A group of women in Nepal showed their husbands that they can not only share their burden but also shoulder them! In a unique attempt to raise awareness on gender equality, these Nepalese women participated in a race, carrying their husbands on their backs. A video of the event has […]
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Child marriages on rise, in Nepal and around the world
Sapana dreamed of becoming a government official. Each night, in her hut along a bumpy dirt road, the 17-year-old lit a single solar-powered bulb dangling from the ceiling and hit the books, plotting out a future much different than her mother’s. But as the coronavirus crept across Nepal, closing the […]
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Nepal: Sugar mills facing shortage of cane for crushing
The sugar mills in the country are facing problems in procuring cane for the crushing as most of the farmers have quit sugarcane cultivation due to nonpayment of their cane dues. The delay in cane payments has demotivated farmers from cane cultivation and the area under sugarcane cultivation continues to […]
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Protesters demanding pay raise, police open.
Police of Bangladesh has open fired on the works of the chines backed coal fired power plant, as the employees were demanding the pay rais. In the open fir five people have been shot dead. They were protesting over unpaid wages, working hours and alleged discrimination. Azizul Islam, Banshkhali police […]
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India to finance Nepal for the restoration of three cultural heritage projects
India will be funding Nepali ₹246 million for the reconstruction of three more Cultural Heritage projects in Nepal after six out of the 28 heritage sites contracts have already been reconstructed. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Contract Agreements for restoration and reconstruction were signed on Wednesday for Jestha Varna […]
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Nepal’s central bank smells a rat in remittance from Mauritius
The central bank of Nepal has suspected that a Mauritian company sending remittance to Nepal is involved in illegal transactions. The Nepal Rastra Bank has urged the Nepali individuals and remittance companies not to make transactions through M&M Remit. Nonetheless, they can take out the money from the company if […]
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PM wants PTA with Nepal for mutual benefits
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday laid emphasis on signing Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between Bangladesh and Nepal for their mutual benefits. Sheikh Hasina also sought cooperation in the field of trade and commerce for tapping the potentials of the two neighbouring countries. Hasina made the observations when she met […]
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Nepal yet to remove encroachments on ‘no-man’s land’ with U’khand border
Despite reminders, the Nepalese security agencies are yet to remove “encroachment” from the no-man’s land on the sensitive Uttarakhand-Nepal border. “We had talks with our counterparts in Nepal and requested the concerned authorities to immediately remove the encroachment, however, no action has been taken yet,” Himanshu Kafaltia, SDM, Tanakpur of […]
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Nepal becomes third country to declare Covaxin an emergency
Nepal on Friday gave emergency authorisation to India’s Covid-19 vaccine COVAXIN, becoming only the third country to approve the shot, developed by Bharat Biotech and a state research institute. COVAXIN was shown to be 81% effective in an interim analysis of late-stage trial data on some 26,000 people in India. […]
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The tale of Kathmandu’s long search for closer relations with Beijing
In December 1975, as relations between the United States (US) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) began to normalise, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping had a long conversation with American President Gerald Ford about the state of affairs in South Asia. Sikkim had been annexed by India a few months […]