Editorial
A Project Too Big to Stall
A Project Too Big to Stall
Despite its strategic importance for energy security and economic growth, the Budhigandaki project remains stalled due to policy indecision and delayed execution.
Apr 14, 2026
POLITICS
Deadline missed for setting up asset probe committee
Deadline missed for setting up asset probe committee
Giribandhu Tea Estate in focus; why did the home minister visit the anti-graft body?
Apr 14, 2026
ECONOMY
Commercial banks fix interest on fixed deposit at 4.40 percent for next month
Commercial banks fix interest on fixed deposit at 4.40 perce...
Nepali commercial banks have reduced their interest rates on individual deposits by an average of 0.09 percent for the first month of the Nepali New Year 2083 starting Tuesday.
Apr 13, 2026
SOCIETY
Man found dead in roadside drain in Jumla
Man found dead in roadside drain in Jumla
Police said locals spotted the body in the drain on Monday morning and immediately informed authorities. A police team dispatched to the scene recovered the body.
Apr 13, 2026
SOCIETY
Extramarital link leads to constable’s killing in Birgunj
Extramarital link leads to constable’s killing in Birgunj
A police constable was killed in Birgunj on Sunday night, with preliminary investigations indicating the incident was linked to an alleged extramarital relationship.
Apr 13, 2026
SOCIETY
Indian national arrested with cannabis at TIA
Indian national arrested with cannabis at TIA
The suspect, who arrived in Kathmandu today on a SriLankan Airlines flight from Colombo, Sri Lanka, was apprehended from the airport’s customs area by the Armed Police Force Nepal.
Apr 13, 2026
SOCIETY
BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital in financial problem as most services are free
BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital in financial problem as...
The hospital has provided free beds and food for patients, and has expanded as the beds became insufficient. This hospital, which is the country's centre for cancer treatment, has faced financial problems also because some government entities have not paid their dues to it.
Apr 13, 2026
WORLD
Mideast war boosts London Heathrow airport traffic
Mideast war boosts London Heathrow airport traffic
Total passenger numbers, including those using Europe's busiest airport to transit, climbed 6.9 percent to 6.65 million last month compared with a year earlier, Heathrow added in a statement.
Apr 13, 2026
POLITICS
Deputy Speaker Ruby Thakur assumes office
Deputy Speaker Ruby Thakur assumes office
Deputy Speaker Thakur called on Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal for the first formal meeting today. The Speaker's Secretariat stated that Speaker Aryal congratulated and extended best wishes to Deputy Speaker Thakur.
Apr 13, 2026
SOCIETY
Former King Gyanendra Shah says Nepal has become a ‘laboratory’ of political experiments
Former King Gyanendra Shah says Nepal has become a ‘laborato...
Issuing a video message on the eve of the Nepali New Year 2083, Shah said that political changes implemented by successive governments have proved to be “mere formalities” and have failed to bring meaningful progress.
Apr 13, 2026