India’s G20 presidency and South Asia
As president of the G20, India can play a leading role in shaping debates on issues that are increasingly becoming important for development and growth.
The Kathmandu Post
Nepal’s ruling alliance two seats shy of majority
The five-party alliance has 136 seats against the 138 required to prove a majority in the 275-strong House.
Ropes on climbing routes litter Mount Everest
Around 50 tonnes of ropes are estimated to lie buried under the snow on different mountains.
Migration turns Nepal’s hill villages into ghost towns
Villages lie abandoned and fields fallow with residents leaving in search of greener pastures.
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
Nepalese leaders in talks for new coalition
Results so far suggest neither the ruling coalition nor the Unified Marxist–Leninist partners will win a simple majority in Parliament.
Gagan Thapa has tricky path to PM post
Thapa’s claim for the top executive post will definitely make the incumbent prime minister and the party president uncomfortable.
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.
How online violence is shaping our lives
It is important that we use gender-informed approaches to better deal with online abuse, which has become more common than ever, the author writes.
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.