KATHMANDU, Oct 21: The remains of four out of the 10 Nepalis who tragically lost their lives in the Hamas attack on Israel will be repatriated to Nepal on Sunday.

The Dalits have been facing discrimination and atrocities in different forms, both collectively and individually. They are still being denied entry to upper-caste houses, temples, and public places.

RUPANDEHI, Aug 13: Seven Nepali children, who had gone missing from various districts of the country, have been rescued from different places in India.

KATHMANDU, Aug 5: In response to students' feedback expressing discomfort with English medium question papers, Tribhuvan University (TU) has taken the initiative to provide question papers in both English and Nepali languages for the Bachelor's level.

KATHMANDU, Aug 5: The Embassy of Nepal in New Delhi has said that a search continued for those Nepali went missing in a landslide that occurred in Uttarakhand of India on August 3.

KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Non-resident Ambassador of Nepal to Turkey Tapas Adhikari has said that there has not been any report of unpleasant situation involving Nepali nationals in Turkey, which experienced multiple powerful earthquake waves on Monday.

KATHMANDU, OCT 17: Nepali cement manufacturers have stepped up their efforts to export local cement after the government enforced providing eight percent cash incentives on the export of construction material.

KATHMANDU, August 16: Minister for Home Affairs, Bal Krishna Khand, has directed the authorities concerned to prepare for repatriation of Nepali nationals living in Afghanistan. Home Minister Khand on Monday invited officials of Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation as well as chiefs of four security bodies at the Home Ministry and issued directive to them in this regard.

KATHMANDU, June 27: Mitra Kafle, a Canadian citizen with Nepali origin, has been honored with the Brampton Citizens Award by the Canadian government for his role in helping the community during COVID-19.

KATHMANDU, May 9: 65 Nepali doctors, pursuing medical education at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), have been working to defeat the pandemic in India without receiving a single penny for more than a year.

My heart aches when I see more and more Newari speaking parents not teaching their children Newari.

By 2030, the government aims to increase E-vehicles sales share to 90 percent in total private passenger vehicle sales.

We Nepalis like to immediately size each other up according to our last names. The one category universally hated, however, is to be perceived as an Indian.

KATHMANDU, July 31: A Nepali national has died in Johannesburg of South Africa.

Setting up a safe virtual space called ‘Guthi Minecraft Server’  for the Nepalese kids under the age of thirteen. A total of 15 kids have come together virtually for two hours every day to play and learn about Nepali cultural heritage for the last three months.

Five Nepali photographers won different awards in Asia-Pacific Youth ICH Storytelling Contest organized in Korea last year. On March 12, amid a special ceremony photographers were presented with the awards at UNESCO office in Kathmandu.

Originally from Britain and living in Oslo, Norway, 40 years old Graphic Designer, Alexander Slocombe can sing in Nepali, who is passionate about music since his childhood.

Telugu blockbuster film ‘Arjun Reddy’ released in 2017 is all set to be produced in Nepali version. The news has created quite a buzz among movie enthusiasts.

It is homecoming year for legendary actors including Neer Shah, Mithila Sharma, Sunil Pokharel and Ramesh Budhathoki who haven’t been on stage for theater performances for long years.

Trishna Singh Bhandari, founder of Mithila House, claims that most Nepalis have a very narrow idea of Mithila art. According to Singh, people often think Mithila art is just wall art and paintings with side-turned faces when it’s actually so much more than that. It was to bring about a shift in that mindset that Singh founded Mithila House. She wanted to promote this exquisite, traditional form of art in all its glory.  “I realized that most people in Kathmandu and even other parts of Nepal don’t know much about Mithila art or appreciate it for what it is and wanted to change that,” says Bhandari who is originally from Mahottari. Thus, developing a platform that would propel this form of ancient art into mainstream attention became crucial.

Renowned Nepali litterateur Bal Krishna Sama (center) in this undated photograph.

Use of poetry in English language teaching at educational institutions appears to be very uncommon practice in Nepal. There are several reasons behind this. First, there are people who don’t see much value of it. They see value in learning math, science, engineering, and information technology that are believed to have prestige and offer better-paid jobs. For them, learning and doing poetry is whimsical and it’s for impulsive people. Second, they think it’s hard to understand poetry. Third, they think poetry writing is difficult and it’s not everybody’s cup of tea. So, poetry is avoided as much as possible. Even if it is taught, it is done as compulsion because it is in the textbooks. As a result, students have missed the opportunities to be creative and go beyond what is seemingly impossible.

