10,000 MW and a Himalayan Checkmate — Is India's Grid Diplomacy Quietly Burying China's Nepal Masterplan?

India's commitment to purchase 10,000 MW from Nepal and co-fund new cross-border transmission lines is less an energy deal than a structural bind. According to Moneycontrol, the two governments are reviewing new transmission infrastructure — a move …

World News | Nepal to Replace Political Map in One and Two Rupee Coins with Lo Ghyaker (Ghar) Monastery

Visual from the cabinet meeting which made decision about replacing the map on coins with Lo gyaker Monastery (Photo/Nepal PMO) Kathmandu [Nepal], July 18 (ANI): Nepal is set to replace the political map with the image of the 7th-century Lo Gyaker ( …

Nepal to replace political map with monastery on one-, two-rupee coins

Nepal will replace the political map on its one- and two-rupee coins with an image of the 7th-century Lo Gyaker (Ghar) Monastery. The cabinet approved the design change, which will see the Nepal Rastra Bank mint the new coins soon. Nepal is set to replace …

Nepal to replace political map in one and two rupee coins with Lo Ghyaker (Ghar) Monastery

Kathmandu [Nepal], July 18 (ANI): Nepal is set to replace the political map with the image of the 7th-century Lo Gyaker (Ghar) Monastery on one- and two-rupee coins, officials confirmed. A Council of Ministers meeting earlier this week approved the Nepal …

Nepal Launches Five-Year Plan to Revitalize Carpet Industry

Kathmandu. The government has put forward an ambitious five-year plan to bring the Nepali carpet industry, considered the main backbone of Nepal's economic transformation, job creation, and foreign exchange earnings, back to its old rhythm. The …

Ujyalo Nepal Party Chairman Ghising Expresses Disappointment with Current Government

Kathmandu. Ujyalo Nepal Party Chairman Kulman Ghising has said that disappointment is growing as the current government has failed to provide a reliable basis for the public. Speaking at a program organized by the party's Khandadevi-Kathmandu Contact …

Nepal Table Tennis Players Depart for South Korea for Training

Kathmandu. Nepal's table tennis players Sangyog Kapali and Yongi Poudel have departed for Seoul, South Korea for foreign training for the 20th Asian Games (Asiad) to be held in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan. National champions Sangyog and Yongi left for …

Uzbekistani woman held while trying to cross into Nepal at Raxaul

Political instability plagues Nepal’s provinces as traditional parties undermine federalism

KATHMANDU, July 18: Nepal’s decade-long experiment with federalism is facing its most severe existential crisis, driven by the very traditional political custodians who championed its constitutional inception. A profound paradox currently defines the …

Uzbek woman arrested over forged Aadhaar at Nepal border

Patna, July 18: In a significant operation at the India–Nepal border in Raxaul, Bihar, security agencies apprehended a woman from Uzbekistan who was allegedly attempting to enter Nepal using a forged Indian Aadhaar card. The arrest was made by personnel of …