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Nepal's 17 pride projects may take 41 years to finish, warns World Bank

Kathmadnu, March 16 -- On December 30 last year, Binod Pariyar was returning home to Butwal from Kathmandu. He reached Dumkibas at around 10 pm, taking four hours, but it took him another 10 hours to... Read More


Old parties crumble as RSP heads for two-thirds majority

Kathmandu, March 9 -- Nepal's traditional political parties faced a dramatic collapse as a wave led by rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, popularly known as Balen, powered the Rastriya Swatantra ... Read More


Middle East war triggers cancellations in Nepal's peak spring season

Kathmandu, March 7 -- Cancelled flights and postponed trips triggered by the war in the Middle East have cast deep uncertainty over Nepal's tourism outlook at the start of the peak spring season. "Th... Read More


Nepal braces for ripple effects of Gulf conflict

Kathmandu, March 2 -- Kiran Kumar Rana Magar, a construction worker in Abu Dhabi, did not sleep Saturday night after hearing missiles being dropped at different locations across the city. "The situat... Read More


Parties put tourism at heart of manifestos, pledge air safety reforms

Kathmandu, Feb. 26 -- Four major political parties have placed tourism at the centre of their election manifestos, promising sweeping reforms in aviation safety, diplomatic efforts to secure additiona... Read More