Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba has expressed her hope that joint partnership and connectivity in various sectors between Nepal and India would lay the foundation for shared prosperity between the two nations. Inaugurating the Nepal-India Strategic Dialogue in Kathmandu today, she underscored the need to speed up cooperation in trade, transit and investment between the...
It has been nearly six months since Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. Since then, he has issued dozens of executive orders that have significantly impacted America’s relationship with the rest of the world. The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has...
Nepali Ambassador to the United States (US) Lokdarshan Regmi has presented a letter of credence to US President Donald Trump. Ambassador Regmi presented the letter at a ceremony organised at the President’s Office, White House, on Wednesday, the Nepali Mission informed. On the occasion, Ambassador Regmi wished for the good health, happiness and successful tenure...
Arzu Rana Deuba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, has called for deeper India–Nepal cooperation amid global challenges such as climate change, geopolitical shifts, and rapid technological transformation. Emphasizing economic partnership, green energy, digital innovation, and regional integration, she stated, “Nepal and India must transform proximity into prosperity by improving connectivity, from roads and railways to digital...
Kathmandu, May 2: Defence Minister Man Bir Rai has expressed the belief that Nepal-India Joint Mt. Kanchanjungha expedition shall help further strengthen and take the relations between the two countries to a new height. At an expedition flag handing over ceremony of Nepal-India Joint Mt Kanchanjungha Expedition at NA headquarters, Defence Minister Rai said the...
The China Foundation for Rural Development (CFRD), with support from the Chinese Embassy in Nepal and its Youth Pioneer Group (CNYP), on Tuesday handed over two key projects in Madhesh Province aimed at improving education and healthcare services. Under the “Enlightening the Future” initiative, CFRD provided 144 sets of desks and benches, smartboards, whiteboards, stationery,...
China has established the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed), marking it the world’s first intergovernmental legal body dedicated to resolving international disputes through mediation. The signing ceremony, held last week in Hong Kong, saw the participation of Nepal’s Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba, alongside around 400 high-level representatives from 85 countries spanning Asia, Africa, Latin...
Nepali students planning to study in the United States have been thrown into uncertainty after the Donald Trump administration imposed tighter restrictions on international student visas. According to the Ministry of Education, the US remains among the top five preferred destinations for Nepali students, alongside Japan, Canada, Australia, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. However,...
KATHMANDU, June 5: The US government has deported 140 Nepali nationals so far this year and more are expected to arrive in Kathmandu this Sunday, according to the Department of Immigration (DoI). Sources at the DoI said the US Embassy in Kathmandu has notified them about the scheduled arrival of a large group of deportees...
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a building at the Gaureshwar Basic School in Darshantar of Nuwakot district on Wednesday. To be built with a grant from the Shanghai Haishan Culture Media Co Ltd, a Chinese company working with the International Scout Volunteer Group Nepal to conduct cultural exchange programmes, the facility fully equipped primarily...