Detection of new tuberculosis cases has declined by 50 percent across the country since the nationwide lockdown was enforced on March 24

Nepal's Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has prepared the draft of two ordinances proposing to increase the prison term for the perpetrators of acid attacks to 20 years and also to regulate the sale and distribution of acid

Nepal's Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has prepared the draft of two ordinances proposing to increase jail term for acid attackers to 20 years and to regulate the sale and distribution of acid

The US government is proposing to issue student visas with a fixed end-date attached for citizens from certain countries, repealing its current practice of allowing a visa to remain valid for as long as the foreign student concerned attends school

When Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli decided to prorogue the budget session of federal parliament on July 2, he was in a difficult situation in his party with most of the leaders demanding his resignation

A unique ‘tree twinning’ project between British and Nepali schools has shown how trans-continental partnerships like these can increase green cover even in crowded urban centres, help clean the air and get school children involved in environmental protection

Radha Bhattarai has been unwell for several months now. But she and her family in Sindhuli would rather want her to stay away from hospitals

The main opposition Nepali Congress has condemned the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for issuing a clarification on the alleged encroachment of Nepal’s territory by China in Humla district ‘without waiting for the report from local authorities that visited the disputed site’

Nepal is all set to sign a new labour pact with Israel, paving the way for Nepalis to work in the West Asian country

Nepal on Thursday reported 17 COVID-19-related deaths, the highest number of fatalities in a single day so far, taking the coronavirus death toll to 453. The country also recorded 1,497 new infections in the past 24 hours

Nepal has directed its security forces and intelligence agencies to keep a close watch on movements of Tibetan refugees owing to ongoing India and China military impasse over border issues, sources said

On Tuesday, doctors at Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital decided to take matters into their own hands as people in an overwhelming number stood in queue for hours to get tested for COVID-19

The nine-member Secretariat of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) today urged the prime minister to take the initiative to convene Constitutional Council meeting and expedite the process of filling posts in constitutional bodies

The industries in the country utilised only 40 per cent of their installed capacity in the six-month period between Mid-July 2019 to mid-January 2020, reveals the Economic Activities Study Report 2019-20 (Half Yearly) unveiled by Nepal Rastra Bank today

Days after Nepal's Ministry of Education launched a controversial secondary school reference book on the country’s borders and territories, it is now halting its distribution since it was found to have a number of factual errors and “inappropriate” content