A French technology company is facing backlash in Nepal after what officials describe as a calculated misinformation campaign intended to discredit a lawful public tender process. IDEMIA Smart ...

Kathmandu, June 6 -- Two German security printing companies-Veridos GmbH and Muehlbauer ID Service Gmb-have won the new e-passport contract, ending the domination of the French firm IDEMIA Identity ...

The decision, made by Director General Tirtha Raj Aryal, appears to contravene the country's Public Procurement Act, which stipulates that only technically compliant bidders may proceed to the ...

Monica Shahi made history today as Nepal’s first citizen to carry a passport that allows its bearer to select a gender other than male or female. This acknowledgement of her gender identity follows ...

Kathmandu, June 14 -- IDEMIA Smart Identity, which was unsuccessful in the recent e-passport bid, filed a complaint at the Department of Passports (DOP) on Thursday against its decision to award ...

The arrival of a transgender activist from Nepal in Taiwan last Saturday for the 2015 International Lesbian and Gay Association’s Asia conference may seem unremarkable. But it was in fact quite ...