WORLD
US Supreme Court backs Trump’s move to control birthright citizenship
US Supreme Court backs Trump’s move to control birthright ci...
Trump had signed an executive order to repeal birthright citizenship, which were granted to babies born in the US, regardless of their parents’ citizenship.
Jun 28, 2025
POLITICS
HoR convening today: Will RSP, RPP continue protesting?
HoR convening today: Will RSP, RPP continue protesting?
The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) have been protesting and boycotting parliament meetings for an extended period, demanding the resignation of Minister for Home Ramesh Lekhak, alleging his involvement, and calling for a fair high-level committee to investigate t...
Jun 28, 2025
Social Affairs
Torrential downpours likely in four provinces
Torrential downpours likely in four provinces
There is a possibility of light to moderate rainfall in some places in the hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, and Sudurpaschim Provinces, as well as light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunder and lightning, which is likely in a few places in the remaining areas.
Jun 28, 2025
ECONOMY
Forex updates: Current trading rates for key currencies
Forex updates: Current trading rates for key currencies
According to the NRB, the buying rate of one U.S. dollar is Rs. 136,136.47, and the selling rate is Rs. 137.07.
Jun 28, 2025
Social
Two killed in tractor accident
Two killed in tractor accident
The tractor, whose registration number plate was reportedly missing, lost control and plunged about 15 feet off the road. A 17-year-old Akash Patel, who was driving the tractor, and 16-year-old Golu Patel, a passenger, died on the spot after being crushed under the overturned vehicle, the chief of t...
Jun 28, 2025
ECONOMY
Gandaki Province govt approves budget for FY 2025/26
Gandaki Province govt approves budget for FY 2025/26
The budget was passed on Friday following discussions on the public budget and ministry-wise allocations held in the assembly on June 15. Questions raised by assembly members were addressed by ministers and Chief Minister Surendra Raj Pandey during the sessions.
Jun 28, 2025
Literature Cafe, Slammed
Let me call you (or June)
Let me call you (or June)
Let me call you ‘June’
Even the crescent moon
is bleak in front of your tune.
Jun 28, 2025
SOCIETY
SEE results improve this year with over 61 percent examinees graded
SEE results improve this year with over 61 percent examinees...
While a majority of the SEE examinees were ungraded in 2024, a majority have been graded in 2025. A total of 61.81 percent of students who appeared in this year’s SEE have been officially graded, according to the NEB. In SEE 2024, a total of 47.86 percent of the examinees were graded.
Jun 28, 2025
Literature Cafe
On Clouds
On Clouds
Shelley’s poem still falls short of Kalidasa’s masterpiece in terms of bringing life to nature as it is a mere conscientious attempt to feel into a cloud, or as modern philosophers would call it, empathize with a cloud.
Jun 27, 2025
Literature Cafe
The Time Traveller
The Time Traveller
I remembered Gregor Samsa, the gigantic human-insect who Franz Kafka created in his visionary mind, put his fantasizing thoughts into words, and voila created one of the most amusing and alluring novella.
Jun 27, 2025