News on Falgun 19, 2082
March 3, 2026 · as published by Nepali news portals, newest first
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Silent Period Begins Ahead of House of Representatives Election on Falgun 21
Kathmandu. As the final hours approach for the House of Representatives election scheduled for Falgun 21, the silent period (Mouna Awadhi) began today (Tuesday) starting from 12 PM. The Election Co...
Election Commission Directs Monitoring Officers to Enforce Strict Code of Conduct Ahead of Parliamentary Elections
Kathmandu. The Election Commission has issued further directives to the election code of conduct monitoring officers. The Commission today instructed the effective implementation of special conduct...
Embankment Built on Mohana River in Kailali's Tikapur to Curb Erosion, Bringing Relief to Residents
Kailali. An embankment has been constructed on the Mohana River at Khakraula in Tikapur Municipality-9, Kailali. A 680-meter long embankment was built here using large stones (big boulder). The co...
Preparations Complete for Federal Parliament Elections in Sudurpashchim Province
Sudurpashchim. Preparations have been finalized in the districts of Sudurpashchim Province for the Federal Parliament member elections scheduled for this coming Falgun 21. Prem Raj Bhatta, Chief of...
Nepal Oil Corporation Urges Public Against Hoarding Fuel Amid Regular Supply
Kathmandu. The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has urged the general public not to hoard petroleum products as imports are proceeding regularly. NOC's Executive Director Chandika Prasad Bhatta request...
Real Madrid Stunned by Getafe in La Liga Upset
Kathmandu. In a Spanish La Liga football match held today, the formidable team Real Madrid was stunned by Getafe with a score of 1-0. Real Madrid suffered a defeat in the competition held at their ...
US State Department Urges Citizens to Immediately Depart Over a Dozen Middle Eastern Nations Amid Escalating Tensions
Kathmandu. Amid continuous attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran, the US Department of State has urged its citizens in more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries to leave those nations im...
Series of Loud Explosions Heard Over Qatar's Capital, Doha
Doha. A series of powerful explosions were heard in Qatar's capital, Doha, late Tuesday night. Al Jazeera published reports that five large explosions echoed across Doha's skies around 1:40 AM loca...
Holi Celebrated with Joy and Enthusiasm Across Terai Districts
Kathmandu. The festival of colors, Holi, is being celebrated with great enthusiasm in the Terai districts today. Following the tradition of celebrating Holi in the Terai districts the day after Fag...
Security Tightened Across Gandaki Province Ahead of Federal Parliament Elections
Gandaki. Security arrangements have been tightened across all 11 districts of Gandaki Province to ensure the upcoming House of Representatives election on Thursday is peaceful and free from fear. D...
Election Preparations Finalized Across Districts for House of Representatives Polls
Jumla. Election preparations for the House of Representatives election scheduled for Falgun 21 have reached the final stage in Jumla. Election Officer Dipendra Kandel of the District Election Offic...
Vote Counting Centers Prepared in Tanahun, Baglung, and Myagdi Ahead of Parliamentary Elections
Tanahun. Counting centers have been prepared in both constituencies of Tanahun for the House of Representatives election scheduled for Falgun 21. Chief District Officer Shivlal Tiwari informed tha...
Weather Forecast Indicates Partial Cloudiness in Parts of Nepal
Kathmandu. The Department of Meteorology has stated that Western winds and local winds currently have a partial influence over Nepal. Due to this effect, there is partial cloud cover in the hilly a...
Elections and the Test of Institutions
Nepal is once again preparing for elections. Although doubts often surface whenever polls are announced, citizens have consistently participated, and elections have always been completed successful...
Countering Trade Deficit vs Trust Deficit
Beneath Nepal’s headline improvements in exports lies a familiar paradox: a structurally weak export base propped up by remittances and other capital inflows that mask deeper vulnerabilities. While...
Nepal working on measures to protect its citizens in the Gulf
Foreign ministry to register Nepalis in West Asian nations for protection and possible repatriation. The government has decided to adopt a multi-pronged strategy to deal with the ongoing crisis in...
