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Confusion as Nepal bans unregistered social media sites

Kathmandu, Sept. 5 -- Confusion reigned in Nepal on Thursday after the government moved to shut down all unregistered social media platforms, services that have become deeply embedded in the daily liv... Read More


Hit by Trump's steep tariffs, garment giants in India turn to Nepal

Kathmandu, Sept. 1 -- International readymade garment brands operating in India, including Indian labels exporting to the United States, have begun exploring Nepal as a potential investment and produc... Read More


Indian garment giants eye Nepal as US tariffs bite

Kathmandu, Aug. 31 -- International readymade garment brands operating in India, including Indian labels exporting to the United States, have begun exploring Nepal as a potential investment and produc... Read More


Gold past Rs200,000 a tola, adding to Nepalis' wedding costs

Kathmandu, Aug. 30 -- Mithilesh Kumar Thakur's mother is a worried woman. With her son's wedding set for November, the per tola price of gold crossing a record Rs200,000 has turned what should have be... Read More


Remittances hit all-time high as Nepalis send home Rs4.72 billion daily

Kathmandu, Aug. 29 -- Nepalis working abroad are sending home Rs4.72 billion every day, a financial lifeline that has sustained millions of households and kept the country's economy afloat for decades... Read More


Remittances hit all-time high as Nepalis send Rs4.72 billion daily

Kathmandu, Aug. 28 -- Nepalis working abroad are sending home Rs4.72 billion every day, a financial lifeline that has sustained millions of households and kept the country's economy afloat for decades... Read More


Sugarcane farmers protest in Kathmandu as government halves subsidy

Kathmandu, Aug. 26 -- nine-year-old sugarcane farmer Mithai Lal Mallah from Paratappur Rural Municipality, Parasi, has been sitting in protest under the scorching sun at Maitighar, Kathmandu, demandin... Read More


Inflation and supply woes cast shadow over festive market

Kathmandu, Aug. 22 -- Economists and traders say that disruptions in the supply chain of Dashain-targeted goods and persistent inflation are likely to dampen festive market activities this year. Econ... Read More


Shark Tank Nepal sparks new wave of entrepreneurship

Kathmandu, Aug. 21 -- Bina Bhurtel Bastakoti grew up watching her father run businesses, which sparked her interest in entrepreneurship at a young age. After completing her Master's in Business Admini... Read More


Nepal rolls out ambitious AI policy

Kathmandu, Aug. 16 -- The government has approved the artificial intelligence (AI) policy, with the goal of creating an enabling environment for AI development, expansion, and safe use. The policy est... Read More