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Arbitrary practices in UAE visa process: VFS 'syndicate' squeezes Nepali workers

Nepal, Jan. 29 -- A new provision requiring additional authentication of Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) for Nepali workers heading to the UAE has added a financial burden running into billions of... Read More


Bangladesh sentences ex-police chief to death for protest crackdown

Nepal, Jan. 27 -- Despite these provisions, Nepali workers in Saudi Arabia say the agreement has so far remained confined to paper. After more than a decade of negotiations, Nepal and Saudi Arabia hav... Read More


Nepal moves to seal labor deal with Israel, Oman

Nepal, Jan. 19 -- The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security has formally begun procedures to advance bilateral labor cooperation with the two countries. In a move aimed at strengthening t... Read More


Lost in India: The unfinished dreams of a Doti family

Kathmandu, Nov. 27 -- In the hills of Doti stands an ordinary house. Every morning, sunlight touches its doorway and fades by evening. Yet inside that house, a quiet hope still survives. Forty-year-ol... Read More