Users turn to Nepal Telecom as private ISPs raise internet prices

Kathmandu, Oct. 28 -- Private internet service providers are facing a backlash after withdrawing cheaper plans below 50 Mbps and raising tariffs, prompting some customers to switch to Nepal Telecom's ... Read More

Most Nepal government websites back after PHP2Shell flaw

Kathmandu, Oct. 26 -- Nepal's government websites are gradually returning after authorities applied security patches to a critical vulnerability in PHP, a programming language widely used to build web... Read More

From induction cookers to bank records, Nepalis find ways to use AI

Kathmandu, Oct. 25 -- When cooking gas became scarce, Bina Nagarkoti, an executive member of Godawari Municipality-9, bought an induction cooker. But she had no idea how to use it. Normally, she woul... Read More

PHP2Shell security flaw forces thousands of Nepali websites offline

Kathmandu, Oct. 25 -- Thousands of government and banking websites in Nepal have been taken offline as a precaution after two critical security vulnerabilities were discovered in PHP, a programming la... Read More

Can AI fake a Nepali voice convincingly? Here's what the experts say

Kathmandu, Oct. 15 -- When a controversial audio recording involving a public figure surfaces in Nepal, one common response has been to dismiss it as AI-generated. AI is indeed being used to create fa... Read More

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

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