Tourism entrepreneurs in Nepal are a bit worried these days. The first two months of 2013 haven’t brought good news for them—despite the 6% increase in foreign tourist arrivals in February. Read more

The US embassy in Kathmandu is buzzing with activity these days. Not that it remains quiet usually, but seven mails in my inbox from the embassy in six days indicate things are busier than routine. Read more

As Nepal races to the May 27 deadline of giving itself a new constitution, there’s a positive note in the air with political parties who had been at loggerheads for four years reaching agreement on several contentious issues to complete the task on time. Read more

Nepal’s burgeoning non-resident population is a major revenue earner for the country counted among the least developed. The remittances they send account for nearly one-fourth of the nation’s annual GDP. Read more

Nepal will welcome a very important guest four weeks from now. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will arrive in Kathmandu on December 20 on a three-day official visit. This will be the second visit by a Chinese Premier to Nepal after Zhu Rongji’s trip in 2001. Read more

Visits by foreign dignitaries especially those coming from China and India are keenly followed in Nepal. A delegation from its northern neighbour arriving next week is likely to witness similar reaction in media, political, bureaucratic and diplomatic circles. Read more

Five years after it came to an end, Nepal’s 10-year-long civil war that claimed over 13,000 lives is back in the headlines again. Read more

Spread over 16 square kilometers, Rara Lake, the biggest lake in Nepal, is one of the most beautiful spots in the Himalayan nation. Read more