POLITICS
PM Karki interacting with political parties regarding govt priorities
PM Karki interacting with political parties regarding govt p...
The interim government, headed by Prime Minister Karki, is committed to ensuring the successful conduct of the House of Representatives (HoR) election set for March 5.
Nov 19, 2025
POLITICS
Curfew imposed at Simara Airport as Gen Z group stage protest over Mahesh Basnet’s planned...
Curfew imposed at Simara Airport as Gen Z group stage protes...
Basnet, a UML Standing Committee member and in-charge of the Youth Association Nepal, was scheduled to attend a program in Bara.
Nov 19, 2025
WORLD
US Congress approves bill to release Epstein files
US Congress approves bill to release Epstein files
The House backed the proposal with a 427 to 1 vote, and the Senate moved it forward without holding a formal vote, sending it on a fast track. The move came soon after Donald Trump shifted his position and encouraged lawmakers to make the files public after many of his supporters demanded transparen...
Nov 19, 2025
POLITICS
Nepal's participation in COP-30 effective: Minister Pariyar
Nepal's participation in COP-30 effective: Minister Pariyar
The 30th edition of the Conference of the Parties under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is taking place in Belem, Brazil, this time.
Nov 19, 2025
Market
Gold, silver prices rise
Gold, silver prices rise
With this increase, the price of hallmark gold rose to Rs 242,300 per tola, up Rs 2,800 from Tuesday’s Rs 239,500 per tola.
Nov 19, 2025
SOCIETY
World Toilet Day: Future-ready toilets essential
World Toilet Day: Future-ready toilets essential
The Day established by the World Toilet Organization in 2001 was later made official with the United Nations observation since 2013.
Nov 19, 2025
WORLD
Louvre shuts gallery over ceiling safety fears
Louvre shuts gallery over ceiling safety fears
The Campana Gallery, which houses nine rooms dedicated to ancient Greek ceramics, will be closed while investigations are conducted into "certain beams supporting the floors of the second floor" above it, a statement said.
Nov 19, 2025
SOCIETY
Bala Chaturdashi being observed today
Bala Chaturdashi being observed today
The devotees, who spent the whole night on Tuesday lighting oil lamps, observed Bala Chaturdashi this morning on the day of Margashirsha Krishna Chaturdashi (the fourth day of Margashirsha Maas, according to the Hindu calendar).
Nov 19, 2025
OPINION
A Shared Himalayan Climate Threat
A Shared Himalayan Climate Threat
Climate change is transforming the Himalayas into a zone of escalating risk, endangering shared rivers, infrastructure and livelihoods across Nepal and India. Only a deeper, science-driven partnership can turn this growing vulnerability into long-term regional resilience.
Nov 19, 2025
WORLD
WHO warns antimicrobial resistance of reversing decades of medical progress
WHO warns antimicrobial resistance of reversing decades of m...
Saia Ma'u Piukala, the WHO regional director for the Western Pacific, said in a statement released Tuesday that the discovery of antimicrobials almost a century ago changed the course of modern medicine.
Nov 19, 2025