WORLD

Hezbollah rejects truce talks as Israel presses Lebanon strikes

Hezbollah rejects truce talks as Israel presses Lebanon strikes

Israel, which occupied southern Lebanon for around two decades until 2000, has kept up strikes on its northern neighbour...

Israel, which occupied southern Lebanon for around two decades until 2000, has kept up strikes on its northern neighbour...

Mar 26, 2026

ECONOMY

Birgunj Customs collects Rs 154.84 bn in revenue in seven months

Birgunj Customs collects Rs 154.84 bn in revenue in seven months

The office had set a target of Rs 175.31 billion for the period and has achieved 88 percent of the target so far.

The office had set a target of Rs 175.31 billion for the period and has achieved 88 percent of the target so far.

Mar 26, 2026

WORLD

US Offers Plan for Ceasefire, Iran Rejects Saying Washington in no Position to Negotiate

US Offers Plan for Ceasefire, Iran Rejects Saying Washington in no Position to Negotiate

Rocket trails are seen in the sky above the Israeli coastal city of Netanya amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile atta...

Rocket trails are seen in the sky above the Israeli coastal city of Netanya amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile atta...

Mar 26, 2026

WORLD

Oil, stock trading spiked before Trump's Iran remarks

Oil, stock trading spiked before Trump's Iran remarks

Between 1049 GMT and 1050 GMT, 734 oil contracts changed hands, and in the next minute that number surged to 2,168 -- 16...

Between 1049 GMT and 1050 GMT, 734 oil contracts changed hands, and in the next minute that number surged to 2,168 -- 16...

Mar 26, 2026

ECONOMY

NOC hikes fuel prices by Rs 15 per litre

NOC hikes fuel prices by Rs 15 per litre

Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has increased the prices of petroleum products by Rs 15 per litre, with the new rates coming...

Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has increased the prices of petroleum products by Rs 15 per litre, with the new rates coming...

Mar 25, 2026

ECONOMY

Customs revenue hits Rs 52.15 billion, making up 43% of fossil fuel import bills in seven months

Customs revenue hits Rs 52.15 billion, making up 43% of fossil fuel import bills in seven months

The collected revenue accounts for 42.39 percent of the total import value of Rs 123.67 billion for petroleum products.

The collected revenue accounts for 42.39 percent of the total import value of Rs 123.67 billion for petroleum products.

Mar 26, 2026

Market

Japan funds digital upgrade of Japanese language classes at Tribhuvan University

Japan funds digital upgrade of Japanese language classes at Tribhuvan University

The project, supported under Japan’s Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects (GCGP), carries a total gra...

The project, supported under Japan’s Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects (GCGP), carries a total gra...

Mar 25, 2026

ECONOMY

Profit booking corrects NEPSE by 24.45 points, daily turnover increases to Rs 15.09 billion

Profit booking corrects NEPSE by 24.45 points, daily turnover increases to Rs 15.09 billion

Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Wednesday plunged 24.45 points to close at 2,935.94 points.

Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Wednesday plunged 24.45 points to close at 2,935.94 points.

Mar 25, 2026

ECONOMY

Finance Ministry explores strategies to mitigate impacts of West Asia tensions

Finance Ministry explores strategies to mitigate impacts of West Asia tensions

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has started to study the possible impact of the Middle East crisis citing recommendations...

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has started to study the possible impact of the Middle East crisis citing recommendations...

Mar 25, 2026

ECONOMY

3,500 projects proposed for equalization and special grants

3,500 projects proposed for equalization and special grants

According to the National Planning Commission (NPC), local levels have proposed 3,358 projects and programmes and the pr...

According to the National Planning Commission (NPC), local levels have proposed 3,358 projects and programmes and the pr...

Mar 24, 2026