POLITICS
Balen Shah: Selling cheap electricity won’t make Nepal rich, it must be used and stored
Balen Shah: Selling cheap electricity won’t make Nepal rich,...
Addressing the “Call for Change (Pariwartan Ko Udgosh)” program in Chitwan on Friday, Shah proposed developing large-scale industries that could function as “batteries” to store surplus electricity generated during the monsoon season.
Feb 27, 2026
Market
Jestha Varna Mahavihar Project wins UNESCO heritage award
Jestha Varna Mahavihar Project wins UNESCO heritage award
Located in Lalitpur, the historic monastery was among seven cultural heritage projects selected in August 2017 for implementation in Lalitpur district under the Government of India’s post-earthquake reconstruction grant in Nepal’s cultural heritage sector.
Feb 27, 2026
POLITICS
11 parties, 1,670 candidates open bank accounts ahead of elections
11 parties, 1,670 candidates open bank accounts ahead of ele...
According to the “House of Representatives Election Campaign Bank Account (Operation and Management) Procedure, 2082,” all political parties, party candidates, and independent candidates registered with the commission for the proportional and first-past-the-post election system must open...
Feb 27, 2026
POLITICS
Home Minister clarifies: Army will not transport ballot boxes, asks to ignore rumors
Home Minister clarifies: Army will not transport ballot boxe...
Speaking to journalists in Biratnagar on Friday, Minister Aryal said that rumors suggesting army participation in ballot box transportation are false. He explained that, according to the integrated election security strategy, the army will continue to perform its traditional role in the “third...
Feb 27, 2026
POLITICS
Insults over ideas: Nepal’s election rhetoric turns bitter
Insults over ideas: Nepal’s election rhetoric turns bitter
Instead of competing over ideas, leaders appear locked in a contest of who can belittle whom more effectively.
Feb 27, 2026
WORLD
US sympathies shift to Palestinians from Israelis for first time: Gallup poll
US sympathies shift to Palestinians from Israelis for first...
Views on the Middle East divide sharply along partisan lines, with the shift over the past year the result of more independents souring on Israel.
Feb 27, 2026
ECONOMY
12-member Revenue Advisory Committee formed to suggest measures for FY 2026/27 budget
12-member Revenue Advisory Committee formed to suggest measu...
Nine thematic sub-committees have also been formed under the main committee. Representatives from Nepal Rastra Bank and the private sector, among others, will be part of the committee.
Feb 27, 2026
POLITICS
221,000 employees deployed for HoR election
221,000 employees deployed for HoR election
They will be stationed at 23,112 polling centres in 165 electoral constituencies, along with 143 temporary polling centres set up exclusively for proportional representation voting across the country’s 77 districts.
Feb 27, 2026
SOCIETY
Migratory birds arrived in Nepal to escape harsh winter start returning
Migratory birds arrived in Nepal to escape harsh winter star...
The Siberian birds, which usually come here at the onset of winter (October), are flying back now with the steady temperature rise.
Feb 27, 2026
POLITICS
Two arrested on charge of murdering sub-engineer Yadav
Two arrested on charge of murdering sub-engineer Yadav
According to the District Police Office, Sarlahi, Ganesh Mahato and Bijay Mahato of Ramgopalpur Municipality in Mahottari were arrested for their alleged involvement in the killing of 36-year-old sub-engineer Pramod Kumar Yadav.
Feb 27, 2026