Market
US Dollar selling at Rs 139.50, Euro at Rs 151.78
US Dollar selling at Rs 139.50, Euro at Rs 151.78
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has determined the foreign exchange rates for today. According to the central bank, the buying rate for one US dollar stands at Rs 138.90, while the selling rate is Rs 139.50.
Mar 17, 2025
SOCIETY
SC asks Energy Minister's committee not to go ahead with the verification of controversial...
SC asks Energy Minister's committee not to go ahead with the...
A joint bench of SC Justices Sharanga Subedi and Tek Prasad Dhungana, issuing an interim order in response to a petition against the committee formed by Energy Minister Deepak Khadka, has invalidated the committee from working on its tasks. Alleging the Energy Minister’s move a violation of th...
Mar 17, 2025
SOCIETY
Storms likely to rock Koshi and Madhesh provinces
Storms likely to rock Koshi and Madhesh provinces
The westerly low-pressure system and local winds are partially influencing the country. Storms are likely in a few places in Koshi and Madhesh provinces, potentially disrupting daily life, health, road, and air transport. Authorities have urged the public to take precautions to curb the potential ri...
Mar 17, 2025
SOCIETY
NEB completes all preparations for SEE 2081
NEB completes all preparations for SEE 2081
The National Examination Board’s (NEB) Examination Control Office has completed all preparations for this year's Secondary Education Examination (SEE).
Mar 17, 2025
Editorial
Cost-cutting Matters
Cost-cutting Matters
The simmering tussle between the federal and provincial governments played out in October 2024 when Bagmati Province's Labor, Employment and Transportation Minister Laxman Lamsal filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court, demanding scrapping of Urban Area Public Transport (Management) Act.
Mar 17, 2025
OPINION
Monarchy's Resurgence: A Whiff of Hope or Political Failure?
Monarchy's Resurgence: A Whiff of Hope or Political Failure?
A crowd of around 10,000 to 15,000 people welcomed former King Gyanendra to Kathmandu. Supporters chanted, "Bring back monarchy," expressing their continued support for the king, who was removed from power in 2008. This raises the question: If he is still so loved, why was he removed in the first pl...
Mar 17, 2025
WORLD
At least 59 dead and more than 150 injured in nightclub fire in North Macedonia
At least 59 dead and more than 150 injured in nightclub fire...
A fire tore through a nightclub in North Macedonia early Sunday, killing 59 people, apparently after on-stage fireworks set the venue ablaze, authorities later said, they had detained 15 people in connection to the incident, as reported by France 24.
Mar 17, 2025
POLITICS
RPP youth leader who burned the photo of Maoist leader Dahal released
RPP youth leader who burned the photo of Maoist leader Dahal...
Authorities have released Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) youth leader Nirajan Bam Patanla, who burned the photo of CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
Mar 17, 2025
POLITICS
Govt to confiscate corruption-linked assets
Govt to confiscate corruption-linked assets
According to the ministry, the work of confiscating houses and properties located in various places in the Kathmandu Valley has been carried out in the names of former administrators and current employees and their families, including Ramagya Prasad Chaturvedi, Murari Bahadur Karki, Kesharjung Khadk...
Mar 17, 2025
SOCIETY
Govt gets Economic Procedure and Fiscal Responsibility Bill approved amid low revenue coll...
Govt gets Economic Procedure and Fiscal Responsibility Bill...
The government got the Economic Procedure and Fiscal Responsibility (first amendment) Bill, 2025 approved by a meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) on Sunday.
Mar 17, 2025