WORLD
Israel returns 15 Palestinian bodies to Gaza: Hamas-run health ministry
Israel returns 15 Palestinian bodies to Gaza: Hamas-run heal...
Late on Friday, Hamas handed over the body of another Israeli hostage.
Oct 18, 2025
SOCIETY
Dreams sold, lives shattered: Nepalis spend millions to reach the US, only to be deported
Dreams sold, lives shattered: Nepalis spend millions to reac...
Hundreds of Nepalis are spending millions of rupees to reach the United States through illegal routes, only to be detained and deported soon after arrival. Driven by poverty and false promises from human traffickers, many families in western Nepal have lost their savings and livelihoods in pursuit o...
Oct 18, 2025
POLITICS
Maoist Coordinator Dahal dismisses Oli’s call to reinstate HoR as ‘ridiculous’
Maoist Coordinator Dahal dismisses Oli’s call to reinstate H...
Dahal said it was absurd for someone who had repeatedly dissolved parliament to now call for its reinstatement. “There is nothing more ridiculous than those who repeatedly dissolved the parliament and are now talking about restoring it,” he said.
Oct 18, 2025
POLITICS
UML Chairman oli alleges govt of arming criminals, staging ‘election drama’
UML Chairman oli alleges govt of arming criminals, staging ‘...
Oli claimed that 1,200 police firearms and around 100,000 bullets looted during the Gen Z protests have ended up in the hands of criminals.
Oct 18, 2025
POLITICS
Gen Z activist Miraj Dhungana sets direct executive election, diaspora voting rights as co...
Gen Z activist Miraj Dhungana sets direct executive election...
“Our main agenda is to ensure a directly elected executive and the right of Nepalis abroad to vote. Without these two conditions, we will not take part in the elections.”
Oct 18, 2025
ECONOMY
Commercial banks’ net profit declines 6.18 percent in first two months of current FY
Commercial banks’ net profit declines 6.18 percent in first...
Commercial banks’ profit earnings in the first two months of the current fiscal year (FY) declined by 6.18 percent amid their slowing businesses and increasing non-performing loans.
Oct 18, 2025
ECONOMY
Commercial banks reduce average interest rate by 0.26 percentage point for this month
Commercial banks reduce average interest rate by 0.26 percen...
Commercial banks have reduced their interest rate by an average of 0.26 percentage points for the month between mid-October and mid-November.
Oct 18, 2025
Business & Economy
Gold price surges by Rs 23,000 per tola in a week; sets fresh record of Rs 258,000
Gold price surges by Rs 23,000 per tola in a week; sets fres...
The price of gold in the domestic market last week crossed Rs 250,000 per tola (11.6638 grams) for the first time due to the soaring price of precious metal in the international market.
Oct 18, 2025
SOCIETY
Two Indian nationals arrested on abduction charge
Two Indian nationals arrested on abduction charge
Police have arrested two Indian nationals on charges of abduction and holding a person hostage.
Oct 18, 2025
WORLD
Israel identifies dead hostage returned on Friday
Israel identifies dead hostage returned on Friday
The Israeli military "informed the family of the abductee Eliyahu Margalit... that (the body of) their loved one has been returned to Israel and his identification has been completed", Netanyahu's office said in a statement.
Oct 18, 2025