The New Indian Express

Body of Nepali student who died in Hamas captivity returns to Nepal

Bipin Joshi, a 23-year-old student under Israel's Learn and Earn Programme, was taken into captivity along with several others by Hamas in Kibbutz Alumim on October 7, 2023. KATHMANDU: The body of a ...
Nepali Times

Retrofitting Nepal for future shocks

In the very first page of the first chapter of Nepal 2043: The Road to Prosperity are two maps. The first places Nepal right at the epicentre of Asia, and in the second the Kathmandu is at exactly the ...
The Himalayan Times

9-point policy recommendations on external voting for Nepali citizens abroad

Drawing on international experience and technology-driven innovations, the NPI policy brief proposes a hybrid model of external voting. It recommends short-term, feasible steps for introducing ...
Indiatimes

Bipin Joshi killed: Nepali hostage declared dead; Hamas hands over body to Israel

Nepali citizen Bipin Joshi, who was abducted by Hamas, was declared dead by Israeli authorities as they received caskets holding what Hamas said were the bodies of four slain hostages.Nepal's ...
The New York Times

A Nepali Town Mourns a Native Son Who Died a Hamas Captive

The family of Bipin Joshi, a student, had campaigned internationally for his release and had held out hope until the end that after two years in Gaza, he would return alive. By Binod Ghimire and ...
NBC News

Body of slain Nepali hostage held in Gaza returns home after release by Hamas

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The body of a Nepali student who was among the hostages being held in Gaza arrived in Kathmandu on Monday after being repatriated, authorities said. The remains of Bipin Joshi were ...
The Himalayan Times

French firm IDEMIA paid Nepali brokers through foreign accounts to secure lucrative contracts, complaint says

A confidential complaint filed with Nepal's anti-corruption agency accuses the French identity solutions giant IDEMIA SAS of secretly routing payments to Nepali brokers through foreign bank accounts ...
Mint

Kukur Tihar 2025: Nepal pays respect to dogs, worships canines with garlands, flowers; See pics

Across Nepal, dogs were worshipped as loyal companions and protectors. They are regarded as the messengers of Yama, the god of death. From honouring them with garlands to putting vermilion powder ...
Nepali Times

Nepali hostage in Gaza not alive: Israel

Nepali student Bipin Joshi, who was taken captive by Hamas on 7 October 2023, was not on the list of those freed following the end of the bombardment and fighting in Gaza. On Monday morning, the ...
Indiatimes

Bipin Joshi died in Hamas captivity: Native Nepali town mourns its son of the soil

As Nepal celebrated Tihar, the town of Mahendranagar mourned the return of Bipin Joshi, a 23-year-old student who died in Hamas captivity after being abducted from Israel in 2023. His body arrived ...
毎日新聞

'Don't bring in foreign culture': Outburst on train leaves Nepali man in Japan fearful

Jigyan Kumar Thapa, originally from Nepal, wears a "topi," a formal hat made from traditional Nepali woven fabric, in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2025. (Mainichi/Tamami Kawakami) When Jigyan ...