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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


Nepal's monthly remittances top Rs200 billion for first time

Kathmandu, Nov. 16 -- 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


26 years after IC814 hijack, Nepal's airport security still weak: Report

Kathmandu, Nov. 12 -- six years after the hijacking of the Indian Airlines flight 814, commonly known as IC814, no notable improvements have been made in Nepal's aviation security management system, a... Read More


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