WORLD

Groundbreaking: 'Controlled' quakes triggered under Swiss Alps

Groundbreaking: 'Controlled' quakes triggered under Swiss Alps

"It was a success!" said Domenico Giardini, one of the lead researchers on the project, as he inspected a crack in the r...

"It was a success!" said Domenico Giardini, one of the lead researchers on the project, as he inspected a crack in the r...

May 15, 2026

SOCIETY

Arrest of NIMB CEO Pandey triggers banking sector alarm over collateral rights

Arrest of NIMB CEO Pandey triggers banking sector alarm over collateral rights

Bankers and financial experts warn that the arrest of NIMB CEO Jyoti Prakash Pandey over the Smart Telecom asset sale co...

Bankers and financial experts warn that the arrest of NIMB CEO Jyoti Prakash Pandey over the Smart Telecom asset sale co...

May 15, 2026

WORLD

No cadmium please: French want less toxin in their baguettes

No cadmium please: French want less toxin in their baguettes

France is mulling how to prevent people from ingesting too much of the heavy metal cadmium, after a warning their breakf...

France is mulling how to prevent people from ingesting too much of the heavy metal cadmium, after a warning their breakf...

May 15, 2026

WORLD

US relaxes visa bonds for World Cup fans

US relaxes visa bonds for World Cup fans

Under one of President Donald Trump's many initiatives to crack down on migration, the United States has begun asking pe...

Under one of President Donald Trump's many initiatives to crack down on migration, the United States has begun asking pe...

May 15, 2026

WORLD

Iran war and oil dominate BRICS meet in India

Iran war and oil dominate BRICS meet in India

War in Iran and the related fuel crisis are dominating discussions in the two-day gathering.    

War in Iran and the related fuel crisis are dominating discussions in the two-day gathering.    

May 15, 2026

OPINION

Beyond Balancing: Nepal’s Strategic Path to Peaceful Development

Beyond Balancing: Nepal’s Strategic Path to Peaceful Development

Nepal’s long-term strategic strength lies not in balancing India and China against each other, but in building cre...

Nepal’s long-term strategic strength lies not in balancing India and China against each other, but in building cre...

May 15, 2026

Editorial

Chasing Megawatts, Ignoring Risks

Chasing Megawatts, Ignoring Risks

Nepal’s ambitious hydropower expansion risks creating economic and financial instability unless the government add...

Nepal’s ambitious hydropower expansion risks creating economic and financial instability unless the government add...

May 15, 2026

SOCIETY

Nepali Army concludes Defence Correspondent Orientation Programme

Nepali Army concludes Defence Correspondent Orientation Programme

During the closing ceremony, Assistant Rathi Rajaram Basnet, director of public relations and information, distributed c...

During the closing ceremony, Assistant Rathi Rajaram Basnet, director of public relations and information, distributed c...

May 14, 2026

POLITICS

RPP’s Pandey freed on bail in e-bidding scam as junior employee Deuja faces extended trial

RPP’s Pandey freed on bail in e-bidding scam as junior employee Deuja faces extended trial

The Kathmandu District Court has ordered Rastriya Prajatantra Party leader Bikram Pandey to be released on bail on the s...

The Kathmandu District Court has ordered Rastriya Prajatantra Party leader Bikram Pandey to be released on bail on the s...

May 14, 2026

ECONOMY

India imposes a four months’ ban on sugar export, price starts increasing in Nepal’s market

India imposes a four months’ ban on sugar export, price starts increasing in Nepal’s market

Price of sugar started to increase in the domestic market after India announced a ban on its sugar export, which is also...

Price of sugar started to increase in the domestic market after India announced a ban on its sugar export, which is also...

May 14, 2026