As the country goes for yet another three-day holiday for Tihar, there are many issues making the rounds in the media. For one, the most gruesome case of genocide that occurred in 2008 is not moving toward resolution. The main suspect, Mohammad Aftab Alam, has been denying the allegation that he masterminded that criminal act. He is even claiming that the bomb explosion that killed people on the eve of first Constituent Assembly elections in April, 2008 did not occur at all. District court has remanded him in custody for one more week and there are genuine fears that the victims and eyewitnesses of the murders might be influenced by the culprits and their relatives.  The case of rape attempt against former Speaker of House of Representatives Krishna Bahadur Mahara is not making any headway. Meanwhile, the government has arrested a rapper on charge of spreading offensive message through his songs. People are divided in favor of and against the police action. While a group of people has been arguing that government is trying to divert the public attention from the pressing issues by arresting the singer, others have stood in favor of the police action.  Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has left for the Republic of Azerbaijan, leading the Nepali delegation to the 18th Summit of heads of state and government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

Major festivals across cultures have their roots in rural life. They also share similar rationale for celebration. The reunion of family members, sharing of good time, food, blessings, and worship of gods/goddesses are their universal themes. Unsurprisingly, they are embraced, modified, and commoditized by the urbanites, exurbanites and suburbanites in no time.

The projection of our national flag onto Burj Khalifa exudes an inspiring message for all of us to rethink, refocus and strategize our united effort to push boundaries of possibility as a nation

KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Nonresident Nepalese Association (NRNA) is to hold its international convention in Kathmandu from October 15 to 17.

KATHMANDU, August 16: A Nepali security guard was injured after a Molotov cocktail was launched into the guard post in Malaysia early this morning.

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: An average of 12 percent of Nepalis are affected by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), according to recent research conducted by the National Health Research Council on the state of non-communicable diseases in Nepal in July 2019.

KANCHANPUR, July 14: Two Nepali migrant workers have died in a road accident in Malaysia. Surendra Prasad Bhatta, 36, a resident of Dhakaniya in Kanchanpur Shuklaphanta municipality-2 died in a motorcycle accident on his way to work in Malaysia on Friday.

KATHMANDU, July 8: Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja who is in a mission to scale 14 mountains above 8000 meters in seven months, successfully scaled the Nanga Parbat in Pakistan on Sunday.

LAMJUNG, July 5: A Nepali national was among those killed in an aerial strike carried out by a rebel group on a detention center for migrants in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Tuesday night, according to the Nepali Embassy in Egypt, which is currently accredited to Libya.

Every vehicle cannot run through bumps and pit holes. Hence you must look for some special features while looking for vehicles in Nepal.  Some of them are listed below:

KATHMANDU, June 15: Four Nepalis abducted by a little-known armed group in Libya, have been rescued with the help of the United Nations (UN) agency and the Nepali Embassy in Egypt, according to Nepali ambassador to Egypt Jhabindra Aryal.

Prakash Saput’s ‘Galbandi’ is creating a buzz these days. The music video has shown a heart touching story using folk music and has succeeded to become #1 trending video on YouTube.

KATHMANDU, June 10: Four Nepali youths abducted about a week ago by Jawiya Osama, an armed rebel group said to be operating in troubled Libya, are struggling for their lives as the group has been torturing them demanding a huge ransom for their release, according to relatives.

Founded by Arun Bhagat and Sushil Sainju, White Tara is a Nepali clothing brand that caters exclusively to the male population. Unlike many business ventures that cater to the female demographic, White Tara manufactures clothing and accessories for men, and that’s proven to be a good thing – for both the founders as well as the businesses’ clientele – as there aren’t many fashion brands that focus on men.

Popular meme page, ‘meme Nepal’ was sued for their review on ‘Bir Bikram 2’ in their official YouTube channel. The review was posted on May 22.

SEOUL, May 19: Nepali Community residing in South Korea has extended their helping hands to the fire victims of the recent fire in Gangwon Province.

BEJHAD, May 18: Man Bahadur Nepali, a resident of Rampur municipality-5, has been languishing in a jail in Malaysia since the past two years. He had gone to Malaysia for employment three years ago. Nepali was jailed one year after he was in Malaysia.

KATHMANDU, May 10: The government has extended the term of Nepali ambassador to the US, Arjun Kumar Karki. His four-year term expired earlier this week.

KATHMANDU, May 7: The result of the American Electronic Diversity Visa (EDV) for the year 2020 will be published on Tuesday evening after 9:45 Nepali time.

It is heartening that most Nepali Americans are doing their part in keeping the American economy vibrant by contributing to the booze industry

A total of nine models are representing Nepal in the modeling contest ‘The Face of South Asia’. The contest that kicked off on Thursday continues till Saturday in Pune, India.

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KATHMANDU, April 21: Nepal’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Bishwambhar Pyakurel, has said that all Nepali nationals in Sri Lanka are safe.

KATHMANDU, April 14: For Prime Minister KP Oli, 2075 offered a perfect environment to make lofty promises. It was a year of relative peace and political stability.

For Janak Raj Sapkota, notion of dukhha is engrained in entire mobility process and migrants are in a Catch-22 situation as they can neither return to their village nor live in their new set-up

KATHMANDU, April 9: Rastriya Janata Party Nepal(RJP-N) has expressed dissatisfaction over Supreme Court's stay order asking authorities not to issue citizenship by descent to the offspring of those who were given citizenship by birth.

Two Nepali movies, ‘Saili’ and ‘Subha Love’ released on Friday. Both films are based on love stories and also have comedy flavors.

Before improving English of Nepali students, we need to improve English of Nepali English teachers