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Loss and Damage Fund calls extraordinary meeting for Oct 22 to support Nepal

Kathmandu, Oct. 17 -- The Board of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) is set to hold its first-ever extraordinary meeting on October 22, to consider emergency funding support for Nepal ... Read More


Nepal should be a 'strategic broker', not a buffer, says Amitabh Mattoo

Kathmandu, Oct. 16 -- Nepal should move beyond its traditional role as a buffer or bridge between major powers and position itself as a strategic broker through diplomacy, institutional cooperation an... Read More


Sudhakar Dalela appointed India's next ambassador to Nepal

Nepal, Oct. 16 -- India on Friday appointed senior diplomat Sudhakar Dalela as its next ambassador to Nepal, bringing an experienced South Asia specialist to the post as Kathmandu and New Delhi seek t... Read More


Rejection of two ambassadorial nominees brings RSP tensions into focus

Kathmandu, Oct. 15 -- On Wednesday, a parliamentary committee dominated by the Rastriya Swatantra Party rejected two of the government's ambassadorial nominees. The Parliamentary Hearing Committee re... Read More


Big projects, old disputes on agenda for PM Shah's India visit

Kathmandu, Oct. 15 -- Kathmandu and New Delhi have begun preparations for Prime Minister Balendra Shah's visit to India, which is expected to take place in the third or fourth week of November. It wou... Read More


Big projects, old disputes loom over PM Shah's India visit

Kathmandu, Oct. 15 -- Kathmandu and New Delhi have begun preparations for Prime Minister Balendra Shah's visit to India, which is expected to take place in the third or fourth week of November. It wou... Read More


Nepal seeks German Embassy's help to resolve passport payment dispute

Kathmandu, Oct. 14 -- The government has approached the German Embassy in Kathmandu to help resolve a payment dispute with Muehlbauer ID Services GmbH, the company handling Nepal's e-passport system. ... Read More


Nepal elected to UN Human Rights Council

Kathmandu, Oct. 13 -- Nepal has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2027-2029 term, securing 173 votes of the 180 votes cast in the UN General Assembly, according to Nepal'... Read More


Nepal, India discuss border security, transnational crime and disaster response

Kathmandu, Oct. 13 -- Nepal and India on Tuesday agreed to strengthen bilateral security cooperation, improve border management and combat transnational crime as Home Minister Sudan Gurung met his Ind... Read More


Swarnim Wagle heads to Bangkok for World Bank, IMF meetings

Kathmandu, Oct. 13 -- Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle is leaving for Bangkok on Tuesday to attend the annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, with more than 16 bila... Read More