International
Travel YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra arrested for spying for Pakistan
Travel YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra arrested for spying for Pakis...
Jyoti Malhotra aka Jyoti Rani, who ran a travel account on YouTube called 'Travel With Jo', has been arrested from Hisar in Haryana for sharing Indian military information with Pakistan, police said on Saturday. She is among six people, including a 25-year-old student and 24-year-old security...
May 18, 2025
SOCIETY
Rain likely in Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini
Rain likely in Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini
Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur today at a few places in Koshi, Madesh, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Lumbini Provinces along with the hilly regions of the other two provinces and at one or two places in the country.
May 18, 2025
SOCIETY
Retirement age Increase threatens 2,500 new govt appointments
Retirement age Increase threatens 2,500 new govt appointment...
The Parliamentary State Affairs Committee has passed the draft of the Federal Civil Service Act, which proposes raising the retirement age for civil servants from 58 to 60 years in two phases—adding one year at a time. The existing Civil Service Act of 2049 BS currently sets the retirement age...
May 18, 2025
Market
US dollar sells at Rs 137.12, euro at Rs 153.59
US dollar sells at Rs 137.12, euro at Rs 153.59
Nepal Rastra Bank has announced the foreign exchange rates for Saturday. According to the central bank, the buying rate for one US dollar stands at Rs 136.52, while the selling rate is Rs 137.12.
May 18, 2025
POLITICS
Three bills to be presented in HoR today
Three bills to be presented in HoR today
The House of Representatives meeting is scheduled to be held at 11:00 am today. As per the agenda of the day, a proposal seeking endorsement of the House to send the 'Nepal Aviation Services Authority Bill, 2081' to the concerned committee for clause-wise discussion will be presented.
May 18, 2025
POLITICS
Khukuri attack at Tarun Dal convention injures four
Khukuri attack at Tarun Dal convention injures four
A khukuri attack during the district convention of Nepal Tarun Dal, the youth wing of the Nepali Congress, in Lamjung left four individuals injured. The attack took place on Saturday during the inaugural session of the organization's fifth district convention at the Pragatitole Mothers' Group buildi...
May 18, 2025
WORLD
Severe weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in Kentucky
Severe weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in Kent...
At least 27 people have been killed by storms systems that swept across part of the US Midwest and South, with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announcing Saturday that 18 of the deaths came in his state and 10 others were hospitalized in critical condition.
May 18, 2025
Editorial
Leading the Global Climate Conversation
Leading the Global Climate Conversation
Today marks the final day of the three-day Sagarmatha Sambaad underway in Kathmandu.The international dialogue on the issues of climate change and its impacts stands out because it is an international forum initiated and established by Nepal itself. Our delegates have routinely participated in inter...
May 18, 2025
OPINION
Sagarmatha’s Warning: A Shared Global Responsibility to Combat
Sagarmatha’s Warning: A Shared Global Responsibility to Comb...
Global warming, undoubtedly our times' most pressing existential crisis, has called many a voice to sound its warning, but of these, one sounds out more eloquently from Nepal, the small, landlocked nation. The Sagarmatha Dialogue 2082, underway in Kathmandu has been much more than the conventional s...
May 18, 2025
ECONOMY
OAG points out major financial irregularities by firms during IPO approval process
OAG points out major financial irregularities by firms durin...
Amid allegations that the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) accepted bribes to approve initial public offerings (IPOs) of several hydropower companies, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has highlighted serious flaws in the approval process. The OAG has stated that this poses risks to the inve...
May 18, 2025