WORLD
Gaza Ceasefire Should End Saturday If All Hostages Not Released: Trump
Gaza Ceasefire Should End Saturday If All Hostages Not Relea...
US President Donald Trump set a Saturday deadline for all hostages to be released from Gaza, saying that otherwise "all hell" would break out and he would call for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire to be canceled.
Feb 11, 2025
POLITICS
Media Council becomes ‘puppet’ under executive control
Media Council becomes ‘puppet’ under executive control
The National Assembly unanimously passed a bill on Monday, placing the Media Council under executive control instead of establishing it as an autonomous body for the overall promotion of journalism in the nation. With this bill's approval, the council now holds fewer powers than the Press Council pr...
Feb 11, 2025
SOCIETY
Dharahara visit hour extended, Rs 15.2 million collected in revenue
Dharahara visit hour extended, Rs 15.2 million collected in...
With longer daylight and higher temperatures, the visiting hours at Dharahara have been extended by one hour. The extension took effect on January 28, following its reopening to the public on November 24 after reconstruction.
Feb 11, 2025
Market
US Dollar, euro, pound strengthen
US Dollar, euro, pound strengthen
Nepal Rastra Bank has set the foreign exchange rates for today. According to the central bank, the value of the US dollar, euro, British pound sterling, and Swiss franc has increased.
Feb 11, 2025
WORLD
Romania president resigns amid opposition pressure
Romania president resigns amid opposition pressure
Romania's centrist president, Klaus Iohannis, announced his resignation in an emotional address Monday, saying he was stepping down to "spare" his country from the crisis that followed a canceled presidential vote last year, Deutsche Welle reported.
Feb 11, 2025
Editorial
Dual LPG Price Plan Must Not Harm the Public
Dual LPG Price Plan Must Not Harm the Public
The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has mulled a plan to sell cooking gas, known as LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), at different prices for homes and businesses. The idea is simple: hotels, restaurants, and other commercial users would pay the full price while families would pay less since the government...
Feb 11, 2025
WORLD
Over 50 killed in Guatemala bus crash
Over 50 killed in Guatemala bus crash
At least 51 people have died and others have been injured when a bus plunged into a polluted ravine outside Guatemala City, according to Guatemalan officials.
Feb 11, 2025
SOCIETY
One killed in Nuwakot vehicle collision
One killed in Nuwakot vehicle collision
A microbus collided with a motorcycle in Nuwakot on Monday, killing one person and injuring another.
Feb 11, 2025
OPINION
Increasing Relevance of PPPs in Infrastructure Development
Increasing Relevance of PPPs in Infrastructure Development
Every country's economic development and progress are based on its infrastructure development. Many developed nations have used Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) as a model for funding, planning, and completing large-scale infrastructure projects in recent decades.
Feb 11, 2025
WORLD
Iran president says Trump aiming to bring country 'to its knees'
Iran president says Trump aiming to bring country 'to its kn...
Iran's president accused his US counterpart Donald Trump on Monday of seeking to bring the Islamic republic "to its knees" as the country marked the 1979 revolution that toppled the shah.
Feb 11, 2025