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30 percent of prisoners out of contact after escaping from Nakkhu Prison
A total of 1,280 prisoners convicted in various cases had escaped after the jail break incident at Nakkhu Prison.
Jan 01, 2026
103-year-old woman undergoes successful brain surgery a...
103-year-old woman undergoes successful brain surgery a...
Jan 01, 2026
Qatar grants amnesty to 13 Nepalis in prison
Qatar grants amnesty to 13 Nepalis in prison
Jan 01, 2026
Border security units from Nepal and China take stock o...
Border security units from Nepal and China take stock o...
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Foreign Minister Sharma attends Begum Khaleda Zia’s state funeral in Dhaka
3NOC slashes prices of petrol and diesel
4NEA secures 654 MW power imports from India amid dry season shortfall
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HURON appeals to protect judiciary’s dignity amid social media attacks
HURON appeals to protect judiciary’s dignity amid social med...
Human Rights Organisation of Nepal (HURON) has urged authorities and the public to curb malicious social media attacks on judges, aiming to protect the judiciary from rising targeted criticism.
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Schools, colleges banned from appointing DIs as Minister Pun acts tough to curb irregulari...
Schools, colleges banned from appointing DIs as Minister Pun...
The decision follows a surge in complaints that students were subjected to mental and physical abuse in the name of discipline. Minister Mahabir Pun scrapped the DI system through a ministerial decision.
9 hours ago
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Situation returns to normal after four-pt agreement with agitating locals in Sunsari
Situation returns to normal after four-pt agreement with agi...
Tensions in Sunsari eased after the administration signed a four-point agreement with the victim’s family, pledging an impartial probe, compensation and support following the fatal APF shooting of a local resident.
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Three decades on, Mahakali treaty still dry for irrigation
Three decades on, Mahakali treaty still dry for irrigation
Nearly three decades after the Mahakali Treaty, billions of rupees have been spent on irrigation infrastructure in far-western Nepal, but uncertainty over water release from India has left the main canal of the project dry.
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Locals protest against riverbank setback ruling
Locals protest against riverbank setback ruling
Riverbank residents in Kathmandu Valley protested against a court-backed 20-metre setback rule, warning it would displace thousands of families.
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Bitter cold hits Madhesh’s poor, families shiver in fragile shacks
Bitter cold hits Madhesh’s poor, families shiver in fragile...
A week-long cold wave has left landless and marginalized communities in Madhesh shivering in fragile shacks, with no warm clothing or bedding and little government support.
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One killed in hunting accident in Jajarkot, Five arrested with firearms
One killed in hunting accident in Jajarkot, Five arrested wi...
During the investigation, homemade firearms and weapons were found in a pit near the incident site, leading to the arrest of 45-year-old Indra Bahadur Singh, 54-year-old Mim Bahadur Singh, 24-year-old Rajiv Shahi, 44-year-old Janak Karki and 19-year-old Lal Bahadur Singh from Barekot Rural Municipal...
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Laukahi area in Sunsari tense after city safari driver dies in APF firing
Laukahi area in Sunsari tense after city safari driver dies...
Protest with body placed on road
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Incidents of press freedom violation on rise in 2025: FNJ
Incidents of press freedom violation on rise in 2025: FNJ
According to the monitoring of the umbrella organization of working journalists across Nepal, a total of 139 anti-press incidents were recorded in 2025.
13 hours ago
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Teenagers found dead in community forest in Surkhet
Teenagers found dead in community forest in Surkhet
The deceased have been identified as Sunita Bhandari, 19, from Chamunda Bindrasaini Municipality–3, Dailekh, and Surendra Thapa, 17, from Thantikandh Rural Municipality–2, Dailekh, according to Shyam Prakash Yadav, spokesperson at the Dailekh District Police Office.
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