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Presently, there are 293 municipalities in Nepal among which 6 are metropolis, 11 are sub-metropolis and 276 are municipal councils. Other than that there are 460 rural municipalities totaling 753 local level government within Nepal. [1] Kathmandu, the capital, is also the largest city.
Feb 21, 2024 · Calculated on the basis of the 2011 and 2021 censuses, and so not wholly accurate, the total number of the poor is now 5.9 million compared to 6.7 million when NLSS III was conducted. Considering the many setbacks the country has experienced over all these years—from the 2015 earthquake and the subsequent Indian blockade followed by the ...
During the global financial crisis in 2009, Nepal's inflation rate soared to over 12.6 percent, and despite a small decrease, it is still levelling at around the 10 percent-mark today, estimated ...
- How Did Things Get Here?
- How Have Nepalis Reacted?
- How Is The Turmoil Affecting Nepal’s Fight Against Covid-19?
The latest crisis has its immediate roots in the fracturing of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), which was formed in 2018 through a merger between the Communist Party of Nepal – Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre). Since last year, a faction of the NCP has been accusing Oli of authoritarianism and side...
The call for a fresh election appears to have angered many in Nepal. The hashtag #NoVaccineNoVote has been trending in the Nepali Twittersphere, with social media users urging Oli to focus on the pandemic rather than the elections. With COVID-19 spreading rapidly, in-person protests remain small and scattered. In the capital Kathmandu, several acti...
Healthcare workers are expressing concern that the turmoil could further hamper Nepal’s battle against the pandemic. In recent weeks, the country of 30 million people has been registering more than 8,000 cases per day with nearly half of all tests coming back positive. Since the outbreak began, health authorities have reported 528,848 cases and mor...
Jan 20, 2023 · Nepal's national tourism body started the new year with a resolution. They wanted at least a million travellers to pass through the country before the end of 2023. After three years of pandemic ...
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Feb 28, 2024 · Doctor recalls wildfire almost hitting hospital. Dr Crispin Fisher says flames from the April wildfire came within yards of the Nepalese hospital. Asia. 27 Mar 2024.
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