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UK's development finance institution signs loan worth 15 million US dollars to Nepali bank for Nepal's renewable energy

Kathmandu, Feb. 18 -- British International Investment plc (BII), the UK's development finance institution and impact investor, has signed a trade loan agreement worth 15 million US dollars with Sanim... Read More


After the burn

Nepal, Feb. 18 -- Serious burn incidents in Nepal have been all too visible in the past one month. On February 6, a gas explosion at a momo restaurant in Kamalpokhari, Kathmandu, injured 11 people, an... Read More


Don't exonerate them

Nepal, Feb. 18 -- On February 4, 2025, Naya Patrika daily published a front-page report that angered the Dalit community and unsettled, to some extent, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, Police Chief Basant... Read More


Why do we sacrifice sleep for 'me time'?

Kathmandu, Feb. 18 -- Are you on your phone late at night, watching another episode of a series, and giving up sleep for a bit of time to yourself? We've all been there. It's called Revenge Bedtime Pr... Read More


Dog chew export rises by 27.82 percent in first half

Kathmandu, Feb. 18 -- Nepal's dog chew exports surged by 27.82 percent in the first half of the current fiscal year due to growing international demand. According to the Department of Customs, Nepal ... Read More


HPV vaccination campaign extended in low uptake areas

Kathmandu, Feb. 18 -- The ongoing immunisation drive against the human papillomavirus (HPV) will be extended for a few days in areas with low vaccine coverage rates. According to officials at the Min... Read More


Noise, dust and fear. Bethanchok battles crusher plants

Kavre, Feb. 18 -- A stone quarry is operating near a school building. Classes are going on inside, but neither the students can hear their teachers well nor can teachers understand the students due to... Read More


Nepal Police to use AI for crime control

Kathmandu, Feb. 18 -- With the rise in digital technology-driven crimes, the Nepal Police Crime Investigation Department (CID) is set to use Artificial Intelligence-based business intelligence tools f... Read More


India university makes U-turn after evicting Nepalis over death case

Kathmandu, Feb. 18 -- Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha, India, which had, earlier on Monday, ordered all Nepali students to leave the university, has now asked them to stay ... Read More


KIIT issues formal apology over Nepali student's death

Kathmandu, Feb. 18 -- The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) has issued a formal apology over some events that unfolded following the suspicious death of a Nepali student at the univers... Read More