United States hands over four stolen Nepali artefacts
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said three of the pieces were recovered under several ongoing investigations into trafficking networks targeting Nepali antiquities.
The Kathmandu Post
Disillusioned in Dubai
The paper says, that with big polluters just paying lip service at COP28, those from less polluting countries are greatly disappointed.
EV infrastructure and Nepal’s state policy: Cart before the horse
Nepal still lacks a plan for how and where to set up charging stations, and developments in the EV industry have outpaced government policy.
Nepal government open to rethinking TikTok ban: Prime Minister Dahal
Free speech advocates and even leaders of ruling parties have said the platform should be better regulated rather than banned outright.
How courts laid the ground for same-sex marriage in Nepal
The Dordi Rural Municipality government’s move is based on the Supreme Court’s June ruling directing the government to register the marriages of same-sex and traditional…
Nepal’s mountains are crying out for help and COP28 must respond, says UN chief Guterres
The UN secretary general visited Nepal at the end of October and toured the Everest and Annapurna regions, taking stock of how the climate crisis impacts local communities and how…
Foreign investment pledges in Nepal up 89 percent
The Department of Industry said the pledged investments would create 1,098 jobs.
Grant delay leaves Nepal’s earthquake victims out in the cold
Some 34,501 houses were completely destroyed in Jajarkot while 16,909 houses were completely destroyed in Rukum West during the Nov 3 earthquake, but only about 500 temporary…
Nepal’s parks grapple with limited cage space for captive tigers
While the increase in the tiger population has positive indications for wildlife conservation, it has come with its own set of challenges for the country, the major one being the…
Nepal’s government raises 40% of annual loans in first quarter
“The government’s need for resources forced us to raise more internal loans in the first quarter than we had initially planned,” said Dilaram Giri, officiating chief at the…