Asia Nepal The government's spending on social security allowance is set to almost double in two years by the end of the next fiscal year 2022-23 due to measures such as lowering the age of eligibility for old age allowance
Asia Nepal According to Pasang Sherpa, president of Pioneer Adventure, Nepali mountaineer Pasang Lhamu Sherpa climbed to the summit of Nanga Parbat on 1 July, becoming the first Nepali woman to scale the 8126 metre peak
Asia Nepal The country is preparing to move Everest Base Camp - located on the Khumbu Glacier and used by 1500 people during this spring climbing season - because global warming and human activity are making it unsafe for crevasses to form in the ice
Asia Nepal Undermining the spirit of federalism and decentralisation, the federal government continues to manage small-scale infrastructure projects that should be executed by provinces and local governments
Asia Nepal An agreement with Switzerland will support the implementation of the Reintegration of Returnee Migrant Workers project to help returnee workers reintegrate into society and actively participate in social, cultural, economic and political life
Asia Nepal After the new government put the start-up support program in the background, several start-ups are waiting for a funding that was promised but has not yet arrived
Asia Nepal Kami Rita Sherpa, 52, a Nepali Sherpa, has climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time, beating her previous record set last year and setting a new world record for climbing
Asia Nepal Bagmati province, which also incorporates the country's federal capital, is estimated to have more than one-third ( 36,7%) contribution to the national GDP in the current fiscal year according to a study conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics
Asia Nepal After years marred by disasters - deadly avalanches on Everest and the Covid pandemic that kept climbers away - now the war in Ukraine is denting hopes that visitor numbers will return to pre-pandemic levels
Asia Nepal The country is tightening imports of cars, gold and cosmetics as its foreign exchange reserves have dwindled, after the government suspended the central bank governor and appointed his deputy as interim chief
Asia Nepal Kalika Secondary School built a well-stocked library last year with the help of national and international agencies, making it a landmark for the school's students; almost all 74 community schools in the rural municipality have libraries
Asia Nepal The police mobilized over 1.600 personnel and traffic policemen in the 3 districts of Kathmandu valley to provide security and avert possible unpleasant activities during the Holi on the Falgun celebrations, a Hindu festival hailing the arrival of spring
Asia Nepal Representatives of the Myagdi people expressed concern over unseasonal rainfall and an inordinate increase in heat and cold waves, with agricultural produce declining, and called for alternative methods of agricultural production and livestock breeding