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Dashain dakshina arrives with a phone notification

Kathmandu, Oct. 9 -- For Suvekshya Bhattarai of Biratnagar, birthdays and festivals such as Raksha Bandhan, Teej, Dashain and Tihar increasingly come with a familiar sound: a notification on her phone... Read More


AI reshapes South Asia's jobs, creating risks and new opportunities

Kathmandu, Oct. 8 -- Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape South Asia's labour markets, slowing hiring in some sectors while creating new opportunities for workers and service exporters, acc... Read More


From blankets to handmade dolls, two foreign women bring comfort to flood survivors

Nepal, Oct. 8 -- At the compound of the District Coordination Committee in Bidur, Nuwakot around two weeks ago, flood survivors rummaged through piles of relief supplies, picking out what they needed.... Read More


ISPs face questions over decision to drop low-cost internet packages

Kathmandu, Oct. 6 -- Internet service providers in Nepal have announced they will stop selling and renewing internet packages offering speeds below 50 Mbps, prompting consumer advocates to demand that... Read More


Digging through the mud for leftover memories

Nuwakot, Oct. 1 -- It was pouring down hard at Dhunge Bazar last Thursday, usually a bustling market along the road from Betrawati to Devighat. Inside the half-open shutter of their shop, Naresh Dang... Read More


eSewa's new CEO Niraj Sharma on staying ahead in a crowded fintech market

Kathmandu, Sept. 28 -- Niraj Sharma has been appointed chief executive officer of digital payment service provider eSewa. He succeeds Jagdish Khadka after the end of his four-year term as the top exec... Read More


Flood took his home. His old citizenship photo is denying him relief

Nuwakot, Sept. 28 -- The Trishuli river runs beside the Shree Karma Dhechenling Monastery in Bidur, Nuwakot. The two concrete bridges that connected Dhunge to the other side of the river were swept aw... Read More


As rain returns, flood survivors endure cold-and leaking tents

Nuwakot, Sept. 26 -- In Rasuwa and Nuwakot, the two districts hardest hit by the late-August flash floods, fresh spells of rain began before the rivers had fully receded. The rains added further layer... Read More


Flood-hit women entrepreneurs determined to rebuild their businesses

Nuwakot, Sept. 25 -- For 22 years, Januka Mijar ran 'Jasmina Madal Pasal' on the banks of Dhobikhola in Bidur Municipality, Nuwakot. She started the shop with a small room and little capital, and grad... Read More


UTL licence lapses, company seeks more time to clear Rs31 billion dues

Kathmandu, Sept. 12 -- United Telecom Limited's telecommunications licence has legally been automatically cancelled after the company failed to pay its renewal fee and outstanding dues, but the Nepal ... Read More