From Pashupatinath offerings to supermarket tills, Indian tourists go cashless in Nepal
By Suraj Kunwar & Sajana Baral UPI-powered QR payments are making it easier for Indian visitors to spend at religious sites, restaurants, supermarkets, resorts and nightlife venues across Nepal.
Dashain dakshina arrives with a phone notification
By Sajana Baral More Nepalis are sending and receiving festival money through digital wallets, mobile banking and QR codes, even as cash remains part of the Tika ritual.
AI reshapes South Asia’s jobs, creating risks and new opportunities
By Sajana Baral World Bank says AI is slowing hiring in some sectors while boosting demand for AI skills and expanding opportunities for service exporters.
From blankets to handmade dolls, two foreign women bring comfort to flood survivors
By Sajana Baral A Malaysian music teacher and a Czech mother travelled to Nepal’s flood-hit communities with relief supplies—and a simple desire to help.
ISPs face questions over decision to drop low-cost internet packages
By Sajana Baral Consumer groups say the move to stop selling plans below 50 Mbps will hit students, small businesses and low-income households.
The children left behind by Nepal’s deadliest floods
By Aarya Chand & Sajana Baral The Post spoke to 12 children from the flood-affected areas and gathered their experiences and the nightmares that still follow them.
Digging through the mud for leftover memories
By Sajana Baral & Aarya Chand More than a month after the catastrophic floods, people in Nuwakot are combing the wreckage of their homes and shops for documents, photo frames, keepsakes, and anything else they can salvage.
eSewa’s new CEO Niraj Sharma on staying ahead in a crowded fintech market
By Sajana Baral Customer engagement, easier and safer payments, cybersecurity and financial literacy will be central to his plans for Nepal’s largest digital wallet.
Flood took his home. His old citizenship photo is denying him relief
By Sajana Baral & Aarya Chand Juthe Tamang is living under a tarp in Nuwakot after losing his shelter and work, but the image on his citizenship certificate has been an issue for opening a bank account, a must for receiving relief money.
As rain returns, flood survivors endure cold—and leaking tents
By Sajana Baral & Aarya Chand Damp weather has raised health concerns for infants and vulnerable groups as permanent resettlement plan awaits central government approval.
Flood-hit women entrepreneurs determined to rebuild their businesses
By Sajana Baral & Aarya Chand With family members dead or missing, many women see the need to rise up and find work to support their children and remaining ones.
What a telecom licence means—and what happens when it expires
By Sajana Baral UTL’s licence has been cancelled for non-payment. What does a telecom licence allow—and what happens when an operator fails to meet its obligations?
UTL licence lapses, company seeks more time to clear Rs31 billion dues
By Sajana Baral The telecommunications company missed its September 4 renewal deadline after failing to pay its renewal fee and outstanding dues. The government says it must pay all dues to renew its licence.
An algorithm is trying to put names to Nepal’s flood dead
By Sajana Baral Facial-recognition technology FaceTagr is helping families search for possible matches, but police say DNA testing remains the only reliable option for badly damaged remains.
How crypto found a ‘legal’ route into Nepal’s relief efforts
By Sajana Baral A new US-based channel lets cryptocurrency users donate to Nepal’s disaster fund without the digital assets entering the country, where crypto trading and use are prohibited.