SOCIETY
Encroachment and Existence: The squatters of Manohara’s banks
Encroachment and Existence: The squatters of Manohara’s bank...
Sherpa is 60 years old. She came here from Dolakha about twenty years ago. She wanted her children to study in Kathmandu and escape high rents. She and her family built a house on land near the river that was previously empty.
Jul 23, 2025
POLITICS
I neither engage in corruption nor allow it to happen: PM Oli
I neither engage in corruption nor allow it to happen: PM Ol...
Responding to lawmakers' queries in the House of Representatives, PM Oli emphasized that action against corruption would not be taken based on rumors, social media posts, or hearsay. Instead, legal action would be pursued based strictly on facts and evidence, regardless of the individual involved....
Jul 23, 2025
POLITICS
RSP and RPP lawmakers boycott parliament again over visit visa scandal
RSP and RPP lawmakers boycott parliament again over visit vi...
Both parties have been demanding the formation of a high-level judicial investigation committee over the visit visa scandal, and have previously boycotted parliamentary sessions over the same issue.
Jul 23, 2025
SOCIETY
Nepalis stranded in Kerung to return home today
Nepalis stranded in Kerung to return home today
CDO Paudel said that 203 Nepali nationals are being brought back on Wednesday, including vehicle drivers, patients and those who had run out of regular medication.
Jul 23, 2025
SOCIETY
Pak embassy organizes poetry symposium — Aalmi Mushaira: Urdu, Shaairi Ki Zubaan
Pak embassy organizes poetry symposium — Aalmi Mushaira: Urd...
The Embassy of Pakistan in Kathmandu on Tuesday organized a literary event — a poetry symposium titled “Aalmi Mushaira: Urdu, Shaairi Ki Zubaan” (عالمی مشاعرہ، اردو، شاعری کی زبان) — in collaboration with the Sahitya Academy, Nepal.
Jul 23, 2025
POLITICS, SOCIETY
PM Oli pays tribute to Pushpalal on 47th memorial day
PM Oli pays tribute to Pushpalal on 47th memorial day
The Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) was first established in Nepal on April 22, 1949, under the leadership of Pushpalal, who was its founding General Secretary.
Jul 23, 2025
SOCIETY
Madhesh province declared disaster-affected zone amid drought crisis
Madhesh province declared disaster-affected zone amid drough...
The government has decided to declare Madhesh Province a disaster-affected zone, following prolonged drought conditions that have severely impacted drinking water, irrigation and agriculture.
Jul 23, 2025
SOCIETY
Study identifies over-speeding as leading cause of road accidents in Nepal
Study identifies over-speeding as leading cause of road acci...
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Binod Ghimire, spokesperson for the Nepal Police, told RSS that an assessment of road accidents over the past month revealed that a majority of them were caused by excessive speed.
Jul 23, 2025
SOCIETY
Landslides blocks Baglung section of Kaligandaki Corridor
Landslides blocks Baglung section of Kaligandaki Corridor
The Baglung section of the Kaligandaki Corridor has been blocked due to landslide triggered by incessant rainfall.
Jul 23, 2025
SOCIETY
UGC blames Odisha's KIIT for Nepali Students' suicides, flags criminal negligence and inst...
UGC blames Odisha's KIIT for Nepali Students' suicides, flag...
University Grants Commission (UGC) fact-finding committee has held Odisha’s Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) directly responsible for the suicides of two Nepali students, raising serious questions over the institute’s internal governance, handling of sexual harassment c...
Jul 23, 2025