ECONOMY
Birgunj metropolis unveils Rs 4.42 billion budget for FY 2026/27
Birgunj metropolis unveils Rs 4.42 billion budget for FY 202...
Birgunj Metropolitan City has announced a budget of Rs 4.42 billion for the fiscal year 2026/27, with priorities including education, healthcare, sanitation, agriculture, tourism, industry, quality infrastructure and technology.
Jun 24, 2026
WORLD
Archaeologists find huge Viking textile production site in Denmark
Archaeologists find huge Viking textile production site in D...
Experts from the Moesgaard Museum said this week that the sprawling 100,000-square-meter (more than 1 million-square-foot) site features an area for processing flax as well as more than 80 pit houses — semi-buried huts that were used as workshops and dwellings in Viking times.
Jun 24, 2026
WORLD
Seven European countries call for immediate end to violence in Sudan's El Obeid
Seven European countries call for immediate end to violence...
Germany, along with six other European countries, warned of an imminent escalation in the Sudanese city of El Obeid, calling on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to halt its attack immediately, allow civilians to leave safely, and ensure rapid, safe, and unhindered humanitarian access.
Jun 24, 2026
SOCIETY
Two cultural antiquities returned to Nepal from US
Two cultural antiquities returned to Nepal from US
During the ceremony, Consul General Bhandari said the Padma Pani statue originally belonged to Tham-Bahil (Vikramashila Mahavihara, Bhagwan Bahal) in Kathmandu and is believed to have been smuggled into the US at an unknown date between 1971 and 1987.
Jun 24, 2026
POLITICS
RSP general convention: 80 e-voting machines being used
RSP general convention: 80 e-voting machines being used
Chief of Central Election Commission, Bhuwan KC, said that votes would be cast by incorporating names and photos of candidates in the machines after the publication of the final list of the candidates.
Jun 24, 2026
WORLD
Iran says deal to end Mideast war 'declaration of US defeat'
Iran says deal to end Mideast war 'declaration of US defeat'
The war that began with a massive US-Israeli campaign of strikes against Iran on February 28 ended with the Islamic republic striking an agreement its leaders have sought to portray as a victory.
Jun 24, 2026
ECONOMY
NEPSE drops 14.45 points, slips to four-month low
NEPSE drops 14.45 points, slips to four-month low
The benchmark index had already fallen by 26.16 points in the previous trading session. The market has now retreated to levels last seen in mid-February, with the index standing at 2,654 points on February 25, 2026. After a post-election rally that lasted until the second week of March, the market h...
Jun 24, 2026
POLITICS
RSP Prez Lamichhane claims all three state organs were used against him
RSP Prez Lamichhane claims all three state organs were used...
Lamichhane claimed that the cooperative fraud case was used as a pretext to launch political retaliation against the party, which intensified after the Nepali Congress-led government came to power.
Jun 24, 2026
SOCIETY
Terai swelters as temperatures near 41°C
Terai swelters as temperatures near 41°C
The Meteorological Forecasting Division has urged the people of Terai region to adopt precautions and to be protected from heat waves.
Jun 24, 2026
ECONOMY
NRB to mop Rs 70 billion from BFIs for liquidity management
NRB to mop Rs 70 billion from BFIs for liquidity management
The central bank has invited proposals from banks and financial institutions for the liquidity absorption operation. The online auction is scheduled for 3:00 pm on Wednesday.
Jun 24, 2026