Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urges developing economies, including Nepal, to push for reforms and use WTO tools to help local businesses access global markets.

Payouts total Rs821.39 million against Rs20.9 billion in claims nearly two months after the disaster, with the final bill expected to rise.

The state-owned provider’s discounted annual 30 Mbps fibre package has drawn a surge of interest, but customers have raised concerns about delays, service quality and outdated routers.

Introduced as an emergency measure to curb fuel consumption following the US-Israeli war on Iran, the new weekend policy has changed Nepalis’ travel habits and revitalised the country's hospitality sector.

Domestic growers are expected to meet nearly 89 percent of demand as the festival’s flower trade, including plants and potted chrysanthemums, approaches Rs645 million.

Successive governments have changed the project’s development models. Latest plan to set up an authority has raised new questions over implementation.

Only 72 cargo containers entered Nepal during a brief reopening. With the crossing shut again, traders face dwindling stocks and local businesses are struggling to survive.

Rain forecasts are delaying the harvest in Madi, but waiting leaves ripe paddy vulnerable to elephant raids.

Nepal has restarted its 40MW electricity supply through India’s transmission network, using Solu Khola and Kabeli B1 to replace the flood-damaged Trishuli and Chilime hydropower plants.

The energy ministry has initiated the process of amending the Electricity Act, with a bill forwarded to the law ministry.

Hoteliers say fears of renewed road closures have kept visitors away, although international tourists are gradually returning after flood-related cancellations.

Nepal Rastra Bank has urged financial institutions, payment operators and remittance companies to strengthen their defences after serious vulnerabilities were found in PHP, a programming language widely used to run websites.

Farmers report yield losses of 15 to 20 percent as the disease spreads through paddy fields, with symptoms appearing after the plants develop panicles.

A pigeon struck a Turkish Airlines aircraft during landing, damaging a nose landing gear light and delaying flight operations while the runway was cleared.

The border office collected Rs26.73 billion in revenue from mid-September to mid-October, exceeding its target of Rs26.46 billion as imports rose ahead of Dashain, Tihar and Chhath.

Investment Board Nepal decides to facilitate construction of the 900MW project after repeated deadline extensions, court challenges, and prolonged uncertainty over financial closure.

The country imported cards worth Rs51.8 million in the first two months of the current fiscal year, generating Rs31.1 million in customs revenue.

China supplies most of Nepal’s imported apples, leaving the market exposed to rising freight costs even as domestic production grows.

The state-owned corporation plans to expand sales, open new outlets and diversify products to improve cash flow and ensure timely payments to farmers.

Customers will be able to make basic transactions at designated branches, with most banks planning to operate for two to three hours a day except on the day of Tika.