International flight activity at Tribhuvan International Airport has declined significantly following the closure of airspace in several Gulf countries. According to airport spokesperson Santosh Kumar Basnet, daily international flights...

  More than 54,786 Nepali citizens living in West Asia have registered their details through a new online system launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The registration portal was...

  The escalating conflict in West Asia has raised serious concerns for Nepal’s economy, which depends heavily on remittances from the region. According to the Nepal Rastra Bank, 41 percent...

  Prices of edible oil in Nepal have jumped sharply over the past month, increasing by as much as Rs 500 per crate, largely due to rising international raw-material costs....

  The Government of Nepal has temporarily halted the issuance of labor permits for 12 countries in the Middle East and Gulf region due to escalating regional tensions. From Monday onward,...

  The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has introduced stricter provisions governing “Account Payee” checks used in government-related financial transactions. Under the Government Transaction Directive, 2019 (Second Amendment 2024), checks issued...

  The Government of Nepal plans to mobilize Rs 6 billion in domestic borrowing by issuing five-year development bonds. According to the Public Debt Management Office, the instrument titled “Development...

  Prices of precious metals declined in the domestic market on Monday, according to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association. Gold prices fell by Rs 3,700 per tola...

  Trading on the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) was halted on Monday after the benchmark index triggered its third positive circuit breaker, climbing 162.93 points to close at 2,875.43, marking...

Kathmandu is facing a serious air pollution episode, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) nearing 200, placing it in the “very unhealthy” category. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) dominates the pollution,...