August 17, 2026 · as published by Nepali news portals, newest first
Pokhara, Aug 16: Two boys who went missing after being swept away while crossing the Bijayapur Stream in Pokhara on Saturday afternoon have still not been found. The missing boys have been identif...
Kathmandu. At least seven people have died in Russia after Ukraine launched its biggest drone attack of 2026. The operation, carried out with a total of 822 drones, primarily targeted the Russian c...
Kathmandu. Nag Panchami, celebrated every year on the fifth day of the bright half of the lunar month of Shravan, is being observed by Hindus across the country with reverence and devotion today. I...
Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank has determined the foreign exchange rate for today (Monday). Accordingly, the purchase rate for one US dollar has been set at 152 rupees 39 paisa and the selling rate a...
Kathmandu. Currently, the monsoon wind's influence is prevailing across the country. According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, the low-pressure line of the monsoon is near the aver...
Kathmandu. The 15th meeting of the Industry, Commerce and Labour and Consumer Interest Committee under the House of Representatives will be held on Monday. The committee has called the meeting to ...
By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, Aug. 17: Representatives of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) have said they remain keen to invest in Nepal but identified two major obstacles - cumbersome ...
By Santosh Raut, Solukhumbu, Aug. 17: The third edition of the Red Panda Marathon 2026 is set to be held in Salleri of Solukhumbu district.
Kathmandu. Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is set to launch the 'Citizen, Policy and Leadership' program from Monday as per the decision of the central committee. Point number 7 of the decision sta...
By Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, Aug. 17: Chief of the Indian Army, General Dhiraj Seth, arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday for a four-day official visit to Nepal at the invitation of Chief of the Army St...
By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, Aug. 17: The Nepal Sports Journalists Forum (NSJF) announced on Sunday the five nominees for the ‘People’s Choice’ award, a marquee category of the 23rd NSJF Pulsar ...
Kathmandu. The trend of commercial banks lowering interest rates has continued. The new interest rate details published by commercial banks for the month of Bhadra show this. The average interest r...
By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, Aug. 17: The Nag Panchami festival is being celebrated across the nation on Monday by pasting images of the serpent deity above the main entrances of houses and wors...
By Our Correspondent,Bajura, Aug. 17: Locals of Tamsu village in Triveni Municipality-9, Bajura, have begun leaving their homes and taking shelter in tents after a landslide put the entire settleme...
Butwal. The eighth session of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly is scheduled to convene at 1 PM on Monday. The agenda includes Chief Minister Chet Narayan Acharya seeking a vote of confidence, as inf...
Ruteng (Indonesia), Aug. 17: Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia recovered four more bodies Sunday after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck the day before, bringing the death toll to 51, authorities s...
By Chandra Pandak, aplejung, Aug. 17: The new crop of large cardamom has started fetching Rs. 95,000 per man (40 kg) in Taplejung. The new crop, which began arriving in the market two to three days...
Makwanpur. Bagmati Province Chief Minister Indra Bahadur Baniya is scheduled to seek a vote of confidence in the Provincial Assembly today. Chief Minister Baniya has written to the Provincial Assem...
Kathmandu. The government has caused extreme delays in the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) of hydropower projects. Energy promoters who were hopeful that the stalled and new PPA processes would gain...
The government has introduced stricter policies governing foreign travel by civil servants. From now on, ministries, commissions and government departments must submit requests to the Office of the...
TEHRAN, Aug 17: Iran's military announced on Sunday that it was offering a bounty equivalent to $30,000 for killing or capturing US soldiers, with the reward doubled if carried out by a woman.
Kathmandu. Nepal Oil Corporation has stated that gas will be distributed from sellers appointed by the concerned gas industry in a regular process from Monday, Bhadra 1. Issuing a notice, the corp...
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: The debate over Nepal’s secular identity surfaced sharply within the Nepali Congress (NC) camp led by former president Sher Bahadur Deuba on Sunday, after a section of prominent ...
Kathmandu, Aug 17: The meeting of both houses of the federal parliament is being held today. There is a possible agenda to submit a proposal to consider various bills in the meeting of the House o...
By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, Aug. 17: The Ministry of Education and Sports has launched its ‘Education Dialogue’ campaign from Biratnagar in Koshi Province, seeking suggestions from education st...
Kathmandu. The month of Saun was very exciting for the Nepali film sector. Along with the rain of Saun, 5 Nepali films 'Gauthali', 'Kamala Miss', 'Hali', 'Shakti' and 'Lajjawati' were released in t...
Kathmandu. Nepal is preparing to participate in the Top End T20 Series in Australia for the second time. This time, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) is sending an 'A' team instead of the seni...
As long as the state undermines farmers’ plight, it cannot claim to act in the true interests of citizens. Two Nepali farmers from the Sarlahi district were released on bail from an Indian jail on...
The government must identify where the risks lie before more disasters and deaths expose them. Nepal’s monsoon disasters are becoming a grim annual occurrence. Over the past four months, more than...
Jajarkot. Police have arrested five people on charges of murder by beating in Jajarkot. According to a press release issued by the District Police Office Jajarkot, 32-year-old Deepak Kumar Thapa, a...
Banks earned Rs69.78 billion in the last fiscal year, ended mid-July, as improved loan recoveries and lower provisioning lifted profits. Nepal’s commercial banks recorded a 32 percent increase yea...
Magar has a pro Muay Thai record of 7-0 and a pro kickboxing record of 2-2. Now, she has entered MMA. Shusmita Thapa Magar has already tested her might at Muay Thai and kickboxing. Now, she has st...
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