August 9, 2025 · as published by Nepali news portals, newest first

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: In a move that has raised eyebrows, the Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social Security (MoLESS) has approved a controversial directive allowing private manpower agencies to se...

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Energy Minister Deepak Khadka has replaced the Director General of the Department of Electricity Development (DED) at a time when the licensing process for six hydropower projects...

Stay informed and prepared: Plan your day with The Kathmandu Post’s weather updates. The Meteorological Forecasting Division has said that heavy rainfall is likely in some parts of Koshi, Bagmati ...

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The Nepal Bar Association (NBA) has expressed serious dissatisfaction with the Judicial Council’s recent recommendation of 27 high court judges. In a press statement issued by Gen...

Experts say the country may have to revise its population policy if birth and fertility rates keep falling. In fiscal year 2024-25, a total of 20,900 women gave birth at Thapathali-based Paropakar...

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The monsoon trough has shifted slightly north in the east and hovers close to Nepal’s Terai in the west, setting the stage for a wet day ahead.

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The Nepali rupee has inched up against the US dollar, according to the latest foreign exchange rates published by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) for Saturday.

Ninety-seven remote mountains in Karnali and Sudurpaschim opened for free ascent. On September 1, the cost of climbing the world’s highest mountain will rise steeply. Nepal has announced that the ...

‘10 People Stories’ traces everyday lives, lost traditions, and the subtle shifts in Nepal’s social and cultural fabric. 10 People Stories’ is a compilation of oral histories from the town of Pana...

LUMBINI, Aug 9: The Rupandehi District Prison stated that the former Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane has been provided with utmost security in the prison.

From chicken coops to old Patan houses, Pragya Mainali’s live sketches open a window to the beauty of everyday life. For Pragya Mainali, everyday life carries stories that aren’t so ordinary as we...
Thant Myat Wai, program directer of the Myanmar-based VIDYA Media Co., Ltd., was impressed by a photo at the Flying Tigers Museum in in central Yunnan’s Kunming city on August 5. Thant said she wou...

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The festival of 'Janai Purnima' or 'Rishi Tarpani' is being celebrated across the country on the full moon day, Saturday. Hindus in the country mainly observe the festival.

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Prime Minster KP Sharma Oli returned home on Friday after attending the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) in Turkmenistan.

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: United States President Donald Trump has confirmed he will meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on August 15 in Alaska to discuss efforts to end the war in Ukraine, ...

The Post brings you a lowdown on some major events this week. Children’s Art Workshop Himalayan Art Festival is hosting a children’s art workshop as part of its ongoing exhibition. The session is...

BERLIN, Aug 9: Germany will halt the export of military equipment to Israel which could be used in the Gaza Strip, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, reacting to Israel's plan to take control o...

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: In the cooperative fraud case, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairperson Rabi Lamichhane—currently in judicial custody—was ordered to post bail not by just one court, but by five...
9th August 2025, Kathmandu Gear up, Nepalese! The future of mobility is here, and Hyundai is leading the charge at the NAIMA Nepal Mobility Expo 2025. This August, visitors to Stall L4 at Bhrikuti...

COPENHAGEN, Aug 9: Children who spend too much time in front of screens, whether phones or TVs, have an increased risk of heart and metabolic disease, according to a Danish study published Wednesda...
9th August 2025, Kathmandu The NAIMA Nepal Mobility Expo 2025 is in full swing at Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu, and Everest Bank, the esteemed Title Sponsor, is making vehicle ownership dreams a real...

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Nepal has laid emphasis on expanding cooperation and collaboration in the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) held in Turkmenistan.

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Inmates engaged in a violent clash at Kailali Prison on Friday night, leaving one dead and 47 injured.

One inmate killed and 47 injured in overnight fight. Tension has gripped Kailali District Prison following a violent clash between inmates on Friday night that left one prisoner dead and 47 others...

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav has expressed his confidence that the festivals including Janai Purnima being celebrated in Nepal have been imparting a message of unity in ...

Putin claims four Ukrainian regions – Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson – as well as the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, which he annexed in 2014. US President Donald Trump will meet with ...

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: We've all been there, standing in front of the TV, whether trying to copy the dance steps from a Bollywood item song or acting a scene out of a movie. It was playful, innocent, an...

Here are some of the photos taken by our photojournalists and reporters this week.
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Pakistan cricketer Haider Ali was arrested by Greater Manchester Police following a rape allegation, prompting the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to suspend him with immediate effec...

Azerbaijan took back full control of the region in 2023, prompting almost all of the territory's 100,000 ethnic Armenians to flee to Armenia. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a US-brokered peace agre...

UKRAINE, Aug 9: President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday warned that "decisions without Ukraine" would not bring peace and ruled out ceding territory to Russia.

Lack of culvert over Vijayanagar irrigation canal in Barbardiya-11 forces dozens of pupils to cross dangerous waters every rainy season. Children in Barbardiya Municipality-11, Bijaynagar, have be...

NAGASAKI, Aug 9: Twin cathedral bells rang in unison Saturday in Japan's Nagasaki for the first time since the atomic bombing of the city 80 years ago, commemorating the moment of horror.

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has summoned the chiefs of security agencies to discuss the tense situation at the Dhangadhi prison in Kailali.

9th August 2025, Kathmandu At the ongoing NAIMA Nepal Mobility Expo 2025, MG has captured the spotlight by announcing its most significant and appealing offer of the year. MG Nepal EV Offer The ...
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