Nepal's air safety: Still up in the air! Every time a plane takes off in Nepal, it carries the weight of a grim history than the passengers. Opinion 24 Mar, 2025
India's political tea game In recent years, the Nepali tea industry has faced relentless assaults orchestrated by the political echelons of India's tea sector. Opinion 04 Mar, 2024
Surge in electrical short circuit fires wreaking havoc ​​​​​​​A series of devastating fires sparked by electrical short circuits have left a trail of destruction in households across Nepal. The Himalayan Times investigates the extent of damage and the harrowing stories of families affected by these incidents. Kathmandu 15 Sep, 2023
CAAN implements new helicopter safety regulations after fatal Manang Air crash ​​​​​​​The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has decided to implement new regulations with immediate effect in a bid to strengthen the country’s helicopter flight safety following the fatal crash of Manang Air chopper 9N-AMV in Solukhumbu that killed all six people onboard on July 11. Business 13 Jul, 2023
New Guidelines Mandate Audio Messages and Cleanliness Standards for Public Transport New Guidelines Mandate Audio Messages and Cleanliness Standards for Public Transport Nepal 05 Jun, 2023
Philippine ferry fire leaves 31 dead, at least 7 missing A ferry carrying about 250 passengers and crew caught fire in the southern Philippines and 31 people drowned or died in the blaze and were discovered later, a provincial governor said Thursday. World 30 Mar, 2023
Frequent plane crashes On the 15th of January, on Maghe Sankranti, a passenger plane carrying 72 people crashed near the newly inaugurated Pokhara International Airport. Blogs 18 Jan, 2023
Stampede, riot at Indonesia football match kill 174, league suspended Indonesian President Joko Widodo said authorities must thoroughly evaluate security at matches, adding that he hoped this would be "the last soccer tragedy in the nation." World 02 Oct, 2022
Building fire kills 27 in New Delhi, police arrest company owners Police in New Delhi arrested two people suspected of flouting fire safety regulations on Saturday after at least 27 people died in a blaze at a building housing a manufacturing unit for surveillance cameras. World 14 May, 2022
TBT, SPS and technical regulations: Time for Nepal to meet the requirements The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has adopted disciplines on standards and regulations, which it does not view as creating unnecessary trade barriers as long as they are based on internationally agreed standards. Regulations and standards differ in terms of compliance. Opinion 31 Jan, 2022
NVC indicts top guns of CAAN, Nepal Airlines Despite remaining on the European Commission’s ban list for eight years, the continuing pathetic state of civil aviation in Nepal shows no signs of abating. Nepal 09 Jul, 2021
Ride sharing services Tootle, Pathao to resume operations Tuesday With the introduction of odd-even system based vehicular movement corresponding to the authorities' decision to further relax ongoing Covid-19 lockdown, ride-sharing services are set to resume operations from Tuesday. Nepal 21 Jun, 2021
