BARAHATHAWA, May 11 -- The Sarlahi section of the East-West Electric Railway project has witnessed 90 percent progress in its construction. Considered a national pride project, the East-West ...

Health officials say they are working to secure Japanese encephalitis vaccines for all vulnerable populations.

A 13-year-old boy from Bajpani in Sigas Rural Municipality died of electrocution on Friday after climbing a tree that had com ...

After the incident, he was rushed to the Sarlahi district hospital where he ... the electric water pump from the tap and informed the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) about the incident.

(Geneva) – Nepal’s long-awaited transitional justice law, adopted by the lower house of parliament on August 14, 2024, incorporates many positive provisions that could help in advancing ...

Twelve people, including children, have died and 59 have been infected with the Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus in Nepal ...

Nepal, sandwiched between the Asian giants, however, has not been able to match the pace of its two neighbours in reducing extreme poverty despite notable progress since 1990. Using the previous ...

KATHMANDU, Aug 23 (Reuters) - A bus carrying 43 Indian tourists and crew members plunged into a rain-swollen river in neighbouring Nepal on Friday, killing more than half of those on board ...

A new government in Nepal formally asked for relief from a $216 million debt it incurred for construction of an airport in Pokhara that has been beset by problems. By Bhadra Sharma and Daisuke ...

Nepal has banned the Chinese-owned app TikTok because its content "was detrimental to social harmony." The decision comes days after the country introduced a new rule requiring social media firms ...

The move signaled that Nepal’s new prime minister, who has cultivated ties with China, would continue on that path. By Bhadra Sharma Reporting from Kathmandu, Nepal The new prime minister of ...