SPORTS
Nepal to take on Scotland today
Nepal to take on Scotland today
Nepal will play against Scotland today under the ICC World Cup League 2. The match will start at 3:45 pm Nepal time at Forthill Cricket Ground, Dundee.
Jun 08, 2025
SOCIETY
One dead in motorcycle accident in Jhapa
One dead in motorcycle accident in Jhapa
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Khagendra Bahadur Khadka of the District Police Office, the deceased has been identified as Puranlal Rajbanshi, an Armed Police Force sub-inspector deployed in Ilam.
Jun 08, 2025
SOCIETY
Rainfall likely in Koshi and Madhesh provinces
Rainfall likely in Koshi and Madhesh provinces
Due to the influence of monsoon winds in Koshi, the weather will remain partly to generally cloudy in the Province, along with the hilly region and mainly fair to partly cloudy in the rest of the country, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division. The west and central areas of the country...
Jun 08, 2025
WORLD
Musk deletes post claiming Trump 'in the Epstein files'
Musk deletes post claiming Trump 'in the Epstein files'
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has deleted an explosive allegation linking Donald Trump with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that he posted on social media during a vicious public fallout with the US president this week.
Jun 08, 2025
Market
USD selling at Rs 137.31, Euro at Rs 156.81
USD selling at Rs 137.31, Euro at Rs 156.81
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has published the official foreign exchange rates for Sunday, revising the buying and selling rates of major global currencies. According to NRB, the buying rate for one US dollar is set at Rs 136.71 and the selling rate at Rs 137.31.
Jun 08, 2025
Editorial
CIAA vs Madhav Nepal: Reform or Retribution?
CIAA vs Madhav Nepal: Reform or Retribution?
Breaking all past precedents, the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Thursday filed a corruption case at the Special Court in Kathmandu against former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and 92 others. It indicts former PM Nepal for irregularities done via a cabinet decis...
Jun 08, 2025
OPINION
Nepal Can Help Ease India-Pakistan Tensions, But Not via SAARC
Nepal Can Help Ease India-Pakistan Tensions, But Not via SAA...
Over the last few weeks, a storm of opinion essays published in Nepal focused on the short lived but dangerous conflict between Pakistan and India.
Jun 08, 2025
WORLD
Colombian presidential candidate shot in Bogota
Colombian presidential candidate shot in Bogota
Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe has been shot at an event in Bogota, according to Colombian national police, according to CNN.
Jun 08, 2025
ECONOMY
Life insurance coverage reaches record 47.39% despite rise in policy surrenders: NIA
Life insurance coverage reaches record 47.39% despite rise i...
The Nepal Insurance Authority (NIA) has reported a record-high life insurance penetration rate of 47.39 percent of the country’s population as of mid-May, despite a growing number of policy surrenders.
Jun 08, 2025
WORLD
Russia launches major attack on Ukraine, killing 5
Russia launches major attack on Ukraine, killing 5
Russia unleashed a barrage of missiles, drones and bombs across Ukraine early Saturday, killing at least five people as it retaliated for a brazen attack by Kyiv on air bases days earlier.
Jun 08, 2025