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‘Nepal
post reinvents itself with doorstep and digital
services’ : From passports and licenses to
bank cards and lab reports, the postal network
is expanding beyond traditional mail delivery,
interview with Man Maya Bhattarai Pangeni,
Director General of Department of Postal Services
(nn 11/08/2026)
NTA
blocks over 200,000 illegal betting apps (nn
24/07/2026)
Supreme
Court orders NTA to regulate Ncell’s 80% share
transfer (kh 22/07/2026)
Nepal
returns to global ICT Index but digital use
still lags infrastructure growth : The report
highlights a wide gap between the availability
of digital infrastructure in the country and how
effectively people use it, by Sajana Baral
(kp 03/07/2026)
Debate
over third telecom operator revived as CG,
WorldLink and UTL eye market entry : The success
of a new telecom license rests on whether the
state can finally overcome the legacy of
political interference and outdated
infrastructure policies, experts say, by
Sajana Baral (kp 28/06/2026), Open
up the telecom sector, but with caution : There
is a case to be made for the entry of new
players in the telecom sector (kp
29/06/2026)
The
delay game: How Ncell keeps billions out of
state coffers, by Bhasha Sharma (nn
19/06/2026)
TU
makes online applications mandatory for
Bachelor’s transcripts from July 17, by
Gopal Dahal (nn 15/06/2026)
The
Ncell controversy: A timeline of Nepal’s biggest
telecom scandal From the launch of Mero Mobile
in 2005 to the ongoing Smart Telecom
investigation, a chronology of the ownership
disputes, tax battles, regulatory controversies
and criminal probes that have shaped Nepal’s
largest private telecom operator, by Binod
Dhakal (nn 08/06/2026), The
Ncell Controversy: Two Decades of Tax Evasion
and Offshore Deals , by Binod Dhakal (nn
09/06/2026)
Nepal’s
postal service searches for a new role in the
digital age : Once the backbone of
communication, the postal system now relies
largely on government business, by Daya
Duraj (kp 08/06/2026)
Bajhang
phone users battle patchy network : Users
complain of weak connectivity, call drops, and
one-way audio, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
20/04/2026)
Nepal
Telecom to stop automatic balance deduction
after data package ends (kh 07/04/2026)
Nepal
Telecom expands prepaid roaming service to 62
countries (kh 19/03/2026)
Nepal
Telecom cancels Rs5 billion billing system bid,
ousts Huawei : Tender scrapped citing
procurement law issues, re-tender planned amid
5G shift, by Krishana Prasain (kp
19/01/2026), Nepal
Telecom cancels controversial new billing system
tender amid diplomatic concerns (rep
20/01/2026)
Bulk
SMS calling for royalist protests sparks privacy
concerns : Around six million messages sent via
Nepal Telecom network; regulator probes possible
data breach, by Sajana Baral (kp 15/01/2026)
Postal
Service Is Here To Stay, by Dibya Raj Khadka
(rn 20/11/2025)
Telecommunication
services rapidly expanding in remote areas
(rn 16/11/2025)
Landlines
Aren’t Coming Back to Nepal—But Their Lesson
Matters More Than Ever, by Usha Pokharel
(rep 29/10/2025)
Lack
of telephone service along Phoksundo trail
troubles locals and tourists : Absence of
communication facilities between Suligard and
Sainjhal has caused hardship for residents and
visitors in one of Karnali’s key tourist
destinations (kp 27/10/2025)
Telephone
service resumes after two weeks in Jajarkot
(rep 16/10/2025)
Minister
Gurung stresses modernization of postal service
(rn 07/06/2025)
Nepal
Telecom’s profit falls nearly 49%, raising
concerns over 5G rollout (kh 22/05/2025)
The
crisis of communication in Nepali politics,
by Devinder Thapa (ae 02/04/2025)
Telecom
industry crisis looms in Nepal as stakeholders
call for urgent reforms (kh 12/03/2025)
Ncell
to discontinue 2G and 3G services by 2027
(kh 12/03/2025)
NTA
cracks down on irregularities in SIM card sales
(rep 26/02/2025)
NT
reaches remote Palanta village in Kalikot
(kh 16/12/2024)
Infrastructure
sharing in telecommunication: The Nepalese
scenario, by Buddhi Prasad Acharya (ht
11/11/2024)
Need for Infrastructure-sharing in
Nepal's Telecom Sector, by Buddhi Prasad
Acharya (rep 25/10/2024)
Ncell
renews license with first installment of Rs 5
billion (kh 02/09/2024)
Ncell’s
fate to be decided by Communications Minister
Gurung : Prime Minister KP Oli grants
discretionary powers to Prithivi Subba Gurung,
by Narayan Aryal (kh 27/08/2024), Government
plans to allow Ncell to renew license in
installments (kh 27/08/2024), Govt
renews Ncell license with installment plan to
settle dues (rep 29/08/2024)
NTA
instructs Ncell to pay Rs 19 billion, warns of
revoking license if renewal fees is not paid by
September 1 (rep 03/08/2024), Ncell
faces over a billion rupees in liabilities
(kh 04/08/2024), Ncell
Defrauded Customers of Billions: Report, by
Narayan Aryal (kh 05/08/2024), Ncell:
License renewal conditional on full tax payment
and share transaction restrictions, by
Narayan Aryal (kh 08/08/2024), Windfall:
Despite profit, Ncell involved in tax evasion,
by Narayan Aryal (kh 09/08/2024)
NTA
issues 15-day ultimatum to United Telecom to
clear Rs 7.42 billion arrears (kh
07/06/2024)
Ncell
reduces roaming charges, ‘no need to carry local
SIM card while abroad’ (rep 30/05/2024)
Ncell
required to pay Rs 20 billion for license
renewal by mid-May (kh 14/05/2024)
Nepali
nationals granted access to Indian SIM cards
(kh 20/02/2024)
1,636
posts of postal office scrapped (kh
09/02/2024)
Revocation
of UTL’s writ clears path for Information
Highway development (kh 07/02/2024)
SC
asks govt to respond to dispute over NTA Chair
appointment (kh 03/02/2024)
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