ECONOMY
NEPSE falls to nearly four-month low as market declines by 26 points
NEPSE falls to nearly four-month low as market declines by 2...
In today’s trading session, the benchmark index fell by 26.16 points, pushing the overall market down to 2,674 points. This marks the lowest level since February 29, when the index stood at 2,773 points. The market had also declined by 1.46 points in the previous session, continuing a pattern...
Jun 23, 2026
POLITICS
UML warns of withdrawal of support if Sudurpaschim budget is not revised
UML warns of withdrawal of support if Sudurpaschim budget is...
The party has warned that it will withdraw its support from the government if the budget is passed in its current form without amendments.
Jun 23, 2026
WORLD
Monday ship traffic through Strait of Hormuz highest since start of war: monitor
Monday ship traffic through Strait of Hormuz highest since s...
The 36 passages represent nearly a third of normal peacetime traffic (around 120 a day) through the strait, which normally sees around a fifth of the world's oil and gas exports.
Jun 23, 2026
WORLD
Iran says UN watchdog will not be allowed to inspect bombed nuclear sites
Iran says UN watchdog will not be allowed to inspect bombed...
"We have not had a meeting with the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, nor do we have any plans for the agency to inspect Iran's nuclear facilities damaged by the US and Zionist military aggression," said foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei.
Jun 23, 2026
WORLD
North Korea's Kim vows to accelerate military buildup
North Korea's Kim vows to accelerate military buildup
Pyongyang is under multiple sets of sanctions over its nuclear programme, and the two Koreas remain technically at war because their 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
Jun 23, 2026
SOCIETY
Lightning kills one in Jhapa
Lightning kills one in Jhapa
Bal Bahadur Shrestha, 30, originally hailing from Amchowk-9 of Bhojpur, died after a thunder bolt hit him at Sayapatri village of Gaurigunj Rural Municipality-3.
Jun 23, 2026
POLITICS
UML calls parliamentary party, secretariat meeting after Vice-chair Paudel’s arrest
UML calls parliamentary party, secretariat meeting after Vic...
The meetings are expected to discuss the arrest of Vice-chair Bishnu Prasad Paudel and the party’s future strategy.
Jun 23, 2026
POLITICS
UML Vice-chair Paudel brought to Kathmandu for questioning
UML Vice-chair Paudel brought to Kathmandu for questioning
Paudel, who was arrested from Nepalgunj in Banke on Monday on the recommendation of the Department of Money Laundering Investigation, will be presented before the Department of Money Laundering Investigation in Pulchowk, Lalitpur, for questioning.
Jun 23, 2026
ECONOMY
Tourists visiting Mustang increase by 81 per cent
Tourists visiting Mustang increase by 81 per cent
The District Police Office, Mustang, has stated that the number of foreign tourists visiting Mustang has increased by 81.84 percent in the corresponding period of the current fiscal year compared to the previous fiscal year 2025/26.
Jun 23, 2026
Entertainment
Singer Bidhan Shrestha returns to Paleti after nine years
Singer Bidhan Shrestha returns to Paleti after nine years
Known for his folk and patriotic songs, Shrestha comes from a musical family and developed his career under the guidance of his father, veteran singer and lyricist Bijay Shrestha.
Jun 23, 2026