KATHMANDU, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Nepal said on Monday seven more projects funded by the United States have been put on hold after President Donald Trump suspended foreign development assistance.President Donald Trump ordered a 90-day pause in US foreign development assistance on the day he returned to the White House, pending assessments of efficiency and...
The tragic case of Nepali student Prakriti Lamsal, who was compelled to take her own life following continuous harassment by an alleged male acquaintance at KIIT University, has sparked significant discourse. The incident, which took place on February 16, was particularly distressing as Lamsal had lodged a formal complaint with the university administration four months...
Kathmandu, Feb 26: President of the International Relations and Tourism Committee under the House of Representatives (HoR), Raj Kishor Yadav, has underscored the need for cooperation to improve Nepal-India relations. Addressing an international conference on ‘Nepal-India Relations, Relevance of Buddha’s Teachings in Neighbourhood Diplomacy’ in New Delhi, India on Wednesday, he stressed the need to...
Raj Kishor Yadav, the head of Nepal’s International Relations and Tourism Committee, emphasized the need for closer Nepal-India ties. Speaking at a conference in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, he urged both nations to work together for progress. Strengthening Nepal-India RelationsDuring the event titled Nepal-India Relations, Relevance of Buddha’s Teachings in Neighbourhood Diplomacy, Raj Kishor...
Kathmandu, Feb. 27: On Tuesday, Nepal voted in favour of ‘Advancing a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace in Ukraine’ – a United Nations General Assembly resolution – while its two giant neighbours– China and India– abstained from voting. From the South Asian region, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives sided with the resolution that favoured war-torn...
Nepal and China have signed a special agreement to strengthen cooperation on ethnic affairs. Ram Bahadur Thapa Magar, chairman of Nepal’s Indigenous Nationalities Commission, and Fan Yu, China’s minister and chairman of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, signed the memorandum of understanding amid a function in Kathmandu on Tuesday. “The National Ethnic Affairs Commission of...
In a sharp policy reversal on Russian invasion in Ukraine, the US on Monday voted with Russia against a resolution condemning its invasion of Ukraine three years ago, rejecting a text widely adopted by the UN General Assembly. As US President Donald Trump stakes out a new position on the Ukraine war, ending a thaw...
The Ministry of Health and Population had planned to carry out an independent study on the effectiveness and impact of work being done by female community health volunteers serving throughout the country in the current fiscal year. The programme, however, has been halted indefinitely, with its donor, the USAID, suspending funding. “It is impossible to...
Nepal’s addition to the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list could be a result of its proximity to China and the misuse of Chinese funds, say top intelligence sources. “It could be a move by the West to stop Nepal’s tilt towards China. The West understands that Nepal is becoming a colony of China....
New Delhi: Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday said that India has reached its takeoff point, predicting that the country will emerge as one of the three global superpowers by 2050, alongside the United States and China. Speaking at the NXT 2025 Conclave in New Delhi, Wickremesinghe reflected on his six-decade relationship with...