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The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the Election Commission (EC)’s decision granting legitimacy to the leadership of the Nepali Congress (NC) elected through the party’s special general convention.

Earlier, the Ministry of Health and Population had urged hospitals to keep OPD services open on Sundays, citing possible inconvenience to patients due to the two-day weekend system. However, following objections from medical professionals’ associations, the ministry has reverted to the previou...

Santosh Narayan Shrestha, chairperson of the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON), has resigned from his post.

Issuing a press statement on Friday, the ministry said it has received complaints that doctors, health workers, nursing staff, and employees in various institutions—including hospitals—are being hired without proper contracts and are often made to work beyond legally permitted hours.

According to police, two individuals were arrested with brown sugar from Baniyatar in Tokha Municipality-8, while one person was apprehended from Bhatkepati in Bhaktapur Municipality-10. Similarly, two individuals were arrested from Pachui in Belauri Municipality-8 of Kanchanpur, one from Trinagar B...

The Q4 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report shows that a total of 1,932,575 videos were taken down in Nepal during the three-month period. TikTok said its proactive removal rate remained high at 99.9 percent, with 98.4 percent of the flagged content removed within 24 hours.

The change was made through an amendment to the Securities Trading Regulations, according to NEPSE. The new provision will come into effect from Monday, April 20.

The TU General Administration Division warned that failure to vacate the properties within 35 days will lead to strict legal action under prevailing laws.

Issuing an “urgent notice,” Nepal Medical Council directed medical practitioners to immediately stop prescribing medicines without directly examining patients and to refrain from violating patient privacy.

A joint bench of Justices Hari Phuyal and Shanti Singh Thapa issued the order allowing Shah’s representative to appear on his behalf for hearing dates in the case. With this decision, Shah will no longer be required to appear in person on routine dates, and his authorized representative can at...