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
WORLD
Trump says Musk has 'lost his mind' as feud fallout mounts
Trump says Musk has 'lost his mind' as feud fallout mounts
US President Donald Trump said Friday that Elon Musk had "lost his mind" but insisted he wanted to move on from the fiery split with his billionaire former ally.
Jun 07, 2025
ECONOMY
Experts criticize budget 2025/26 for failing to address economic challenges
Experts criticize budget 2025/26 for failing to address econ...
Economic experts have raised concerns that Nepal's upcoming fiscal budget will fail to address the country's pressing economic challenges.
Jun 07, 2025
ECONOMY
Gandak Canal fully operational, irrigation area expands fivefold: Lawmaker Chaudhary
Gandak Canal fully operational, irrigation area expands five...
Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker Binod Chaudhary has announced that the Gandak Canal in western Nawalparasi is now fully operational, significantly expanding its irrigation coverage.
Jun 07, 2025
WORLD
Iran says US travel ban reflects 'racist mentality'
Iran says US travel ban reflects 'racist mentality'
Tehran denounced on Saturday the US travel ban on Iranians and citizens of 11 other mostly Middle Eastern and African countries, saying Washington's decision was a sign of a "racist mentality".
Jun 07, 2025