Deepak Sharma, a UK-based executive at AAR Corp—the aviation services firm that supplied two Airbus A330 jets to Nepal Airlines—has been sentenced to three years of probation for his role in a foreign bribery scheme. Sharma’s sentencing took place on June 27, overseen by US District Judge Amit Mehta. According to MLex’s reporting, Judge Mehta...
BY A STAFF REPORTER,Kathmandu, July 4: Millennium Challenge Account-Nepal (MCA-Nepal) has welcomed the decision of the United States Government to allow continued implementation of the MCC Nepal Compact, under a previously approved specific exception to the broader pause on US foreign assistance. After Donald Trump’s election as the US President and his decision to pause...
KATHMANDU, July 4: It has been revealed that the highest number of tourists visiting Nepal come from India, followed by the United States. Recent data also shows a steady rise in the overall number of tourist arrivals, indicating a gradual revival of Nepal’s tourism sector in recent years. Government records suggest that hotel businesses are...
Due to corona infection, Tiptala Bhanjyang checkpoint, which was closed since 5th January 2076, was opened on 11th May 2081. 33 people from Paktanglung rural municipality-7, Olangchungola, reached the Riu market in Tibet with goods such as carpets, churpi etc. A trade fair was held in Rio. After almost five years, the residents of Olangchungola...
A four-day regional workshop aimed at enhancing transboundary climate change and disaster risk reporting between Nepal and India concluded today in Kathmandu. The event brought together 20 journalists-15 from Nepal and five from India-to build their capacity on shared environmental threats such as Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs), extreme weather events, and unsustainable resource extraction...
Beneath the bright summer sun of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, activity hums around Lizi Port located at 4,772 meters above sea level in Xizang autonomous region. Since its opening on Nov 13, 2023, Lizi has become a vibrant hub for cross-border commerce. For Nepali trader Dhondup Tsering, the port has transformed daily life: “Business at the...
At 10:30 am, Dundrup Tsering, a businessperson from Nepal, waited at Lektse Port in the city of Xigaze, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, carrying two large bags. “I’ve been doing business here since the opening of the port in Nov 2023, and my family’s living conditions have improved significantly,” said Dundrup Tsering. In the past,...
KATHMANDU, June 24: Preparations have begun at the diplomatic level for Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to visit India immediately after returning from Spain. Although there has been talk of his India visit since his appointment as Prime Minister last year, it has not materialized until now. Prime Minister Oli is scheduled to visit Spain...
Krishna Prasad Oli, ambassador of Nepal to China, told the People’s Daily that China’s advanced agricultural technologies could bring prosperity to Asia through cooperation. (Produced by Zou Yun, Ye Chuanzeng and intern Zhao Liyuan)
KATHMANDU, JUNE 24: Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation Deepak Khadka has left for China to attend a ministerial-level energy meeting. He departed on Monday night to participate in the 5th Energy Ministers’ Meeting being organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, China. Related storyGermany’s Charge d’ Affaires calls...