Nepal’s history of urbanisation is said to be 500 years old with the conglomeration of Kathmandu Valley, and even till recently, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala called Nepal a country filled with ...

Initiative, announced by embassy in Delhi, seeks to attract more Indian tourists by showcasing Nepal’s mountains, temples & ...

Nepali Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli called it “a matter of pride” — proof that Nepal is moving “towards self-reliance.” But the reality is more sobering. Oli was referring to the country’s impending ...

UNICEF Nepal has launched a new advocacy brief titled “Imagining Nepal as a Country of 100 People”, shedding light on the realities, inequalities and opportunities shaping the lives of children across ...

But Nepali society is mature enough to realise that the truth is not all black and white. Jang Bahadur may have usurped power in a ruthless coup, but he was a geopolitical strategist way ahead of his ...

Nepal is preparing to relocate blackbucks from protected areas in the country’s west to the south-central lowlands, in an ...

Devastating earthquakes in April and May of 2015 took a huge human toll; destroyed homes, businesses, irreplaceable cultural heritage sites and slowed economic growth. The Bank Group is supporting ...

Several months ago, Sandip Thapaliya, an out-of-work lab technician, called his sister in Kathmandu, Nepal, to share some exciting news. “I’ve joined the Russian army!” he exclaimed over the phone ...

As Nepal prepares to leave the least developed country (LDC) category, it needs to manage the impact on its export sector. In February 2018, the government of Nepal officially requested the UN not ...

In September 2015, still recovering from devastating earthquakes earlier in the year, Nepal adopted a controversial new constitution, accepting discriminatory provisions against two of Nepal's most ...