POLITICS
Regular contact with Nepali students in Pakistan: MoFA
Regular contact with Nepali students in Pakistan: MoFA
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that it is in regular contact with Nepali students studying in Pakistan.
May 10, 2025
ECONOMY
India–Pakistan tension sparks concerns in Nepal’s tourism sector
India–Pakistan tension sparks concerns in Nepal’s tourism se...
Entrepreneurs warn that increased security checks and strict movement across borders due to fears of cross-border infiltration could hinder tourist inflows. They caution that not only Indian tourists, but also third-country visitors transiting through India may be discouraged by the tension.
May 10, 2025
ECONOMY
NPC reviews 18,000 proposals, approves 7,337 projects for budget priority
NPC reviews 18,000 proposals, approves 7,337 projects for bu...
The National Planning Commission (NPC) has tightened the noose on the Project Bank after a rising trend of inserting fragmented or unprepared projects under political pressure. After identifying low-priority and unprepared projects, the commission has removed them from the Project Bank, keeping arou...
May 10, 2025
SOCIETY
Nepali Embassy urges citizens in India to stay alert, contact if needed
Nepali Embassy urges citizens in India to stay alert, contac...
The Nepali Embassy in New Delhi has urged Nepali citizens residing in India to remain alert and ensure their safety amid growing tensions between India and Pakistan.
May 10, 2025
Literature Cafe
Power of Literature
Power of Literature
This triumph of Han Kang is not only her individual triumph but the triumph of literature itself, of the human soul itself, and as Kafka would put it, “of books that act like the axe for the frozen sea within us.”
May 09, 2025
Interview
‘Nepal should stay neutral but not passive in India-Pakistan conflict’
‘Nepal should stay neutral but not passive in India-Pakistan...
There is an exigent need for Nepal to dispassionately evaluate our security threats emanating from the hostilities in the region. Diplomatically, Nepal needs to be prepared with a position over this issue and given the multitude of international actors and factors impacting this issue. Nepal n...
May 09, 2025
POLITICS
Indian envoy thanks Nepal for its support to India’s fight against terrorism
Indian envoy thanks Nepal for its support to India’s fight a...
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava has expressed gratitude to Nepal for its support to India’s fight against terrorism following the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam area of Kashmir in India.
May 09, 2025
ECONOMY
Statute of limitation for check bounce cases reduced from 5 years to 1
Statute of limitation for check bounce cases reduced from 5...
Previously, victims could file check bounce cases within five years, and there was no provision for mandatory police investigation. With the new changes, check dishonor has been categorized as a banking offense under the Act.
May 09, 2025
Literature Cafe
Tunes of Solitude
Tunes of Solitude
I imagine this departure of yours is my poetry.
May 09, 2025
SOCIETY
Dengue risk rises with the onset of rainfall, health ministry warns public
Dengue risk rises with the onset of rainfall, health ministr...
Dr Gokarna Prasad Dahal, chief of the Vector-Borne Disease Control Section under the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division at the Ministry of Health and Population, warned that stagnant water could lead to a surge in dengue-transmitting mosquitoes.
May 09, 2025