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Fast delivery changes the game for Nepal's sellers

Kathmandu, Aug. 27 -- Nepal's marketplace is entering a new phase as quick-commerce services promising door-to-door delivery within minutes alongside social commerce initiatives empowering small vendo... Read More


Drones deployed to search for survivors and assess Rasuwa flood damage

Kathmandu, Aug. 26 -- The Nepal Drone Association has mobilised its members to support search, rescue and damage assessment in flood-hit Rasuwa and other areas affected by Wednesday's flash floods. T... Read More


As China's robots break sprint records, Nepal isn't even in the race

Kathmandu, Aug. 24 -- Humanoid robots in helmets and boxing gloves traded punches and kicks, tumbling to the floor and scrambling back up - among the highlights of last year's Humanoid Robot Games. A ... Read More


KU info lab leads efforts to digitise and preserve Nepal's indigenous languages

Kathmandu, Aug. 22 -- Communities and academics in Nepal are stepping up their efforts to put the country's indigenous languages on the digital scene, aided by artificial intelligence that has emerged... Read More


PMO scrutiny of Nepal Telecom billing tender raises concerns over interference

Kathmandu, Aug. 18 -- The prime minister's office (PMO) has begun examining the tender process and technical specifications for Nepal Telecom's proposed new billing system, prompting concerns within t... Read More


Nepal's faith is finding a new interface

Kathmandu, Aug. 16 -- For centuries, religious knowledge in Nepal has travelled through priests, scriptures and oral traditions. Increasingly, it is also travelling through smartphones. A growing gro... Read More


Two-wheeler ride-hailing drivers suspend protest, but fare dispute remains unresolved

Kathmandu, Aug. 14 -- Drivers affiliated with ride-hailing platform inDrive staged a sit-in outside the company's office in Kupondole, Lalitpur, on August 5, demanding a minimum base fare for ride-sha... Read More


Ride-hailing riders suspend protest, but fare dispute remains unresolved

Kathmandu, Aug. 13 -- Riders affiliated with ride-hailing platform inDrive staged a sit-in outside the company's office in Kupondole, Lalitpur, on August 5, demanding a minimum base fare for ride-shar... Read More


Widespread server crashes point to Nepal's digital state failure

Kathmandu, Aug. 9 -- Nepal's ambitious push to build a paperless, digitally empowered state is running into a basic problem: the systems meant to deliver public services are increasingly unable to kee... Read More


New Kathmandu transport master plan proposes metro rail linking Ratna Park and Bhaktapur

Kathmandu, Aug. 6 -- The government has prepared a new master plan to reshape Kathmandu Valley's road infrastructure and urban transport system over the next 25 years, proposing major investments in m... Read More