SPORTS
Nepal marks 100th international match with a thumping victory
Nepal marks 100th international match with a thumping victor...
Nepal’s women’s national football team celebrated a historic milestone with a commanding 9–0 victory over Laos in their opening match of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers in Uzbekistan on Sunday.
Jun 30, 2025
POLITICS
Former lawmaker Kandel passes away
Former lawmaker Kandel passes away
He died while being taken from Chitwan to Kathmandu for treatment.
Jun 30, 2025
SOCIETY
Monsoon Alert: Widespread rain and storms expected across Nepal
Monsoon Alert: Widespread rain and storms expected across Ne...
Monsoon winds continue to sweep across most parts of Nepal, with the monsoon trough currently located slightly north of its average position near western Nepal. As a result, the country is experiencing generally cloudy skies and a high chance of rainfall.
Jun 30, 2025
POLITICS
Former Minister Mohan Basnet released on Rs 2.5 million bail
Former Minister Mohan Basnet released on Rs 2.5 million bail
A joint bench of Justices Tej Narayan Singh Rai, Ram Bahadur Thapa and Bidur Koirala issued the order on Sunday following Basnet’s statement and a detention hearing.
Jun 30, 2025
SOCIETY
Minister Lekhak responds to rehab sector’s call, announces Anti-Drug Bureau
Minister Lekhak responds to rehab sector’s call, announces A...
Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has announced that the government will establish a dedicated Narcotics Control Department in the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26.
Jun 30, 2025
ECONOMY
Govt records contradict its claim of self-reliance in paddy production
Govt records contradict its claim of self-reliance in paddy...
The widening gap between imports of paddy and domestic production has cast doubts on the government’s commitment to make the country self-reliant in paddy and rice production. This is clearly reflected by the records maintained by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD).
Jun 30, 2025
Market, Business & Economy
Forex Update: Pound, Euro, Dollar see slight rise against Nepali rupee
Forex Update: Pound, Euro, Dollar see slight rise against Ne...
The US Dollar continues to hold strong against the Nepali Rupee as the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) fixed Monday’s foreign exchange rates, with the buying rate of the greenback set at Rs 136.47 and the selling rate at Rs 137.07.
Jun 30, 2025
OPINION
Rendered Refugee by the Nation: Nepal’s Exodus of the Desperate
Rendered Refugee by the Nation: Nepal’s Exodus of the Desper...
Nepal is not at war. No famine stalks the land, no cataclysmic disaster compels its people to flee.
Jun 30, 2025
WORLD
AI is learning to lie, scheme, and threaten its creators
AI is learning to lie, scheme, and threaten its creators
In one particularly jarring example, under threat of being unplugged, Anthropic's latest creation Claude 4 lashed back by blackmailing an engineer and threatened to reveal an extramarital affair.
Jun 30, 2025
Editorial
The Cost of Nepal’s Failing Rice Strategy
The Cost of Nepal’s Failing Rice Strategy
All of these raise questions over the government’s annual commitments to self-sufficiency in paddy and rice production by boosting local farming. Every year, the government sets a target for increased paddy production, yet the fields utilized for paddy production continue to shrink.
Jun 30, 2025