22+ hour ago   (1426+ words) Shanti Belbase, 53, was planning to make sel-roti for dar, a heavy meal eaten by women in preparation for fasting during the Haritalika Teej festival, for her three younger sisters, which began on Sunday. But when she visited the market last…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (237+ words) The Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal), under the MCC Nepal Compact, has completed construction of the 18 km section of the cross-border transmission line, connecting the 400 kV New Butwal Substation to the Nepal–India border. The completion marks an important milestone…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (890+ words) Consumers in Kathmandu are again spending hours searching and queuing for liquefied petroleum gas as lower imports, pent-up demand and the closure of the Prithvi Highway combine to strain supplies in the capital city. The disruption follows months of uncertainty....

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1343+ words) Bibek Chaudhary is the third generation of his family to be involved in the handicraft business in Kathmandu. His Ruby Handicraft in Thamel has been in business for 40 years, with most of its exports traditionally shipped through cargo services. Chaudhary…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1627+ words) Mansing Tamang, ward chairman of Uttargaya-4 in the flood-hit Rasuwa district, has been waiting in Dhunche for three days for a helicopter to take 250 sacks of rice and other relief supplies to Mailung and nearby settlements. The road to his…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (709+ words) The government is weighing whether to seek grants or loans to finance the reconstruction of infrastructure and property destroyed by the August 26 Bhotekoshi floods. The work is expected to cost billions of dollars. The National Planning Commission has begun work…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (180+ words) Arsenal has donated to relief efforts in Nepal following devastating floods that have killed and displaced people across the country, the English Premier League club said on Tuesday. The Arsenal Foundation is working with its charity partner, Save the Children,…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (950+ words) Cryptocurrency users around the world can now donate to Nepal’s Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund without sending digital currencies into the country, thanks to a new financial channel that converts crypto into US dollars in the United States before transferring…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (776+ words) Iran said it will step up efforts to tackle problems created by US sanctions that are crippling its economy, while a senior Iranian official warned of a “painful response” if it comes under further attack. Six months after US-Israeli strikes…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (876+ words) Following the Bhotekoshi disaster, have hydropower projects and their tunnels become major safety concerns for us? You have been involved with power projects in Rasuwa and Nuwakot, including Trishuli-3A, from the beginning. How do hydropower tunnels differ from road tunnels…...