SOCIETY
Chhath festival concludes
Chhath festival concludes
The four-day festival that began last Saturday was celebrated with main Pooja last evening and concluded today by offering Argha to the rising sun.
Oct 28, 2025
POLITICS
India seeks stronger Nepal border vigilance amid Bihar Assembly poll
India seeks stronger Nepal border vigilance amid Bihar Assem...
India has expressed concern over Nepal’s internal security situation ahead of the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, citing the theft of weapons during recent Gen Z protests and the continued absence of thousands of escaped prisoners, which could have cross-border implications.
Oct 28, 2025
SOCIETY
Tourists impacted by snowfall in Manaslu area
Tourists impacted by snowfall in Manaslu area
The normal life in the Chumnumbri Rural Municipality is affected due to the snowfall,
Oct 28, 2025
WORLD
Two climbers die on Nepal's Ama Dablam Mountain
Two climbers die on Nepal's Ama Dablam Mountain
A mountaineer from France and another from South Korea died during expeditions to Nepal's Mount Ama Dablam, a picturesque but difficult peak to climb, a tourism director said Monday.
Oct 28, 2025
WORLD
Argentina's Milei vows more reforms after stunning election win
Argentina's Milei vows more reforms after stunning election...
Argentine President Javier Milei hailed his party's runaway victory in Sunday's midterm elections as a "turning point" for the country and vowed to charge ahead with his agenda of shrinking the state and deregulating the economy.
Oct 28, 2025
SOCIETY
Montha cyclone likely to bring heavy rain in eastern Nepal from Thursday
Montha cyclone likely to bring heavy rain in eastern Nepal...
Less than a month after devastating floods and landslides in early October claimed at least 50 lives — mostly in eastern Nepal — meteorologists have warned that heavy rainfall is expected from Thursday.
Oct 28, 2025
POLITICS
Political parties urge govt to recover looted weapons, arrest fugitives ahead of polls
Political parties urge govt to recover looted weapons, arres...
Leaders of major political parties have urged the government to take immediate action to recover weapons looted during the Gen-Z movement and apprehend prisoners who escaped from prisons, warning that the current situation could undermine the creation of a safe and conducive environment for upcoming...
Oct 28, 2025
OPINION
What kept Nepal poor and how can we become a wealth-creating nation?
What kept Nepal poor and how can we become a wealth-creating...
Nepal has never been a wealthy nation. I often ponder on what kept us poor; if we can ever be rich, and if so, then how? The most obvious reasons for our economic backwardness include the limitations of geography, such as small territory, mountainous topography, and landlockedness. The narrative is...
Oct 28, 2025
Editorial
Nepal Needs Healing, Not More Division
Nepal Needs Healing, Not More Division
The time has come to learn from the GenZ movement and its aftermath — not to deepen divisions but to strengthen the nation. This requires visionary and responsible political leadership. Failure to rise to the moment could cost the country its hard-won gains and push it toward even greater peri...
Oct 28, 2025
ECONOMY, Republica Watch
Nepal-China trade via Korala checkpoint records over Rs 5.27 billion in over a month
Nepal-China trade via Korala checkpoint records over Rs 5.27...
The Korala checkpoint in Upper Mustang has been emerging as an alternative trade route for the Nepal-China bilateral trade. According to government data, the border point accounted for bilateral trade of goods worth Rs 5.27 billion in the first three months of the current fiscal year (FY).
Oct 27, 2025