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Garuda hopes the new government will ease restrictions that have grounded UAV applications 17 April 2026 Photos: GARUDX The series Nepal Made profiles Nepali products and the people who make them possible. Named after the mythical bird-like creature, GarudX is Nepal’s first precision manufacturer of UAV platforms. They offer a wide range of drone products and services.

Newly appointed Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle’s first order of business immediately after assuming office last month was to repeal 15 laws that restricted business and investment. But since then, his colleague Home Minister Sudan Gurung has been busy rounding up businessmen. This is not to pass judgement on which captain of industry is clean, and who is not. But it does look like one arm of the government doesn’t know what the other is doing.

How much gold, or land, or stock, or real estate is too much? Photo: PMO This week, discourse in Nepal’s public sphere has been dominated by numbers and net worth of ministers in the new government following their asset-disclosures. The inventories revealed the considerable wealth of a majority of the new ministers. This unleashed a deluge of comments and opinion — mostly on social media. Many considered that Nepal just replaced the old rich with a new rich and that nothing has changed.

Sajha Yatayat launched night bus service in Kathmandu on New Year, operating from 8 PM to 11 PM on two routes using seven electric buses that will not be affected by the diesel shortage. The east-west route runs from Tribhuvan Airport to Thankot, intersecting with the Budanilkantha-Lagankhel line. Buses are equipped with CCTV, passenger information systems, and free Wi-Fi. Real-time tracking is available via the Sajha Plus app.

Nepal’s electricity generation capacity reached 4,200MW this year, with 532 MW added across 23 projects during the year. Hydropower contributed 499.17 MW, and solar contributed 33 MW. The 102MW Madhya Bhotekoshi project was the largest commissioned. Four projects totalling 91.54 MW remain in trial production. However, transmission delays, grid instability, and seasonal supply gaps remain challenges. Nepal targets 15,000 MW by 2030. Most read 7 days ago 6 days ago 4 days ago 7 days ago

Nepal Oil Corporation faces a projected loss of Rs 7.81 billion over 15 days because the Gulf War caused a gap between rising purchase costs and fixed retail prices. Purchase costs from Indian Oil Corporation stand at Rs 221.32/litre for petrol and Rs 294.99/litre for diesel, while retail prices are Rs 219 and Rs 207 respectively. NOC says prices will be adjusted if international petroleum prices decline.

Donald Trump ran on a platform of ending wars. After his success in Venezuela, he is intoxicated by his military achievements and is banking on regime change in several countries. 15 April 2026 Former Cpl. Edward Chin places the U.S. Flag over a statue of Saddam signifing the liberation of the Iraqi people in 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo: WIKIPEDIA In a swift and decisive move, US forces abducted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife to the United States.

Father of Deputy Speaker of Nepal’s Parliament Ruby Thakur on raising a family as a lifetime migrant worker  13 April 2026 Deputy Speaker of Nepal’s Parliament Ruby Kumari Thakur and her father Sogarath Thakur who has spent most of his life as a migrant worker in the Gulf. I have still not come to terms with the reality that my daughter Ruby Thakur is now the Deputy Speaker of Nepal’s Parliament. Sometimes, when I am walking, the thought hits me, and I cannot believe it.

Peacebuilding remains one of the least funded areas of the system, despite repeated recognition that prevention is more cost-effective than response "Free Iran Demonstration" opposing the US–Israeli strikes in Washington, D.C., with the demonstrators carrying a large replica of the preamble to the United States Constitution on 28 February 2026.

Plotting Sudan Gurung’s rise from disaster relief volunteer to home minister 10 April 2026 In a classic arc of political sociology, a revolutionary figure takes several decades to complete their cycle: mobilisation, institutionalisation, and finally governance.