Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and India motor vehicle agreement protocol is now ready
BBIN-MVA aims to remove barriers and regulations for bolstering intraregional trade and connectivity.
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Nepal to grow 4.4 percent this fiscal: ADB
Ongoing tariff rises may, however, cause a global economic downturn, affecting Nepal’s tourism receipts and remittances, and less foreign aid could impact growth.
Nepal has reduced maternal deaths by 70 percent since 2000, but the progress is at risk, WHO warns
Amid unprecedented aid cuts by the US, the UN health body stresses the need for sustained investment to protect the progress.
Teachers’ protest in Kathmandu enters eighth day
The striking teachers have turned down the government’s call for talks.
Address it early: The Kathmandu Post
With teachers announcing strikes, government inaction would jeopardise the future of countless students.
Kathmandu Valley toxic air is choking street dogs, too
Air pollution and seasonal changes increase respiratory and gastrointestinal problems in animals.
Nepal PM Oli hints his Bangkok meeting with Indian counterpart Modi did not go well
During a discussion in Kathmandu, the prime minister skirts around the Bangkok meeting, choosing instead to offer homilies about Nepal’s ‘balanced’ foreign policy.
Retired Nepali Gurkha soldiers in India’s Dehradun keep the traditional Naumati music alive
In the bustling city of Dehradun in India, the traditional music of Naumati—a set of nine traditional Nepali percussion and wind instruments—echoes during auspicious occasions…
Nepal’s invisible poverty
While Nepal’s poverty rate is rapidly declining on paper, the deeper realities remain hidden.
Nepal faces health crisis as budget cuts threaten vital services
Officials say they are being asked to prepare programmes based on uncertain budgets with unclear funding sources.