News on Baishakh 25, 2082
May 8, 2025 · as published by Nepali news portals, newest first
Stories
News source
Gorkhapatra is free to write what it deems fit: PM Oli
By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, May 8: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that Gorkhapatra is now free to write what it sees through its own conscience.
Litchi sold right after bearing fruit
By Our Correspondent,Sarlahi, May 8: Litchi of the Tropical Horticulture Centre in Nawalpur, Sarlahi has been sold right at a time of bearing fruit.
Journalism is a medium of nation building, says President Paudel
BY A STAFF REPORTER,Kathmandu, May 8: President Ramchandra Paudel has stated that the role played by Nepali journalism in every political, social and cultural transformation in Nepal has been remar...
India-Pakistan tension high with missiles strikes on Pakistan
Islamabad, May 8 : India fired missiles at Pakistan early Wednesday, in what it said was retaliation for last month’s massacre of Indian tourists. Pakistan called the strikes an act of war and clai...
Advance ticket booking of 'Unko Sweater' begins
By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, May 8: Advance ticket booking has already begun for the film Unko Sweater (The Woollen Sweater), which will be released nationwide on Friday.
Nepal lawmakers press for clear stand on terrorism
National Security Council and Central Security Committee review regional situation as India-Pakistan tensions rise. South Asia is again in the global spotlight after India launched an airstrike on...
Health division urges action against hospitals charging patients for free services
Officials have found some health facilities to be charging patients despite pays by government and insurance board. The Family Welfare Division under the Department of Health Services has asked th...
Illegal mining of riverbed materials threatens over 70 households in Udayapur local unit
After local complaints, district administration finds Chaudandigadhi Municipality had been awarded the mining contract by bypassing law and rules. An investigation is underway. Illegal extraction ...
Janamat and Nagarik Unmukti unification thrown into limbo
Leaders from both regional parties say the process will go ahead after they study the incident. The planned merger between the Janamat Party and the Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP) has become uncertai...
Teachers’ federation warns of fresh protests
It has taken exception to some provisions in the government’s policies and programmes and fears past agreements might not be carried through. A week after withdrawing the month-long protest, Nepal...
Nepal Mobility Expo 2025 slated for August 6
The organiser said that the five-day expo will present an all-new approach to the automobile exhibition. Nepal Mobility Expo 2025, organised by the Nepal Automobiles Importers and Manufacturers As...
Nepal renews push to revive long-defunct factories amid fiscal concerns
Cabinet endorses investment strategy for the shuttered factories. Expert committee to submit a report within three months. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli called on the private sector in February to ...
Young Barca earn respect but crave trophies
Barcelona, May 8: Hansi Flick's brilliant young Barcelona side won hearts in this season's Champions League and re-established themselves at Europe's top table, but fell agonisingly short of reach...
Army win National Hockey Tournament
The win has asserted Army’s dominance in domestic hockey. Army’s women also won the tournament in their respective category on Monday. The Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC) won the National Hockey Tournam...
Nirvik Nari spotlights women’s leadership
The fifth edition of the event featured voices from politics, diplomacy, business, and youth under the theme ‘Women’s Power and Leadership’. On Wednesday, the fifth edition of Nirvik Nari, the Kan...
Standard Bearer
Gorkhapatra, the country's oldest broadsheet daily, marked its 125th anniversary by organising a special function on Wednesday. It was a historic milestone for the Nepali vernacular daily to celebr...
Storytelling in the age of digital noise
Author and podcaster Sumit Sharma Sameer discusses identity, national narratives, and the importance of discipline for writers. Sumit Sharma Sameer is an author and podcaster with over two decades...
Palestinians in razed West Bank hamlet vow to stay
Khallet Al-Dabaa, May 8: Standing in the rubble of used to be his home, Palestinian farmer Haitham Dababseh cleared stones to make space for a tent after Israeli army bulldozers destroyed his vill...
Today’s weather: May 8, 2025
Stay informed and prepared: Plan your day with The Kathmandu Post’s weather updates. The Meteorological Forecasting Division has said that the country is currently experiencing the effects of a we...
Meme Culture
Memes have become an essential part of culture and communication these days. As soon as a major event occurs in the world, memes about that event begin to flood social media. Youths, particularly G...
Reduced to rubble: India strikes alleged headquarters of militant groups in Pakistan’s heartland
Officials and experts said India’s attack on its neighbour, its most significant in decades, fulfilled a long-cherished goal, but Islamabad warned that it would hit back. Video footage from the ea...
Citizen-centric Police: Partnership With People
As a major law enforcement organisation, the Nepal Police bears critical responsibilities on its shoulders with the objectives of maintaining law and order, delivering services, investigating crime...
Ensure Laws Are Implemented
Nepal embraces the federal democratic polity according to the provisions of the Constitution of Nepal 2015. The state has been restructured into three tiers with federal, provincial and local -func...
NRB submits pre-budget report to MoF
By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, May 8: Nepal Rastra Bank has submitted the pre-budget review report for the fiscal year 2025/26 to the Ministry of Finance.
Nepal’s geothermal potential
The country can position natural hot springs to play a meaningful role in its energy future. Nepal’s hot water springs have great potential as a renewable geothermal energy source that generates l...
Whither women’s rights in Bangladesh?
If the state neglects women’s rights, their place in society and politics could likely shrink further. A few days ago, Islamic political parties, led by the conservative Hefazat-e-Islam (HeI), ral...
After the strikes
Now that both India and Pakistan have fired their first salvos, it’s time to give diplomacy a chance. Since the 1999 Kargil conflict, India and Pakistan have never been as close to a war as they a...
Satyamohan Joshi’s 106th birth anniversary to be marked for 7 days
By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, May 8: The 106th birth anniversary of the Centenary Literary Figure, Satyamohan Joshi, is being celebrated with a week-long series of events from May 7 to 13.
Indian ambassador Srivastava offers worship in Pathibhara
BY CHANDRA PANDAK,Taplejung, May 8: Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, visited the famous pilgrimage site Pathibhara (Mukkumlung) in Taplejung district on Wednesday. He also offered wor...
Weather likely to remain fair in most parts of country
Kathmandu, May 8: There is an influence of the westerly and local winds in the country at present.
Red Cross Day being marked today
Kathmandu, May 8: The World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is being marked today in different countries of the globe with the theme 'Keeping Humanity Alive'.
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 59
Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip, May 8:Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 59 people, including women and children, hospital officials said Wednesday, as Israel prepares to ramp up its campaign a...
World Remembrance and Reconciliation Day today
Kathmandu, May 8: Today is the World Remembrance and Reconciliation Day.
Gorkhapatra is guardian of journalism: Mayor Koirala
BY OUR CORRESPOnDENT,Urlabari, May 8: Biratnagar Metropolitan City Mayor Nagesh Koirala has stated that Gorkhapatra is the guardian of Nepali journalism.
Jumla Airport expansion takes off
By Naurate Nepali,Sinja (Jumla), May 8: With the government now releasing the first instalment of Rs. 20 million for land acquisition, the path for the airport’s expansion has opened, Member of Par...
Showing 35 stories