ECONOMY
PPMO blacklists 11 construction companies
PPMO blacklists 11 construction companies
The companies, including some working in joint ventures, will be barred from participating in public procurement for periods ranging from one to two years.
Aug 25, 2025
SOCIETY
Gaur Provincial Hospital mobilizes medics to cholera-hit Birgunj
Gaur Provincial Hospital mobilizes medics to cholera-hit Bir...
The Gaur Provincial Hospital sent the team comprising two doctors and three health assistants led by Dr Parashu Ram Yadav and Dr Bishnu Kumar Sah to Narayani Hospital, Birgunj on Monday after numerous people were found suffering from diarrhea and cholera in city since Friday,
Aug 25, 2025
OPINION
Nepal’s AI Policy: Visionary Roadmap or Empty Rhetoric
Nepal’s AI Policy: Visionary Roadmap or Empty Rhetoric
Nepal’s first AI policy, while ambitious on paper, lacks the institutional capacity, enforcement mechanisms and structural reforms needed for real impact. Without concrete action on education, infrastructure, inclusion, and regulation, the policy risks deepening existing inequalities rather th...
Aug 25, 2025
ECONOMY
Mabilung Energy allocates IPO shares to 124,890 applicants, 10 shares each
Mabilung Energy allocates IPO shares to 124,890 applicants,...
A total of 124,890 applicants received 10 shares each. The IPO was open to the general public from August 11 to 14. The company issued 1,248,904 shares worth Rs 124,890,400 for the general public, while 225,871 applicants applied for 24,512,530 shares.
Aug 25, 2025
WORLD
Iran nuclear talks with European powers to be held in Geneva
Iran nuclear talks with European powers to be held in Geneva
"On Tuesday, Iran and the three European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, along with the European Union, will hold a new round of talks at the level of deputy foreign ministers in Geneva," state television said on Monday.
Aug 25, 2025
SOCIETY
RSP lawmaker criticizes mandatory embossed number plate decision
RSP lawmaker criticizes mandatory embossed number plate deci...
Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) leader and lawmaker Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has strongly criticized the government’s decision to make embossed number plates mandatory, calling it an act of injustice against the public.
Aug 25, 2025
SOCIETY
Sugarcane farmers stage protest demanding govt support (With photos)
Sugarcane farmers stage protest demanding govt support (With...
They urged immediate payment of Rs 1.6 billion in subsidies owed for sugarcane sold in 2024/25.
Aug 25, 2025
WORLD
Cambodia MPs pass law allowing stripping of citizenship
Cambodia MPs pass law allowing stripping of citizenship
Rights monitors have long accused Cambodia's government of using draconian laws to stifle opposition and legitimate political debate.
Aug 25, 2025
Market
NEPSE up after three-day loss while daily turnover drops to Rs 5.75 billion
NEPSE up after three-day loss while daily turnover drops to...
Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Monday surged 21.30 points, ending the three consecutive days fall, as the market closed at 2,761.26 points.
Aug 25, 2025
SOCIETY
23 injured in microbus accident in Pokhara
23 injured in microbus accident in Pokhara
The vehicle, bearing registration number Ga 1 Kha 4027, was en route to Kahunkhola from Manidop of Arwa when it veered off the road on a slope and struck the right side of the roadway.
Aug 25, 2025