Election preparations enter final phase as campaigning ends
President Paudel and Prime Minister Karki urge citizens to vote, calling it a decisive moment for the country’s future. Nepal’s poll preparation has entered the last phase as candidates wrap up th...
Politicians return every election, but promises of land titles remain unfulfilled
Freed Kamaiyas in Sani Ambapur, Dang, say for years they have been paying taxes on land they do not legally own. Tin roofs of the ageing huts at the freed Kamaiya (indentured labourer) camp in San...
Dengue shows no sign of slowing in winter, 300 infected in January and February
Health officials say that no preventive measures were implemented this year due to the government’s focus on elections. Dengue continues to spread through Nepal even in the dead of winter, as 146 ...
Iran war spreads with strikes across Middle East and beyond
BEIRUT, March 3: The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran spread across the Middle East and beyond on Monday, with Lebanon's Hezbollah entering the fray and a British air base ...
Security on high alert in electoral hotspots including Jhapa-5 and Sarlahi-4
Holi festival shift in Madhesh adds extra pressure as authorities brace for potential risks. With just two days to go before the March 5 House of Representatives elections, Nepal entered the silen...
Water Scarcity Ends in Bhojpur Village as 'One House, One Tap' Initiative Delivers Relief
Bhojpur. The long-standing drinking water problem in Bhulke, Ward No. 3 of Ramprasadrai Rural Municipality, has finally ended. Locals, who have suffered from a shortage of drinking water for genera...
Intense Battle Heats Up for Senior Vice President Position in Federation Amid General Election Preparations
Kathmandu. While the country is preparing for general elections, the Federation of Nepal Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), the umbrella organization of the private sector, is heating up wi...
Why Nepal Must Treat Road Safety as a National Priority
You read about them almost daily. Most of the time, you shrug them off, and they disappear from your mind in the blink of an eye. Yet for each of them, lives are lost, and thousands of citizens in ...
Title race wide open as National League reaches midpoint
Two teams stay unbeaten and eight have a shot at the title, while off-field legal battles add intrigue to ANFA’s expanded competition. The ANFA National League kicked off on January 14 between 17 ...
Blending contemporary with traditional iconography
Upcoming exhibit ‘Journey to a Visionary Artworld’ showcases experimental art through immersive visuals. ‘Journey to a Visionary Artworld’ is a solo art exhibition by artist Nikhil Bahadur Shakya ...
When art becomes a voice beyond words
Challenging conventional therapy models, art therapy allows autistic children to explore emotions and social connections on their own terms. Art has often helped children with autism communicate, ...
Over 2,300 Adolescent Girls in Baglung Receive HPV Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer
Baglung. Two thousand thirty-two adolescent girls in this district have received the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine against cervical cancer. The vaccine, which began being administered last yea...
When Google is confident and still incomplete
If computers give easy, popular answers, we lose critical thinking and meaningful conversations. Ask Google, “Who is the top goal scorer in football for their country?” Before the page even loads,...
Who really gets to vote
If participation is the highest form of civic influence, dismantling barriers to participation is vital for democracy. When the question “Are you going to vote?” floats easily across a table, it c...
To peg or not to peg?
A managed crawl links the Nepali rupee to the Indian rupee but permits adjustments over time. Nepal’s economic story is premised on a script heavily shaped by our neighbourhood. Geography, trade p...
Arithmetic of apathy
The right to vote should not be a privilege for those with geographical or financial convenience. With two days to go for the March 5 snap polls, democracy is knocking on the door of Nepalis. But ...
Police Seize Over NPR 800,000 Worth of Goods Smuggled from India in Rupandehi
Bhairahawa. Police in Rupandehi have seized various goods worth over NPR 800,000 that were illegally brought into Nepal by evading customs duties. The police team deployed from the Lumbini Provinc...
US says it wouldn’t deliberately target a school after Iran said over 160 killed in strike
The strike took place at a girls’ elementary school in the town of Minab in southern Iran on Saturday, marking the deadliest incident in the US and Israel’s war against Iran. Secretary of State Ma...
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