May 20, 2026 · as published by Nepali news portals, newest first
20th May 2026, Kathmandu Shovakanta Poudel has been officially appointed as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Nepal Bank Limited. The decision was finalized during a board meeting held ...
KATHMANDU. Arsenal has become the Premier League champion as the match between Manchester City and Bournemouth ended in a 1-1 draw. With this, Arsenal's 22-year wait for the Premier League title ha...
20th May 2026, Kathmandu In a major move to protect students planning to study abroad, the Kathmandu Valley Police have cracked down heavily on unauthorized educational consultancies operating in ...
KATHMANDU, May 20: President Ram Chandra PAudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly appointed Chief Justice Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma at a special ceremony held at the Presidential Res...
20th May 2026, Kathmandu The Nepalese judicial system is on the brink of a historic technological evolution. During his recent confirmation presentation before the Parliamentary Hearing Committee,...
On May 2, 2026, the office bearers of Nepal’s transitional justice (TJ) mechanisms—specifically the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappe...
LONDON, May 20: Oil prices eased Tuesday but remained above $100 a barrel while stocks wavered as investors tracked a potential deal between the US and Iran to end a war that has sent energy prices...
20th May 2026, Kathmandu The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security has taken a decisive step toward changing professional standards and digital workplace culture. Ramji Yadav Enacts ...
Surkhet. The state of child marriage in Karnali Province has been found to be dire. Although various efforts are being made to end child marriage in Nepal, its impact has not been significantly fel...
The government can herald an era of high-utility governance by reducing administrative burden on daily life. The political atmosphere in Kathmandu feels surreal and fundamentally different in 2026...
Digital culture worships immediacy, creating fertile ground for demagogues. The performative pomposity of Prime Minister Balendra Shah is irritatingly perplexing. For reasons not difficult to infe...
The state-owned enterprise has long been in the red. Turning it around won’t be easy. On Saturday, Prime Minister Balendra Shah posted a photo of himself eating a cube of cheese, alongside a plate...
Kathmandu. Armed Police DIG Anjani Kumar Pokharel has been recommended for promotion to Armed Police Additional Inspector General (AIG). The promotion committee meeting held on Tuesday recommended...
He must navigate internal judicial rifts and uneasy relations with the legal community. Manoj Kumar Sharma took charge as chief justice of the Supreme Court on Tuesday with unopposed endorsement f...
KATHMANDU, May 20: The government has appointed Nagendra Sah as the officiating managing director of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC).
Poverty, poor learning, child marriage and migration continue to push children out of classrooms despite years of enrollment drives. In 2016, school enrollment campaigns across Nepal celebrated a ...
FATF-linked delegation tells officials to speed up reforms as concerns grow over enforcement gaps, legal changes and limited results in key sectors. A delegation from the Asia/Pacific Group on Mon...
Nepal's Supreme Court banned egg extraction to stop the exploitation of young donors. The same order has left women like Padma—a cancer survivor whose ovaries were destroyed by chemotherapy—without...
KATHMANDU, May 20: Light to moderate rainfall has been predicted at a few places in the hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces later today due to the influen...
Minister Khanal is under pressure from the finance minister to reduce the number of Nepali missions abroad to cut costs. One of the primary agendas of the current Balendra Shah government is to re...
Shrestha is the executive director of Kathaharu, an audio-visual production company. He has been engaged in media production for two decades. AI as an assistant AI makes things faster, but you sh...
Kathmandu. National Independent Party (Rastriya Swatantra Party) MP Krishnakumar Karki has been accused of impregnating a Nigerian woman and abandoning her. MP Ashika Tamang has responded to this i...
Emotional well-being support cannot remain limited to urban centres and awareness campaigns—it must reach the people who are most often ignored. Whenever we have conversations about the need and i...
Jhapa. Construction of three bridges under the Asian Highway (Asian Highway) Kakarbhitta-Laukahi Road Project (West Section) is progressing rapidly. According to project chief Jagat Prajapati, mod...
KATHMANDU, May 20: The House of Representatives (HoR) is meeting at 11:00 AM today.
Kathmandu. The 63rd annual report of the Auditor General has revealed extreme negligence, financial indiscipline, and managerial weaknesses in projects under the Department of Roads and the Ministr...
Government team reaches Nepalgunj for talks as her hunger strike enters 21st day. Rights activists have urged authorities to take the deteriorating health condition of Ruby Khan seriously and seek...
Kathmandu. The underpass being constructed at Sanga, the main eastern entry and exit point of the Kathmandu Valley, has gained momentum. The underpass is being constructed at Sanga, located at the ...
KATHMANDU, May 20: The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the release on bail of former minister Raj Kumar Gupta, who was in judicial custody in a corruption case.
Bangkok. Thailand has introduced a rule requiring a visa for citizens of India and some other countries to stay for more than 30 days. From July 2024, tourists from 93 countries were allowed to sta...
KATHMANDU, May 20: The United Nations has underscored the need to promote entrepreneurship and inclusive development as key drivers of Nepal’s long-term socioeconomic growth, while highlighting the...
Islamabad. A court in Islamabad has sentenced Umar Hayat, the accused in the murder case of 17-year-old social media influencer Sana Yusuf, to death. On Tuesday, while delivering its verdict in th...
Kathmandu. Opposition parties appear apprehensive about the agenda proposed by the 'Constitution Amendment Debate Paper Preparation Task Force-2082' formed by the government to amend the constituti...
20th May 2026, Kathmandu Driven by NAS-IT, SDC, and Swisscontact, Nepal is launching a groundbreaking four-year bachelor’s IT degree in partnership with Nepal Open University. NAS-IT New Bachelor...
KOUROU, May 20: A joint European-Chinese spacecraft blasted off into orbit Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and giant explosions of plasma shot out from the Sun slam into Eart...
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