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New labour minister takes office amid Gulf turmoil

Kathmandu, March 28 -- Deepak Kumar Sah of the Rastriya Swatantra Party has taken charge of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security at a time when war and instability in key labour dest... Read More


Nepal seeks details on citizen held by Iranian forces

Kathmandu/udayapur, March 25 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has begun efforts to verify the status of Nepali national Amrit Jha, who is in the custody of Iranian security forces, and to establish ... Read More


Nepali national held in Iran amid Hormuz tensions

Kathmandu, March 21 -- A Nepali national has been detained by Iranian security forces in the Strait of Hormuz region, according to officials and family members. Thirty-year-old Amrit Jha, a resident ... Read More


Nepali national held in Iran during Hormuz tensions

Kathmandu, March 21 -- A Nepali national has been detained by Iranian security forces in the Strait of Hormuz region, according to officials and family members. Thirty-year-old Amrit Jha, a resident ... Read More


They left to build a future. Now they wait to come home in death

Kathmandu/siraha, March 20 -- Escalating tensions in the Gulf region, triggered by the ongoing standoff involving the US-Israeli coalition and Iran, have disrupted the repatriation of the bodies of Ne... Read More


Rising tensions in West Asia leave bodies of Nepali migrant workers stranded

Kathmandu/siraha, March 20 -- The escalating tensions in the Gulf region, triggered by the ongoing standoff involving the United States, Israel and Iran, have disrupted the repatriation of the bodies ... Read More


Over 2,000 Nepali denied labour permits daily as tensions persist in West Asia

Kathmandu, March 18 -- Rising tensions in West Asia have severely affected Nepali migrant workers in the region, as well as those seeking jobs there. As a result, more than 2,000 Nepali nationals who ... Read More


He was asleep in his room. Then a drone struck to wake him up.

Kathmandu, March 15 -- A Nepali worker was injured after a drone crashed into his room at a labour camp in Sohar, Oman, on Friday morning. On the day of the incident, Anil Tamang of Kakani in Nuwakot ... Read More


Nepalis in Gulf may return home via Saudi Arabia, says MoFA

Kathmandu, March 10 -- Nepali nationals facing emergencies in the Gulf region can be assisted to return to Nepal via Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said. The arrangement comes a... Read More


West Asia tensions raise alarm for 1.9 million Nepali workers

Kathmandu, March 3 -- Fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran erupted on Saturday, sending shockwaves across the Gulf and stoking fears of a wider regional conflict in West Asia. The conf... Read More