40+ min ago   (153+ words) KATHMANDU: Recent heavy rains have led to significant disruptions on major highways and road sections across the country due to landslides and erosion. The BP Highway, which connects Kavrepalanchok and Sindhuli, has been closed to night driving, while the Khurkot-Nepalthok-Katunjebensi…...

34+ min ago   (1012+ words) The seizure of five dozen bananas at the Nepal-India border is more than an isolated incident—it reveals how economic policies can disrupt citizens' lives when implemented without the supporting systems needed to make them work. KATHMANDU: A woman living…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago   (417+ words) KATHMANDU: Nepal has formally requested India’s approval to allow its biometric National Identity (NID) card as an officially recognised travel document for cross-border journeys, seeking to add it alongside passports and citizenship certificates. According to The Kathmandu Post, the proposal…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago   (164+ words) KATHMANDU: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has requested an opinion from the Inland Revenue Department regarding whether Value Added Tax (VAT) applies to electricity consumption from June 15 to July 16, as per the Financial Act, 2026. Dirghayu Kumar Shrestha, Acting Executive Director of…...

2+ hour, 24+ min ago   (237+ words) LIWANG: Two women lost their lives and a man sustained moderate injuries after a sudden landslide struck Dawang Lekh in Sunchhahari Rural Municipality-1, Rolpa, while they were grazing livestock. The deceased have been identified as 51-year-old Asauji Gharti Magar and…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago   (646+ words) TEHRAN: The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Saturday strongly condemned a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, warning Kyiv of potential retaliatory consequences and asserting that Tehran will “not hesitate to defend its national interests and…...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago   (273+ words) KATHMANDU: Nepal continues to experience widespread monsoon activity as the low-pressure axis remains positioned near its average location, bringing cloudy conditions and scattered precipitation across the nation. Meteorologists warn that severe weather could trigger flash floods, landslides, and widespread disruptions…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago   (189+ words) POKHARA: The Kaski District Police Office on Friday arrested two individuals—including an Indian national—for their involvement in an online fraud operation that duped people under the pretext of foreign travel and employment opportunities. The arrested suspects have been…...

13+ hour, 34+ min ago   (520+ words) In a post on X, the CJP expressed gratitude to Wangchuk for lending moral leadership to the movement and credited his peaceful protest with uniting people across the country. “Sonam Wangchuk’s (@Wangchuk66) Gandhian satyagraha awakened an entire nation. Fasting for 26 days…...

8+ hour, 20+ min ago   (197+ words) Speaker Aryal Highlights Intangible Cultural Property Bill at Chinnalata Awards Govt. Decides to Procure ABIS for National ID Program via G2G Arrangement FNJ Stages Protest Demanding Protection of Press Freedom Karnali CM Kandel Resigns Ahead of No-Confidence Vote Oli and Prachanda…...