SOCIETY
Hilly regions to experience cloudy weather
Hilly regions to experience cloudy weather
The Meteorological Forecasting Division has reported no significant weather system affecting the country at the moment. The hilly regions are experiencing partly cloudy conditions, while the rest of the country remains mostly clear.
Mar 02, 2025
SOCIETY
Man shoots brother dead in Baitadi
Man shoots brother dead in Baitadi
A shooting incident critically injured 22-year-old Surendra Bista, a resident of Chausila Kalagaun, in Dogadakedar Rural Municipality-8, Baitadi, leading to his death.
Mar 02, 2025
Editorial
Ensure Transparency in Land Ordinance
Ensure Transparency in Land Ordinance
The government is currently in trouble as it has failed to garner an adequate majority to endorse the ordinances it introduced last month. At the heart of the controversy surrounding these ordinances is the one related to land.
Mar 02, 2025
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
AIG Thapa emerges as dark horse in a three-candidate race for IGP
AIG Thapa emerges as dark horse in a three-candidate race fo...
With the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Basanta Bahadur Kunwar set to retire from his position after 15 days (March 18), the race for the 31st IGP, open between three eligible Additional Inspectors General (AIGs), has intensified. Of the three candidates, one is heavily tipped to replace Kunwar t...
Mar 02, 2025
OPINION
The Civic Space Severely Under Threat
The Civic Space Severely Under Threat
The use of internet services and social media accounts is inevitable for individuals in a democratic world.
Mar 02, 2025
ECONOMY
More than 56 percent of Nepalis do not take insurance facilities
More than 56 percent of Nepalis do not take insurance facili...
About 56.06 percent of the country’s total population do not access the insurance services.
Mar 02, 2025
ECONOMY
Nepali commercial banks further reduce base interest rate for this month
Nepali commercial banks further reduce base interest rate fo...
Nepali commercial banks have reduced the base interest rates by an average of 0.19 percentage points for the month of mid-February and mid-March, to attract the borrowers amid the struggle they face to increase their lending.
Mar 02, 2025
POLITICS
From Kyiv to Kathmandu: Why Trump’s ‘transactional’ foreign policy matters to Nepal
From Kyiv to Kathmandu: Why Trump’s ‘transactional’ foreign...
While the spat between the two leaders has raised doubts about President Trump’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war, concerns are also emerging in Nepal about how the ‘transactional’ foreign policy of the new US administration could impact the country. Some experts argue tha...
Mar 01, 2025
WORLD
Niger's 2024 floods killed 400, affected 1.5 mn: toll
Niger's 2024 floods killed 400, affected 1.5 mn: toll
A further 405 were injured and more than 200,000 households - amounting to 1,526,653 people - were affected, he said.
Mar 01, 2025
WORLD
After fiery Trump-Zelensky spat, what next for Ukraine?
After fiery Trump-Zelensky spat, what next for Ukraine?
The fiery altercation between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday was shocking but not entirely unexpected, analysts say, with the way forward for Kyiv looking increasingly uncertain.
Mar 01, 2025