to a recruiting agency in the country for a job in Malaysia in 2012