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Buddha Air boss Basnet takes flight in politics

Bhairahawa, Nov. 7 -- Buddha Air owner Birendra Bahadur Basnet's new political outfit, the Gatisheel Loktantrik Party (dynamic democratic party), has unveiled an ambitious manifesto that promises to c... Read More


Drought at planting, deluge at harvest leave farmers reeling

Kathmandu, Nov. 6 -- After last year's disaster, Nepal's agriculture sector has once again been battered by floods and inundations that caused extensive financial losses to farmers and the broader eco... Read More


Drought at planting and deluge at harvest push farmers to despair

Kathmandu, Nov. 5 -- After last year's disaster, Nepal's agriculture sector has once again been battered by floods and inundations that caused extensive financial losses to farmers and the broader eco... Read More


Mechanisation transforms farming in eastern Tarai

Sunsari, Oct. 25 -- Farmer Mohan Kumar Adhikari of Ramdhuni Municipality, Sunsari, is relieved that his days of back-breaking labour are over. Thanks to mechanisation, he can now manage his farm with ... Read More


Nepal hotels long for tourists spooked by unrest

Kathmandu, Oct. 15 -- Mandip Giri fondly recalls the autumns when tourists once filled every corner of Thamel. It was the season of clear skies, crowded trekking shops, and packed hotels as travellers... Read More


Nepal may see negative growth after unrest, World Bank warns

Nepal, Oct. 7 -- hour unrest in early September-described as the worst in years and led largely by people aged 13 to 28, the Generation Z-is expected to crimp the country's economic growth to 2.1 perc... Read More


Nepal readies five-year strategy to clean Everest

Kathmandu, Sept. 30 -- Nepal is preparing to unveil a five-year Everest cleaning strategy, following a Supreme Court order, as the world's highest peak-often called Earth's tallest garbage dump-strugg... Read More


Madhesh landless no longer risk their lives for electricity

Dhanusha, Sept. 29 -- Until a year ago, 30-year-old Pano Sada of Bateshwor Rural Municipality in Dhanusha would run for cover at the faintest sound of a whistle. In her Musahar settlement, a cluster o... Read More


A grieving father's quest to expose negligence behind Nepal's deadliest air crashes

Kathmandu, Sept. 28 -- For the past one year, Prakash Khatiwada has lived with a single purpose. A former journalist, he has made it his duty to knock on the doors of government officials, ministers, ... Read More


Madhesh's landless no longer risk their lives for electricity

Dhanusha, Sept. 28 -- Until a year ago, 30-year-old Pano Sada of Bateshwor Rural Municipality in Dhanusha would run for cover at the faintest sound of a whistle. In her Musahar settlement, a cluster o... Read More