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UN extends Nepal's LDC graduation preparatory period until November 2029

Kathmandu, Oct. 30 -- The United Nations General Assembly has unanimously approved a three-year extension to the preparatory period for Nepal and Bangladesh to graduate from the category of Least Deve... Read More


PM Shah floated the idea of Nepal-India-China cooperation on climate. Why is the government slow to reach out to the neighbours?

Kathmandu, Oct. 30 -- A month after Prime Minister Balendra Shah proposed establishing a Himalayan Climate Resilience Mechanism (HCRM) involving Nepal, India and China, the initiative has made little ... Read More


Indian foreign secretary, new ambassador to arrive in Kathmandu ahead of Shah's India visit

Kathmandu, Oct. 29 -- Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will visit Kathmandu on November 4 to lay the groundwork for Prime Minister Balendra Shah's upcoming visit to India, according to sources in... Read More


14 years after initial deal, China proposes joint committee to manage border ports

Kathmandu, Oct. 29 -- Fourteen years after Nepal and China agreed to establish a mechanism for managing ports along their shared border, China has proposed a draft agreement to set up a bilateral Nepa... Read More


Nepal, India to discuss border security at annual meeting this week

Kathmandu, Oct. 26 -- The chiefs of Nepal's and India's paramilitary forces will meet in Kathmandu this week for the 10th annual coordination meeting between Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) and India... Read More


Bhandari calls for long-term climate support for vulnerable countries

Kathmandu, Oct. 24 -- Former President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called for reliable, long-term international support to help climate-vulnerable countries cope with global warming, highlighting the need... Read More


Loss and damage fund approves $20 million for Nepal

Kathmandu, Oct. 22 -- The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) has approved a $20 million (approximately Rs3 billion) allocation to Nepal to support relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction ... Read More


Loss and damage fund allocates $20 million to Nepal

Kathmandu, Oct. 22 -- The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) has approved a $20 million (approximately Rs3 billion) allocation to Nepal to support relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction ... Read More


Nepal says it is saddened by the killing of its citizen in Saudi oil field attack

Kathmandu, Oct. 22 -- Nepal said it is saddened by the death of a Nepali citizen in an incident involving debris from an intercepted drone at Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oil field in Saudi Arabia. In a st... Read More


Former president Bidya Devi Bhandari to leave for China on Thursday

Kathmandu, Oct. 21 -- Former President Bidya Devi Bhandari will leave for China on Thursday to attend the Global Governance Forum 2026, her first foreign visit since her recent nomination as a senior ... Read More