KATHMANDU, Feb 21: The UK has committed $505 million in development grants to Nepal by 2030. The UK government made this commitment by signing two separate grant agreements related to business and green growth with Nepal during a special function held at the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday.

LONDON, May 24: The UK government on Tuesday announced a package of measures aimed at international students, including a ban on some family members, as ministers come under growing pressure to cut immigration. After a drop during the pandemic, net migration has been steadily on the rise and is reportedly expected to hit a record high this year.

LONDON, Dec 5: Britain’s government tightened travel restrictions Saturday amid concerns about the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant, saying all travelers arriving in England will need to take a COVID-19 test before they board their flight.

KATHMANDU, May 28: The medical supplies provided by the UK government have arrived in Nepal. A charter flight carrying the consignment of medical supplies arrived in Kathmandu this morning.

LONDON, May 28: The Government of the United Kingdom has sent 260 ventilators and other medical supplies to Nepal.

KATHMANDU, May 2: The agitating Former Gurkhas Joint Satyagraha Struggle Committee (FGJSSC) on Wednesday held symbolic mass protest to exert pressure on both Nepal and UK government to constitute high-level dialogue teams and start negotiations to resolve their demand for equal pension as their British counterparts and compensation for past discrimination.

LONDON, April 29: British opposition leaders are pressuring the government to act on climate change after weeks of protests put the issue at the heart of the political debate.

It will cost the UK Government more than £100 million to take part in the European Parliament elections on May 23, according to an analysis of the cost of staging the last ballot in 2014.

KATHMANDU, Feb 18: Former British Gurkha soldiers, on Sunday, demanded that the Nepalis serving in the British Army should be provided with the same facilities as that of their British counterparts.