SOCIETY
Minister Lekhak responds to rehab sector’s call, announces Anti-Drug Bureau
Minister Lekhak responds to rehab sector’s call, announces A...
Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has announced that the government will establish a dedicated Narcotics Control Department in the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26.
Jun 30, 2025
ECONOMY
Govt records contradict its claim of self-reliance in paddy production
Govt records contradict its claim of self-reliance in paddy...
The widening gap between imports of paddy and domestic production has cast doubts on the government’s commitment to make the country self-reliant in paddy and rice production. This is clearly reflected by the records maintained by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD).
Jun 30, 2025
Market, Business & Economy
Forex Update: Pound, Euro, Dollar see slight rise against Nepali rupee
Forex Update: Pound, Euro, Dollar see slight rise against Ne...
The US Dollar continues to hold strong against the Nepali Rupee as the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) fixed Monday’s foreign exchange rates, with the buying rate of the greenback set at Rs 136.47 and the selling rate at Rs 137.07.
Jun 30, 2025
OPINION
Rendered Refugee by the Nation: Nepal’s Exodus of the Desperate
Rendered Refugee by the Nation: Nepal’s Exodus of the Desper...
Nepal is not at war. No famine stalks the land, no cataclysmic disaster compels its people to flee.
Jun 30, 2025
WORLD
AI is learning to lie, scheme, and threaten its creators
AI is learning to lie, scheme, and threaten its creators
In one particularly jarring example, under threat of being unplugged, Anthropic's latest creation Claude 4 lashed back by blackmailing an engineer and threatened to reveal an extramarital affair.
Jun 30, 2025
Editorial
The Cost of Nepal’s Failing Rice Strategy
The Cost of Nepal’s Failing Rice Strategy
All of these raise questions over the government’s annual commitments to self-sufficiency in paddy and rice production by boosting local farming. Every year, the government sets a target for increased paddy production, yet the fields utilized for paddy production continue to shrink.
Jun 30, 2025
POLITICS
Leadership rift deepens within Maoist Center
Leadership rift deepens within Maoist Center
Janardan Sharma challenges Dahal for top position
Jun 30, 2025
SOCIETY
Experts say women journalists speak out amid growing pressures
Experts say women journalists speak out amid growing pressur...
Speaking at the 39th series of Media Dialogue organized by the Faculty of Mass Communication and Journalism of St Xavier's College, Toit suggested that journalists adopt ethical journalism to discourage false and misleading news.
Jun 29, 2025
ECONOMY
“Lack of accountability in govt offices sparks fiscal indiscipline”
“Lack of accountability in govt offices sparks fiscal indisc...
All the government agencies are required to assume their responsibility effectively to reduce the arrear amount that has been growing every year and to maintain the fiscal discipline.
Jun 29, 2025
ECONOMY
Nepali migrant workers now reach 111 countries
Nepali migrant workers now reach 111 countries
The government has officially opened 111 countries for institutional foreign employment for Nepali workers, according to data up to Falgun (mid-February) of the fiscal year 2024/25.
Jun 29, 2025