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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


Nepal scraps $500 upper Mustang trekking fee for foreigners, sets $50 daily

Kathmandu, Nov. 20 -- In a bid to attract tourists, the government has decided to remove the flat $500 per person per 10-day period fee for foreign trekkers visiting the upper Mustang region near Kora... Read More


Remittances to Nepal top Rs200 billion a month for first time

Kathmandu, Nov. 17 -- Nepal's monthly remittance inflows have crossed the Rs200 billion mark for the first time, driven mainly by a stronger US dollar and stricter Anti-Money Laundering (AML) measures... Read More