Nepal and India agree to repair border embankments at 35 locations
The joint team inspected areas along the Koshi river from November 10, identified vulnerable areas and picked spots that needed maintenance.
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Content was and will remain the king
The Nepali media ecology today has expanded but journalists suffer, just as politicians do, in their image and credibility.
Ropes on climbing routes litter Mount Everest
Around 50 tonnes of ropes are estimated to lie buried under the snow on different mountains.
Airlines return to Nepali skies in a sign of tourism recovery
However, arrivals are still less than half of what they were before Covid-19, which industry insiders blame on the lack of promotion
Covax to supply 1.5 million Covid-19 bivalent doses to Nepal shortly
Health Ministry officials say the vaccine doses will be used as first and second booster shots.
High inflation and unemployment are forcing Nepal’s youths to seek foreign jobs
In the fiscal year spanning 2021 to 2022, an average of 1,745 Nepalis left the country for foreign employment every day.
Six dead as 6.6-magnitude earthquake hits Nepal
Dozens of houses were damaged due to the earthquake, but detailed reports are still awaited since the quake struck.
Rising dollar makes Nepal’s winter clothes more expensive
According to Nepal Rastra Bank, prices of clothes and footwear rose by 7.68 per cent in the first two months of the current fiscal year ended mid-September.
Nepali botanist discovers species of Impatiens new to science
Dr Bhakta Bahadur Raskoti discovered the new species while collecting plant samples for his botanical survey in Myagdi district in 2011.
Soil shortage, poor demand decimating Bhaktapur’s pottery-making
In the last few years, the traditional occupation has been in a crisis, compelling many families like the Prajapatis to quit the generations-old business and seek alternatives.