Foreign arrivals in Nepal record high in April

KATHMANDU, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Nepal welcomed 116,490 foreign tourists in April, a record high for the month, the Nepal Tourism Board said. The number marked a 4.6-percent rise over the previous year and a 6.5-percent surge over April 2019, the board said in …

World Bank Downgraded Nepal’s Forecast To 4.5 Percent

The World Bank has downgraded forecast of Nepal to 4.5 percent in FY24/25, due to damage from floods and landslides, and to 5.2 percent in FY25/26, as a result of persistent weakness in the financial system. Amid increasing uncertainty in the …

Azerbaijani government mission visits Nepal

An Azerbaijani government mission, led by Elnur Mammadov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, visited Nepal from April 30 to May 2, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told APA. The Azerbaijani Deputy FM was received by Nepalese President Ramchandra Paudel, as …

More climbers to scale Mt. Qomolangma from Nepal than last year

KATHMANDU, May 3 (Xinhua) -- A total of 441 climbers have been granted permits to summit Mount Qomolangma from the Nepali side, surpassing last year's figures during the spring climbing season, the Department of Tourism announced on Saturday. Last year …

India News | Nepal's Far West Province Delegation Meets Uttarakhand CM Dhami in Dehradun

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 3 (ANI): A ten-member delegation from Nepal's Far West Province, led by Chief Minister Kamal Bahadur Shah, met Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at his official residence on Saturday. The meeting focused …

China Makes Inroads Into Electric Transportation in Nepal

  By Sonia Awale, Qian Sun This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese development projects abroad. Find more …

Nepal’s Far West Province delegation meets Uttarakhand CM Dhami in Dehradun

Nepal’s weather influenced by westerly and local winds

KATHMANDU: The Weather Forecasting Division under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has stated that Nepal is currently under the influence of both westerly and local wind systems, along with some impact from moist air entering from the Bay of …

For Nepal, Global Chess is no child’s play

Chess is among the oldest games in the world, with its roots dating back at least 1,475 years. “According to the majority of researches, the history of chess begins in Northern India, on the banks of the Ganges, in the town of Kannauj, during the reign of …

Nepal set for intense monsoon. Boost for crops, peril for people

In 2025 Nepal is likely to witness above-normal monsoon rains for the second consecutive year, according to a regional consensus among South Asian meteorologists. This has sparked optimism over better crop yields and provided a much-needed lift for the …