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Nepal ranked 58th globally with an EF EPI score of 514 in 2025, outperforming other ranked South Asian countries including Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India and Bhutan.
Eva Giri has been officially introduced as Draupadi in the upcoming Nepali social drama Paanch Pandav, with a newly released character poster revealing a very different look from the image audiences usually associate with her. Directed by Basanta Niraula, the film uses characters and symbolism inspired by the Mahabharata to tell a contemporary Nepali story and is scheduled for a nationwide release on November 6, 2026.
HORAA Esports completed an impressive double by winning both the PUBG Mobile and Free Fire titles at the Esports Festival held in Kathmandu from October 2–4, 2026. The two championships add to a strong year for the Nepali esports organization, which has continued to make its presence felt in major domestic and international competitions.
Nepal recorded 88,248 international tourist arrivals in September 2026, a 12.1% increase from the same month last year, with India remaining the largest source market and Chinese arrivals surging by 114.1%. However, arrivals from Europe, the Americas and Oceania declined, highlighting uneven growth across Nepal’s major tourism markets.
Nepal is set to miss the 2026 SAFF Men’s Championship after its FIFA suspension remained unresolved by the September 30 deadline set by SAFF.
Nepal has posted several strong results in the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, ranking 4th globally for Price Competitiveness, 6th for Travel & Tourism Policy and Enabling Conditions, and 9th among the world’s fastest-improving economies.
Nepali bodybuilder Sagendra Singh has won the gold medal in the men’s 75 kg category at the 58th Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship held in Bangkok, Thailand. The victory marks Singh’s second international gold medal of 2026, adding another achievement to Nepal’s growing presence in international bodybuilding competitions.
Nepal’s Yugeen Sharma defeated India’s Khushi Singh at Karma Fight League 9 in Colombo, adding another international victory to a journey that began with boxing at the age of 16 and later expanded into kickboxing and mixed martial arts. The 20-year-old Nepali fighter has already won national boxing gold, competed several times at KFL and has spoken publicly about her bigger dream of eventually reaching the UFC.
Nepal will host the PUBG Mobile Global Open 2026 Season 2 South Asia Finals in Kathmandu from September 16–19, featuring 16 teams and three Nepali representatives.
Nepal's Roshan Achhami and Yugeen Sharma are set to fight at KFL 9 in Colombo on September 12, with Achhami challenging Sri Lanka's Kavindu Rasanjaya for the KFL World Lightweight Championship. Achhami brings international kickboxing experience and a recent KFL victory, while Sharma returns with previous KFL experience and a 2026 national U-22 boxing gold medal.
A US federal court has struck down the Trump administration’s policy suspending immigrant visa processing for citizens of 75 countries, including Nepal, ruling that the policy was unlawful.
Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth will arrive in Kathmandu today at 4 pm for his first foreign visit since taking charge. The visit is expected to focus on Nepal-India defence cooperation and long-standing military ties.
Nepal welcomed 71,775 international visitors in July 2026, with tourist arrivals increasing 2.3 percent compared to the same month last year. South Asia contributed the highest share of visitors, while Nepal’s tourism recovery reached 95.8 percent of the pre-pandemic level.
Nepal's Cabinet has approved a redesign of the Re. 1 and Rs. 2 coins, with reports that the Re. 1 coin will feature Lo Ghyakar Monastery instead of the country's map. Critics call it a sidelining of a national symbol, while officials call it a cost-driven technical update. The move has revived debate over how national identity is represented on Nepal's currency.
Nepal’s national anthem is more than a patriotic song it marks the country’s shift from praising a king to celebrating its people, diversity, sacrifice, and shared identity. This article explores what its 46 words really mean, how the anthem was chosen, and the legal rules most Nepalis still do not know.
Germany has committed 37.6 million euros in development assistance to Nepal for the 2026–2027 period, focusing on key sectors including energy, health, and sustainable economic growth. The commitment was made during bilateral development cooperation talks held in Kathmandu, where both countries agreed to deepen their long-standing partnership.
In 2002, Maoist guerrillas walked into a school in Kavre and recruited 12 year old Lenin Bista training him to make bombs, spy on army bases, and fight a war where two of his classmates died beside him. Twenty years later, after being labelled disqualified, paid just Rs 10,000 and jailed for his activism, Nepal's Supreme Court finally declared what was done to him and 4,000 other children a heinous war crime.
Nepal Becomes Second Largest Forest Covered Country In South Asia After Bhutan, With Forest Area Reaching 46.08 Percent Of Total Land, According To Economic Survey 2082/83
RSP MP and health department chief Dr. Tosima Karki has urged the Government of Nepal to raise taxes on tobacco products to at least 50%. She said higher tax on tobacco is important to reduce consumption, protect public health, and support the long-term sustainability of Nepal’s health insurance system.
Nepal Becomes First South Asian Country To Officially Include Gender And Sexual Minorities In Federal Ministry Name And Mandate, Marking Historic Progress For LGBTQIA Plus Representation And Recognition In National Governance
Fusemachines spin-off Sahaayak.ai will use the funds to expand its on-prem document-AI platform across South Asia.
