Explained: Why does an hour long flight to Dhangadhi cost more than a flight to New Delhi?

Kathmandu, Oct. 12 -- On October 7, Prem Singh Saud wrote on his Facebook page that a flight from Kathmandu to Dhangadhi in Sudurpashchim province, in far-western Nepal, was more expensive than a flig... Read More

No school, but a graduation cap for women dairy farmers

Sindhuli, Oct. 11 -- At 70, Kamala Subedi has achieved something she never imagined possible: graduating from a school, despite never having attended one. The graduation, however, was not from a conv... Read More

Nepal's growth to slow to 3.7 percent after devastating Rasuwa flood

Kathmandu, Oct. 6 -- Nepal's economic growth is projected to slow to 3.7 percent in the current fiscal year ending mid-July 2027, largely due to disruptions to industry and services caused by the Augu... Read More

Nepal's EU air safety delisting plan at risk as aviation bills stall

Kathmandu, Oct. 4 -- Nepal's plan to get off the European Commission's Air Safety List by mid-January 2027 is at risk after two crucial bills aimed at ending the conflict of interest in the country's ... Read More

Domestic Airline Liability Bill set for Friday passage, proposes $100,000 passenger compensation

Kathmandu, Oct. 1 -- touted Domestic Airlines Liability Bill has moved closer to becoming law after the National Assembly's Legislation Management Committee unanimously endorsed it on Thursday and tab... Read More

Nepal's tourism industry keeps absorbing one crisis after another - and keeps coming back

Kathmandu, Sept. 27 -- Pasang Lama was waiting for a phone call. Nepal's peak trekking season had just begun, but the Chinese guide, who works for Yeti Mountain Adventure, was at home, waiting for hi... Read More

Bhotekoshi floods prompt ADB to cut Nepal's growth forecast to 4.1 percent

Kathmandu, Sept. 23 -- Last month's Bhotekoshi floods have tempered Nepal's growth momentum and may push up inflation in the current fiscal year, which ends in mid-July 2027. The Asian Development Ou... Read More

Nepal launches #NepalCalling campaign to counter flood-driven tourism cancellations

Kathmandu, Sept. 3 -- After a turbulent year that saw Nepal's tourism industry battered first by the Gen Z protests and then by tensions in West Asia, Mandip Giri, managing director of Dom Himalaya Ho... Read More

Drones take on a new role in Nepal's disaster response-from delivering food to carrying bodies

Kathmandu, Sept. 1 -- On Monday, an unusual scene unfolded in the skies over Benighat, Dhading, one of the areas devastated by last week's floods. An unmanned aircraft flew overhead carrying a human ... Read More

Nepal Prime Minister: Bhotekoshi flood was one of region's largest disasters

Kathmandu, Sept. 1 -- As the search for survivors continues for the seventh day, with rescuers spending days and nights digging through rivers and hydropower project tunnels to find bodies and missing... Read More

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