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Iran war and soaring fuel prices hit travel and tourism in Nepal hard

Kathmandu, April 5 -- Yogendra Shakya, a prominent hotel entrepreneur, had to abruptly cancel a mid-April family trip to Hong Kong. The reason was simple: airfares had become prohibitively expensive. ... Read More


Nepal hikes jet fuel to historic high as West Asia war drives global surge

Kathmadnu, April 2 -- owned oil monopoly on Wednesday sharply increased aviation fuel prices to a historic high, citing soaring global energy costs triggered by the ongoing conflict in West Asia. The... Read More


The global fertiliser crisis may hit Nepal hard this plantation season

Kathmandu, April 1 -- The impact of the chemical fertiliser crisis triggered by tensions in West Asia is already being felt in the United States and Europe, where the main crop planting season is unde... Read More


Nepal eyes Lumbini revival with major World Bank-backed push

Kathmandu, March 24 -- The average length of stay of foreign tourists in Nepal is 12 days, but most travellers visiting Lumbini, one of the world's most iconic Buddhist pilgrimage sites, spend barely ... Read More


Nepal aims to change Lumbini's image as 'hit-and-run' destination with $85m loan

Kathmandu, March 24 -- The average length of stay of foreign tourists in Nepal is 12 days, but most travellers visiting Lumbini, one of the world's most iconic Buddhist pilgrimage sites, spend barely ... Read More


Third graft case filed over China-funded Pokhara airport, 21 charged

Kathmandu, March 23 -- graft body on Sunday filed a corruption case at the Special Court against 21 individuals, including two Chinese officials, alleging the misappropriation of Rs461.5 million durin... Read More


Third corruption case filed over China-funded Pokhara airport, 21 charged

Kathmandu, March 22 -- graft body on Sunday filed a corruption case at the Special Court against 21 individuals, including two Chinese officials, alleging the misappropriation of Rs461.5 million durin... Read More


Global oil shock tests Nepal, but electric cooking cushions blow

Kathmandu, March 20 -- Raghu Basnet and his wife arrived at the Nepal Gas plant in Balaju Industrial Area with two empty cylinders of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) on Thursday afternoon. As there was ... Read More


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