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FDI pledges double to Rs 36.68 billion in four months

Kathmandu, Nov. 19 -- Nepal received pledges for foreign direct investment (FDI) worth Rs 36.68 billion in the first four months of the current fiscal year (FY), which was almost double of the amount ... Read More


42 stalled building contracts to be cancelled

KATHMANDU, Nov. 18 -- The Department of Urban Development and Building Construction (DUDBC) has initiated the process to cancel contracts of 42 stalled projects due to contractor negligence and other ... Read More


Finnish envoy Puhakka pays courtesy call on Kathmandu Deputy Mayor Dangol

KATHMANDU, Nov. 18 -- Finnish Ambassador to Nepal Petri Puhakka paid a courtesy call on Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol as the two discussed cooperation in urban cleanline... Read More


Durga Prasai remanded to four-day custody for investigation

KATHMANDU, Nov. 18 -- The Kathmandu District Administration Office has granted permission to keep medical entrepreneur and activist Durga Prasai in police custody for four days to investigate charges ... Read More


Global Cloudflare outage disrupts services worldwide, Nepali websites also affected

KATHMANDU, Nov. 18 -- A major technical issue at Cloudflare, a leading internet infrastructure provider, caused widespread disruption across websites globally, including several in Nepal. Users exper... Read More


Fugitive prisoners arrested

KATHMANDU, Nov. 18 -- The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police arrested two fugitive prisoners from the Kathmandu Valley. Those arrested fugitives include Gita Lama of Gajuri Rural Munic... Read More


Recalled ambassadors passing their day with attendance only

KATHMANDU, Nov. 18 -- The ambassadors recalled by the government to report at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) are currently passing their day with attendance only. On November 3, the current ... Read More


Inmate who escaped during Gen Z protest arrested again with heroin

KATHMANDU, Nov. 18 -- An inmate who escaped from Central Jail during the GenZ protest has been arrested again on charge of trafficking brown heroin, police said. A team from the Nepal Police Narcotic... Read More


Kathmandu Gurkhas fielding first in NPL season opener against Janakpur

Kathmandu, Nov. 17 -- Kathmandu Gorkhas won the toss and elected to field in the opening match of the second edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL). Discover more International news magazines Poli... Read More


A System Rigged Against Farmers

Kathmandu, Nov. 17 -- There is a striking irony in Nepal's agricultural landscape: the very farmers who work the land struggle to obtain loans, while "fake farmers" living in concrete jungles receive ... Read More