SPORTS
Team for ICC Women's T-20 World Cup qualifiers announced
Team for ICC Women's T-20 World Cup qualifiers announced
According to CAN, the team will be led by Indu Barma, with Puja Mahato appointed as vice-captain.
Jan 05, 2026
SOCIETY
Kathmandu valley records coldest day of the year as temperature drops to 3°C
Kathmandu valley records coldest day of the year as temperat...
Kathmandu recorded 3.7°C, while the Sanepa area of Lalitpur saw the temperature fall further to 3.3°C. Reduced sunlight since Sunday has added to the cold conditions, meteorologists said.
Jan 05, 2026
WORLD
US plans to ‘run’ Venezuela and tap its oil reserves: Trump
US plans to ‘run’ Venezuela and tap its oil reserves: Trump
The dramatic action capped an intensive Trump administration pressure campaign on the South American nation and its autocratic leader and months of secret planning resulting in the most assertive American action to achieve regime change since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Jan 05, 2026
ECONOMY
NRB paints positive economic outlook despite poor credit disbursement and excess liquidity...
NRB paints positive economic outlook despite poor credit dis...
Nepali banks have been struggling to expand their business at a time Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) projects to achieve a notable rise in the country’s economic activities for the current fiscal year (FY).
Jan 05, 2026
POLITICS
Gen Z probe commission records KP Oli’s written statement at his residence
Gen Z probe commission records KP Oli’s written statement at...
Commission member Bigyan Raj Sharma told Republia that the commission recorded Oli’s written statement at his temporary residence in Gundu, Bhaktapur, and that the process took nearly two hours.
Jan 05, 2026
OPINION
Nepal at a Crossroads: When Weak Systems Undermine Good People
Nepal at a Crossroads: When Weak Systems Undermine Good Peop...
To move forward, Nepal must transform governance into a disciplined political culture, geography into strategic leverage, and democracy into consistent delivery. Only then can human intelligence shape the nation’s trajectory while artificial intelligence and digital systems empower its executi...
Jan 05, 2026
Editorial
Public Service in Reverse Gear
Public Service in Reverse Gear
Nepal’s driving licence backlog shows how poor planning, weak accountability and corruption have turned a basic public service into years of waiting despite full payment.
Jan 05, 2026
POLITICS
Durga Prasai claims Balen and Lamichhane groomed by foreign powers
Durga Prasai claims Balen and Lamichhane groomed by foreign...
Durga Prasai alleges Balen Shah and Rabi Lamichhane were trained by foreign powers to undermine Nepal’s Hindu state and monarchy.
Jan 04, 2026
POLITICS
Former PM Oli testifies before NHRC on his role during Gen Z protests
Former PM Oli testifies before NHRC on his role during Gen Z...
Former PM KP Sharma Oli recorded a two-and-a-half-hour long written statement at the NHRC over the September 8–9 Gen Z protests.
Jan 04, 2026
SOCIETY
Land Problem Resolution Commission resumes its works
Land Problem Resolution Commission resumes its works
During a district committee meeting attended by District Coordination Committee Chief Khagendra Singh Dhami and Chief District Officer Punya Bikram Paudel, it was resolved to dispatch letters to municipalities requesting information on landless Dalits, landless squatter communities, and irregular se...
Jan 04, 2026