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
Market
Share investors gain Rs 129 billion, NEPSE enjoys 76.70 points surge in a week
Share investors gain Rs 129 billion, NEPSE enjoys 76.70 poin...
Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) gained 76.70 points last week. This was driven by the positively increased investment in the secondary market due to the appointment of the new governor for Nepal Rastra Bank.
May 24, 2025
WORLD
US investment firm RedBird to acquire UK newspaper ‘The Telegraph’ for £500 million
US investment firm RedBird to acquire UK newspaper ‘The Tele...
RedBird Capital Partners, a U.S.-based investment firm, has reached an agreement to acquire full control of The Telegraph newspaper, valuing the enterprise at approximately £500 million (\$673 million), Reuters reported.
May 24, 2025
WORLD
Trump threatens 50 pct tariffs on EU, 25 pct penalties on Apple
Trump threatens 50 pct tariffs on EU, 25 pct penalties on Ap...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 50 percent tax on all imports from the European Union as well a 25 percent tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in the United States.
May 24, 2025