RPP Nepal to hold CWC meeting on Friday to finalize date for general convention

KATHMANDU: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Nepal will convene a Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting this Friday to finalize the date for its first general convention. The meeting will also focus on a range of important issues, including the …

Nepal’s majestic mountains: Challenges of climate change

Nepal, often called the “Roof of the World,” is a land where nature’s magnificence and human resilience meet. Nestled in the heart of the Himalayas, Nepal is home to eight of the world’s 14 highest peaks, including the iconic Mount Everest (8,848.86m), …

Nepal’s hotel industry sees Rs 5.5 billion fixed investment

Moksha Hotel Mustang. (File photo) KATHMANDU: Nepal’s hotel industry has reported a total fixed investment of Rs 5.5 billion, as revealed by the ‘National Hotel and Restaurant Survey 2023’ published by the National Statistics Office on Wednesday. The …

Nepal’s first female ambassador Bhinda Swari Shah passes away

Kathmandu, January 2 Bhinda Swari Shah, Nepal’s first female ambassador, passed away on Thursday at her residence in Kalimati, Kathmandu, according to family sources. In 1988, she was appointed as Nepal’s Ambassador to India by the then King Birendra Bir …

Nepal sees rise in international tourists, but not Indians

PTI Kathmandu Nepal welcomed around 1.15 million tourists in 2024, signalling a gradual recovery of the country’s tourism industry after the COVID-19 pandemic, but the number of Indian visitors saw a slight decline of nearly one per cent. According to the …

Nepal: Regulator proposes stricter regulations for real estate purchases and constructions by insurers

Nepal Insurance Authority (NIA) plans to tighten the procedure for purchase and construction of real estate for office purposes by insurance companies. The Authority recently released the draft regulation 'Insurance Company's Fixed Asset Purchase …

Hospitality industry contributes Rs326 billion to Nepal’s economy

Nepal’s hospitality industry, mainly food and accommodation, generates more than Rs326 billion annually, according to a new survey released on Wednesday. The comprehensive National Hotel and Restaurants Survey conducted by the National Statistics Office …

Nepal welcomes over 1.14 mln foreign tourists in 2024

KATHMANDU, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- A total of 1,147,567 foreign tourists arrived in Nepal in 2024, the third highest since 2018, showed official figures released on Wednesday. The figure marked a 13-percent rise over 2023, according to a report from the Nepal …

Nepal should be prevented from 'grey list' in money laundering: Minister Gurung

Kathmandu, Jan 1: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has stressed the need of preventing Nepal's slide to 'grey list' in money laundering.      At a press conference organised in the Ministry on …

Women involved in drug trafficking on Indo-Nepal border