POLITICS
4.7 percent votes declared invalid in HoR snap polls: EC
4.7 percent votes declared invalid in HoR snap polls: EC
According to the EC's Assistant Spokesperson, Kul Bahadur GC, the percentage includes both the first-past-the-post and proportional representation election systems.
Mar 15, 2026
SOCIETY
Seven Indian pilgrims killed, seven other injured in Gorkha microbus accident*
Seven Indian pilgrims killed, seven other injured in Gorkha...
Seven people were killed and seven others injured after a microbus carrying pilgrims returning from Manakamana Temple plunged off the road in Gorkha District on Saturday evening.
Mar 14, 2026
WORLD
Lebanon says Israeli strike in south kills 12 medics
Lebanon says Israeli strike in south kills 12 medics
Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when the Tehran-backed militant group attacked Israel in response to the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes.
Mar 14, 2026
ECONOMY
India approves power sale to Nepal for dry season; tariff up 1.5%
India approves power sale to Nepal for dry season; tariff up...
Nepal will have to pay an additional 1.5 percent to import electricity from India, after the two countries agreed to raise the tariff for power supplied by plants in several Indian states.
Mar 14, 2026
SOCIETY
Fake rescue probe stalls as evidence remains elusive
Fake rescue probe stalls as evidence remains elusive
Nepal Police’s investigation into the alleged fake tourist rescue scam is facing growing scrutiny as it struggles to gather concrete evidence and has left out several companies previously implicated in the fraud. Officials say complaints filed via email have complicated the investigation, prom...
Mar 14, 2026
WORLD
Hamas urges Iran to stop 'targeting neighbouring' countries
Hamas urges Iran to stop 'targeting neighbouring' countries
"While affirming the right of the Islamic Republic of Iran to respond to this aggression by all available means in accordance with international norms and laws, the movement calls on the brothers in Iran to avoid targeting neighbouring countries," Hamas said in a statement.
Mar 14, 2026
WORLD
Trump urges other nations to send ships to secure Hormuz
Trump urges other nations to send ships to secure Hormuz
US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged other nations to send ships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, the critical chokepoint for global oil supplies disrupted by the Mideast war.
Mar 14, 2026
ECONOMY
Banks improve loan recovery, net profits surge 5.40 percent to Rs 38.01 billion in seven m...
Banks improve loan recovery, net profits surge 5.40 percent...
Nepali commercial banks increased their net profits by 5.40 percent in seven months of the current Fiscal Year (FY), with the banks achieving gains in recovery of their bad loans in the past one year.
Mar 14, 2026
WORLD
Samsung battery plant turns toxic for Orban's re-election campaign
Samsung battery plant turns toxic for Orban's re-election ca...
The allegations revealed by Hungarian news site Telex last month come at a sensitive time for nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban as he faces an unprecedented challenge to his 16 years in power in elections next month.
Mar 14, 2026
WORLD
Kharg Island: Vital Iran oil hub in Trump's crosshairs
Kharg Island: Vital Iran oil hub in Trump's crosshairs
Kharg Island, targeted in US air strikes on Saturday, is a scrubby stretch of land in the Gulf that handles almost all of Iran's crude exports.
Mar 14, 2026