Nepal PM wins parliamentary vote of confidence, third in 14 months
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal won a parliamentary vote of confidence on Wednesday, a week after he formed …
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Nepal PM Dahal to visit India next week, hold talks with Modi
NEW DELHI/KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kumar Dahal will visit India next week and hold talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to …
Nepal PM names new finance minister amid economic woes
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Friday named centrist politician and economic expert Prakash Sharan Mahat as finance …
Nepal plane makes emergency landing after ‘indication of fire’ in engine
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A Shree Airlines Dash 8 turboprop made a safe emergency landing in Nepal on Thursday after an “indication of …
Two U.S. citizens, two legal permanent U.S. residents among those killed in Nepal crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. citizens and two legal permanent U.S. residents were among those killed in Nepal’s worst air disaster in 30 years, in …
Factbox-Deadly aircraft crashes common in mountainous Nepal
(Reuters) – Mountainous Nepal, where dozens of people were killed on Sunday when a plane crashed in the tourist town of Pokhara, has a history …
Nepal court to release serial killer Charles ‘the serpent’ Sobhraj
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release, due to his age, of Charles Sobhraj, a French national known …
Nepal to end eight-month ban on imports of cars, phones as reserves rise
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal will end an eight-month ban on the import of cars, expensive mobile phones and liquor on Friday as …
Nepal expects reforms, says central bank, holding rates as election count goes on
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – While Nepal awaited the outcome of national elections its central bank opted to hold its benchmark interest rates at …
Nepal inflation surges to 8.64% ahead of elections
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s annual inflation surged to 8.64% for the month that ended in mid-September compared with 3.49% a year earlier, …
Body of missing American ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson found below Nepal peak
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – The body of top American mountaineer Hilaree Nelson was found on Wednesday near a 26,700-foot (8,138-meter) mountain peak in Nepal …
Nepal central bank hikes policy rate, warns of pressure on FX reserves
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU -Nepal’s central bank on Friday raised its benchmark policy rate at which it lends to commercial banks to 8.5% from 7%, …
Nepal expects 5.8% growth as COVID-19 cases fall – minister
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU – Nepal’s economy is expected to expand by 5.8% in the current financial year ending mid-July, helped by a pick-up in …
Nepal raises retail fuel price, stoking inflation fears
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU – Nepal’s state-owned oil company has hiked the retail prices for fuels, including petrol and cooking gas, by up to 12.5% …
Nepal restricts imports to save cash, suspends cenbank governor
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU -Nepal is tightening imports of cars, gold and cosmetics as its foreign exchange reserves have fallen, a central bank official said …
US ‘Gift’ Sparks Protests In Nepal, Tear Gas And Water Cannons Fired
Nepali police fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters objecting to a U.S.-funded infrastructure program presented to parliament on Sunday for ratification, witnesses and …