Of suitcases and caskets
The story of Nepali youths toiling in the dangerous labour markets of the Gulf and Southeast Asian countries is now over three decades old, and it seems to have no end in sight.
The Kathmandu Post
Indian Embassy gifts 35 ambulances, 66 school buses to Nepal
Out of the total 101 vehicles gifted today, two ambulances were handed over on location in the earthquake-affected Jajarkot and West Rukum districts by the representative of the…
Nepal to grow by 3.6 percent in 2023-24, ADB says
The report projects annual average inflation to slide to 6.5 per cent in the current fiscal year, ending mid-July, from 7.7 per cent in the last fiscal year on subdued oil prices…
Does Pakistan still matter to India?
India has lesser reason to engage with Pakistan, which is too busy with own affairs to attack its neighbour.
As Nepal’s peak forest fire season nears, number of human fatalities rises
Nepal’s valuable forests, which took more than six decades to restore, face a worsening wildfire reality with scarce resources and nearly zero strategies to prevent or fight it.
Nepal opens Premier Cup against Malaysia
The Rhinos defeated the UAE in the final to win the 2023 edition in Kathmandu and qualified for their first ever Asia Cup which was held in India last year.
Covid cases are rising among people returning to Nepal from India
Since March 14, as many as 58 people returning from India have been found infected with Covid. Antigest tests were conducted on 105 people and four tests returned positive.
Nepal’s inflation at 30-month low, yet food prices refuse to come down
Nepali traders attributed the food price hike to the upcoming general elections in India. Traders said that given Nepal’s dependency on India, any protectionist policy adopted…
Nepal proposes mutual customs assistance with India
The agreements will allow for the exchange of information, intelligence, and documents, ultimately assisting the countries in the prevention and investigation of customs offences.
Books will remain integral to human existence
Founding chairman and director of ChulaChuli Theatre Illam, Chetan Angthupo, believes that investing in existing community, social organisation, or theatre libraries would be more…