
LUSAKA, Aug 13: Zambia went to the polls Thursday with economic hardship testing President Hakainde Hichilema's record as he seeks a second term to govern the copper-rich nation.
KATHMANDU, Aug. 13: Former Prime Minister and former president of the Nepali Congress (NC) Sher Bahadur Deuba is set to return to Nepal today (Thursday) after spending six months abroad for medical...
KATHMANDU, Aug. 13: Police on Thursday intervened in a peaceful sit-in staged by journalists outside the District Police Range in Bhadra Kali, Kathmandu, protesting the arrest of journalist Kishor ...
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: The long-delayed Federal Civil Service Bill is finally moving toward conclusion with the 55/30 provision. The Ministry of Finance has again endorsed the provision, which would re...
ITAHARI, Aug 13: In Taplejung, cardamom has become more than a traditional cash crop. Farmers are increasingly turning it into a commercial enterprise, investing heavily in plantations and expectin...
GENEVA, Aug 13: Global youth unemployment rose last year, the United Nations said Tuesday, with some of the steepest increases seen in high-income countries as artificial intelligence begins to cha...
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: Police raided the office of Jan Aastha Weekly on Thursday morning, a day after the arrest of its chairman and editor, Kishor Shrestha.
WASHINGTON, Aug 13: After more than five months of conflict, oil markets continue to surge and tumble over the latest developments in the US-Iran clash, including President Donald Trump's shifting ...
KATHMANDU, Aug. 13: The monsoon remains active across the country, with the monsoon trough currently around its average position, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD).
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: Inspector General of Police Dan Bahadur Karki has urged members of public bodies, including parliament, to maintain decorum and civility during official deliberations, expressing...

ROLPA, Aug. 13: Two people died, and two others were injured after a landslide triggered by incessant rainfall buried a house and a cattle shed in Botlabara, Thabang Rural Municipality-5, Rolpa.

For generations, Nepal has been known to the world for Mount Everest, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, and natural beauty. As the world enters a new era of technological transformation, another front...
India and Africa have a historic and umbilical relationship. It makes for a good talking point during speeches, but it will need an objective assessment of the extent and depth of our engagement to...
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: As the shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) deepens, Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has once again made a promise to ease the supply of cooking gas within a week.
WASHINGTON, Aug 13: Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that he secretly switched planes because of a threat to his life, after the Washington Post revealed the US president was smuggled out of Air Forc...

The government introduced the National Agriculture Policy 2083 BS last week, replacing the 22-year-old National Agriculture Policy 2061 BS. Designed to make the agrarian sector modern, commercial, ...
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Journalist Kishor Shrestha has been arrested.

KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The government has intensified preparations to highlight climate justice and mountain issues at the upcoming UN climate conference, COP 31, scheduled to be held in Turkey from No...

KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The Department of Water Resources and Irrigation (DoWRI) has introduced a special monitoring mechanism to track the physical and financial progress of national pride projects and...

KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) has approved and implemented the Primary Capital Market Reform Policy, 2026, aiming to transform the country’s primary capital market into a...
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chair Rabi Lamichhane has said that the increased presence of young people in Parliament is historic, but simply bringing young leaders to power wi...

KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The scope of Nepal’s digital economy is expanding rapidly, moving beyond financial technology and digital payments into new areas such as content creation, the gig economy, and a...
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Inspector General of Nepal Police Dan Bahadur Karki has said that the police organization is strategically mobilized to maintain peace and order in the country and control crimin...
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The Special Court has ordered the unconditional release of businessman Deepak Bhatta in a supplementary money laundering case involving CPN-UML Vice Chairman and former Finance M...

KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The government is preparing to introduce a uniform format for applications used to obtain services from government offices across the country, aiming to simplify service delivery...
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chair Rabi Lamichhane has warned that another “September 8” could emerge if the party fails to deliver results and live up to the responsibilities ...
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Gauri Kumari, has shared that an online tracking system is going to be introduced to make cooking gas supply situation, details and ...
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: For hundreds of thousands of Nepali youths, going abroad for higher education has become more than an academic choice. It has increasingly become a pathway to employment, financi...
MOSCOW, Aug 12: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened to seize ships belonging to European countries in retaliation for plans to sell off cargo seized from Russian "shadow fleet"...
SURKHET, Aug 12: For Mim Kumari Rana of Simta Rural Municipality-9, the arrival of the Raute community two months ago brought an unexpected relief: for the first time in years, she could tend to he...
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Lawmakers in the National Assembly have urged the government to address persistent problems in the sale and distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and provide relief to co...

KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Wednesday increased marginally by 0.55 points to close at 2,642.40 points.
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The CPN-UML, Nepali Communist Party and Nepal Communist Party (Masal) have reached a two-point agreement to cooperate in forming the Lumbini provincial government and opposing an...

BARDIYA, Aug 12: A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident at Bholagaudi along the Postal Highway in Bardiya’s Badhaiyatal Rural Municipality-3 on Wednesday.
MOSCOW, Aug 12: Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia's south killed two people, including an eight-year-old child, the regional governor said on Wednesday after the latest exchange of air attacks betw...
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Sportspersons have secured a majority on the National Sports Council (NSC) board for the first time, marking a notable shift toward greater representation of athletes in Nepal’s ...
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is set to organize a three-day residential training programme for its lawmakers to strengthen their parliamentary performance.
JANAKPURDHAM, Aug 12: A woman attempted to set herself on fire at the Dhanusha District Court premises in Janakpurdham on Wednesday morning while victims of loan-sharking were protesting outside th...
WELLINGTON, Aug 12: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he had the "full support" of his ruling National Party on Wednesday after surviving a leadership challenge called with less tha...
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Former Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba will inaugurate a three-day national gathering of the party’s anti-establishment faction, which will be held at Miracle P...