ECONOMY
Over 30 percent of subsidized loans for primary sectors misused: NRB
Over 30 percent of subsidized loans for primary sectors misu...
Large amounts of subsidized loans disbursed mainly in the primary sector including agricultural businesses are being misused, shows a study conducted by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).
May 25, 2025
Art & Culture
From Blackboard to Keyboard: Janakavi Durgalal Shrestha’s handwriting immortalized in new...
From Blackboard to Keyboard: Janakavi Durgalal Shrestha’s ha...
The nonagenarian Shrestha stopped teaching several decades ago, but the same graceful script has been reborn—not on a dusty blackboard, but in the digital world. Renowned Nepali font designer Anand Maharjan has crafted a new digital typeface, aptly named the ‘Durgalal Shrestha Font&rsquo...
May 24, 2025
SOCIETY
Financial irregularities uncovered in student’s meal program and education
Financial irregularities uncovered in student’s meal program...
The Office of the Auditor General (OAG), in its 62nd Annual Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24, flagged irregularities in the student midday meal program. The report revealed that government efforts to improve school education and retain students through the meal program faced significant mismanage...
May 24, 2025
SOCIETY
Nepali Army builds helipad in remote Mugu village
Nepali Army builds helipad in remote Mugu village
The Nepali Army has constructed a helipad in Pulu, the administrative center of Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality, to improve emergency response in the remote region.
May 24, 2025
POLITICS
If proven guilty, I will quit not just my post but politics entirely: Home Minister Lekhak
If proven guilty, I will quit not just my post but politics...
Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has declared that if any of the corruption allegations against him are proven true, he will not only resign from his position but retire from politics altogether.
May 24, 2025
SOCIETY
Minister Gurung stresses importance of investigative journalism
Minister Gurung stresses importance of investigative journal...
Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has laid emphasis on investigative journalism.
May 24, 2025
POLITICS
‘Constitutional bodies have become retirement clubs’
‘Constitutional bodies have become retirement clubs’
Nepali Congress (NC) leader Dr Shekhar Koirala has criticized the growing trend of appointing recently retired bureaucrats as secretaries of constitutional bodies, saying it has turned these institutions into a "retirement club."
May 24, 2025
SOCIETY
17 killed in 14 years due to caste-based discrimination in Nepal
17 killed in 14 years due to caste-based discrimination in N...
Fourteen years have passed since Nepal enacted the Caste-Based Discrimination and Untouchability (Offence and Punishment) Act, 2011. Yet caste-based discrimination and untouchability remain rampant across the country.
May 24, 2025
SOCIETY
Visit Visa Scam: Home ministry claims top leadership not involved in the corruption
Visit Visa Scam: Home ministry claims top leadership not inv...
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has denied any involvement of its leadership in alleged corruption or unlawful activities linked to the recent visit visa scam at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) Immigration Office. In a statement issued on Saturday, MoHA Spokesperson Chhabi Rijal...
May 24, 2025
Lifestyle, Entertainment, Movies, Events
KIMFF 2025 to showcase over 65 films from 30 countries
KIMFF 2025 to showcase over 65 films from 30 countries
The Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF) will hold its 22nd edition from May 28 to June 1. This year, organizers will host the festival at QFX Chhaya Center in Thamel, Astrek Park, and GAA Hall. Under the theme “Fragmented Voices, Connecting Stories,” KIMFF will screen...
May 24, 2025