UN Report: World Set to Overshoot 1.5°C, With Himalayan Nations Among the Most at Risk

Nairobi— A new UN report says the planet will almost certainly cross the 1.5°C warming threshold soon, but a narrow path remains to bring temperatures back down if the world acts now. The world is on track to exceed...


Citizen Life Contributes NPR 15.1 Million to Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund

Kathmandu — Citizen Life Insurance Company Limited has provided NPR 15.1 million in financial assistance to the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund for flood victims. The company said the contribution was made to support the rescue, relief, rehabilitation and...


Prabhu Mahalaxmi Life Provides NPR 5.1 Million to Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund

Kathmandu — Prabhu Mahalaxmi Life Insurance Limited has provided NPR 5.1 million to the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund. The cheque was handed over to Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle at the Ministry of Finance today by the company’s Chairperson,...


Sanima Life Provides NPR 6 Million in Assistance to Flood Victims

Kathmandu — Sun Nepal Life Insurance Company Limited has provided NPR 6 million in financial assistance for the rescue, relief and rehabilitation of citizens affected by the devastating floods in the Bhotekoshi River area of Rasuwa. The company deposited...


Bhotekoshi-Trishuli Floods: Insurance Claims Top NPR 25.87 Billion

Kathmandu — Preliminary insurance claims filed with insurance companies following the floods in the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers on Bhadra 10, 2083, have reached NPR 25.87 billion. According to data compiled by the Nepal Insurance Authority as of Bhadra...


Germany Extends Condolences to Nepal Over Trishuli Flood Disaster

KATHMANDU — Germany added its voice to the growing list of nations mourning with Nepal, with its top diplomat in the capital putting pen to paper in a condolence book set up by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The...


Pakistan Conveys Condolences to Nepal Over Deadly Flood Disaster

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan extended a formal gesture of sympathy to Nepal this week, dispatching two senior figures to the Nepalese Embassy in Islamabad after a devastating chain of natural disasters struck the Himalayan nation. Acting on directions from the...


Nepal Life Honors 637 Top Agents at Silver Jubilee Leadership Award

Kathmandu — Nepal Life Insurance Company has wrapped up its ‘Leadership Excellence Award 2026,’ celebrating 25 years in business by honoring 637 top-performing agents and agency managers from across the country. The event, themed ‘Everest Year, Clouds and Beyond,’...


Life Insurers Extend Nearly NPR 95 Billion in Policy Loans

Kathmandu — Life insurance companies operating in Nepal extended a total of NPR 94.78 billion in policy loans to their policyholders during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025/26 (2-82/83), according to the latest financial disclosures. The total amount...


Himalayan Life Employees Provide Relief Materials Worth NPR 800,000 to Flood and Landslide Victims

Kathmandu — Employees of Himalayan Life Insurance have provided food and clothing worth approximately NPR 800,000 to citizens affected by the recent floods and landslides in Rasuwa district. The food and clothing were voluntarily collected by employees with the...