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Pradeep Adhikari's flight to power-and the turbulent fall

Kathmandu, Dec. 21 -- Does anyone voluntarily demote themselves? In a bureaucracy built on hierarchy, power, and survival, such an act is almost unheard of. Yet a few months ago, something extraordina... Read More


Nepal rolls out first five-year Everest cleanup plan

Kathmandu, Dec. 18 -- In 2000, Japanese climber Ken Noguchi launched what is widely regarded as the first organised clean-up campaign on Mount Everest, the 8,848.86-metre peak long celebrated as the u... Read More


Nepal set to allow Indian high-value notes after a decade-long ban

Kathmandu, Dec. 10 -- Nepal is preparing to allow the circulation of Indian currency notes above INR100 after India formally gave the go-ahead-nearly a decade after the high-denomination notes were ba... Read More


Far-western settlements rejoice as clean water reaches homes

Kanchanpur, Dec. 10 -- year-old Kanti Das of Radhakrishna Tole in Bhimdutta Municipality, life has taken a turn she once believed impossible. Since October, each morning now begins with a simple pleas... Read More


Farwestern settlements rejoice as clean water reaches homes

Kanchanpur, Dec. 9 -- year-old Kanti Das of Radhakrishna Tole in Bhimdutta Municipality, life has taken a turn she once believed impossible. Since October, each morning now begins with a simple pleasu... Read More


Record graft case filed over China-funded Pokhara airport

Kathmandu, Dec. 8 -- graft body on Sunday filed a corruption case at the Special Court against 55 individuals, including five former ministers and 10 former secretaries, as well as a company over irre... Read More


Nepal files record corruption case over China-funded Pokhara airport project

Kathmandu, Dec. 7 -- graft body on Sunday filed a corruption case against 55 individuals and one company at the Special Court, including five former ministers and 10 former secretaries, over irregular... Read More


Public savings at risk as debt-ridden Nepal Airlines' finances spiral

Kathmandu, Dec. 1 -- Rs50 billion in debt, on the verge of bankruptcy, eroding public trust, corruption scandals, overstaffing, and chronic mismanagement-these are the reputations Nepal Airlines, the ... Read More


Public savings at risk as Nepal Airlines' finances spiral: Report

Kathmandu, Nov. 30 -- Rs50 billion in debt, on the verge of bankruptcy, eroding public trust, corruption scandals, overstaffing, and chronic mismanagement-these are the reputations Nepal Airlines, the... Read More


'Nepal must prioritise stability and rule-based governance to unlock private investment'

Kathmandu, Nov. 30 -- Arnaud Cauchois, the Philippines-based Asian Development Bank's country director for Nepal, has nearly three decades of professional experience, including 20 years with ADB. A Fr... Read More