ADB projects Nepal’s economic growth at 4.4 percent

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s economy is projected to grow by 4.4 percent in the current fiscal year, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The ADB highlights that the economic sector will improve as Nepal’s economy rebounds from a growth rate of 3.9 percent …

Nepal In Midst Of Shifting Geopolitics

The world is at a turning point characterised by “perilous contradictions.” The world afflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic bears the brunt of long-term invisible human and economic effects and accelerating geopolitical tensions, conflicts, war, insurgencies …

New protests in Nepal’s co-op embezzlement scandal

The demonstration was the latest in a series of protests by members of co-ops over the past 12 months to recover their lost savings Members of Nepal’s troubled financial co-operatives marched on the president’s office on 8 April to demand the government …

Oman U19 cricketers head to Nepal for high-stakes ICC CWC Asia Qualifier

MUSCAT: Oman’s U19 cricket team departed for Nepal on April 8, ready to test their mettle against some of Asia’s top youth sides in the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Asia Qualifier 2025. The high-stakes event, scheduled from April 13 to 19 in Kathmandu, …

The deposed king had largely refrained from commenting on Nepal's fractious politics -- but in the last few months, he ...

Nepal’s Naami Baral named in ‘100 Global Women in AI’ list

Kathmandu, April 9 Nepali entrepreneur Naami Baral, who runs a tech company in the United States, has been included in the prestigious ‘100 Global Women in AI’ list. The list, curated by 100 Davos Women, highlights one hundred leading women from around the …

Nearly two decades since Nepal became a secular republic, a surge of pro-monarchy protests have swept the Himalayan ...

Nepal beat Qatar by eight wickets in T20 quadrangular series

Nepal made an impressive start to their campaign in the Quadrangular T20 Series, securing an eight-wicket victory against Qatar in the opening match at Mong Kok, Hong Kong, on Wednesday. Qatar, put to bat first after losing the toss, struggled to build …

Nepal royalists seek return of king

KATHMANDU — Nearly two decades since Nepal became a secular republic, a surge of pro-monarchy protests have swept the Himalayan nation, fuelled by economic despair and disillusionment with current leaders. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets …

Nepal’s progress notable to cut maternal and child mortality

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Apr. 9: Minister for Health and Population, Pradip Paudel, has addressed the 58th session of the Commission on Population and Development held at the United Nations Headquarters. In his address, Minister Paudel highlighted …