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Nepal clears way for E10 petrol blend, eyes Rs6 bn yearly savings

Kathmandu, Feb. 23 -- A decade after India began blending ethanol with petrol, Nepal is preparing to cut its costly oil imports by mixing domestically produced ethanol into imported fuel. According t... Read More


Parties' lofty pledges on economy collide with hard realities

Kathmandu, Feb. 21 -- flung village of Khijiphalate in Okhaldhunga district of Nepal's eastern hills, Dendi Sherpa is simply happy to see a political campaign unfolding in his locality. For him, it at... Read More


Upper house passes tourism bill with tougher Everest rules

Kathmandu, Feb. 14 -- Nepal's National Assembly has passed the Integrated Tourism Bill, a wide-ranging piece of legislation that introduces stricter rules for mountaineering, tighter safety and insura... Read More


TIA crosses 5 million international passengers for first time as migrant, student travel surges

Kathmandu, Feb. 7 -- International passenger traffic at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) crossed the five-million mark for the first time in 2025, driven largely by a surge in outboun... Read More


Budhigandaki back in spotlight amid election buzz

Kathmandu/dhading, Feb. 5 -- It's election season, and once again the much-awaited Budhigandaki hydropower project is back on the national agenda, creating renewed buzz and political attention. The p... Read More


Nepal, India explore interbank channel for large Indian currency transfers

Kathmandu, Feb. 3 -- The central banks of Nepal and India are exploring the possibility of using the interbank market-one of the most important segments of the foreign exchange system-to allow the tra... Read More


Domestic air traffic hits record high in 2025 despite airport curbs and pollution

Kathmandu, Jan. 31 -- Domestic air traffic movement recorded a modest growth in 2025, constrained by infrastructure bottlenecks at Kathmandu airport, sluggish growth in tourist arrivals and worsening ... Read More


Kathmandu court holds US-Bangla Airlines liable for unlimited compensation

Kathmandu, Jan. 29 -- Nepal's court has ruled that Bangladeshi carrier US-Bangla Airlines is subject to unlimited liability for passengers killed in the 2018 crash at Kathmandu airport, according to t... Read More


Nepal court holds US-Bangla Airlines liable for unlimited compensation

Kathmandu, Jan. 28 -- Nepal's court has ruled that Bangladeshi carrier US-Bangla Airlines is subject to unlimited liability for passengers killed in the 2018 crash at Kathmandu airport, according to t... Read More


Seven years on, fake rescue racket still flies in Nepal's Himalayas

Kathmandu, Jan. 27 -- In 2018, the government claimed it had eliminated all "intermediaries" involved in arranging emergency evacuation services for trekkers and mountaineers, and made tour operators ... Read More