ECONOMY

Yak chew exports via Mechi Customs increases

Yak chew exports via Mechi Customs increases

According to Information Officer Ishwor Kumar Humagain, a total of 275,246 kilograms of Chhurpi, amounting to Rs 485. 2...

According to Information Officer Ishwor Kumar Humagain, a total of 275,246 kilograms of Chhurpi, amounting to Rs 485. 2...

Jan 07, 2026

Market

Gold price drops, silver rises

Gold price drops, silver rises

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Traders’ Association, gold is trading at Rs 267,700 per tola,...

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Traders’ Association, gold is trading at Rs 267,700 per tola,...

Jan 07, 2026

WORLD

Japan urges China to drop 'unacceptable' new export controls

Japan urges China to drop 'unacceptable' new export controls

The Chinese commerce ministry said Tuesday that authorities have "hereby decided to strengthen export controls on dual-u...

The Chinese commerce ministry said Tuesday that authorities have "hereby decided to strengthen export controls on dual-u...

Jan 07, 2026

ECONOMY

Ethanol blending gets green light: Petrol import bill may drop by Rs 6 billion

Ethanol blending gets green light: Petrol import bill may drop by Rs 6 billion

Although plans to blend ethanol into petroleum products were made over two decades ago, they had not been implemented un...

Although plans to blend ethanol into petroleum products were made over two decades ago, they had not been implemented un...

Jan 07, 2026

SOCIETY

Thapathali Maternity Hospital begins seven-test health screening for newborns

Thapathali Maternity Hospital begins seven-test health screening for newborns

The service, known as Neonatal Screening, was introduced in late 2024. Under the programme, a small blood sample is coll...

The service, known as Neonatal Screening, was introduced in late 2024. Under the programme, a small blood sample is coll...

Jan 07, 2026

SOCIETY

Media and Democracy: Kamal Dev Bhattarai’s latest book hits the stands

Media and Democracy: Kamal Dev Bhattarai’s latest book hits the stands

Media and Democracy offers a timely look at Nepal’s rapidly changing media landscape, shaped by technology, digita...

Media and Democracy offers a timely look at Nepal’s rapidly changing media landscape, shaped by technology, digita...

Jan 07, 2026

WORLD

Colombian guerrillas fleeing Venezuela after US strike: officer

Colombian guerrillas fleeing Venezuela after US strike: officer

Bogota has long suspected that leaders of powerful groups such as the National Liberation Army (ELN), which controls coc...

Bogota has long suspected that leaders of powerful groups such as the National Liberation Army (ELN), which controls coc...

Jan 07, 2026

SOCIETY

Impact of Gen Z Movement: Lack of digital archives hampers case file retrieval

Impact of Gen Z Movement: Lack of digital archives hampers case file retrieval

According to the SC, more than 10,000 of the burned files have since been reconstructed, while efforts to retrieve the r...

According to the SC, more than 10,000 of the burned files have since been reconstructed, while efforts to retrieve the r...

Jan 07, 2026

WORLD

New Venezuela leader says 'no foreign power' running country

New Venezuela leader says 'no foreign power' running country

Rodriguez, who was vice president under toppled leader Nicolas Maduro, has given mixed signals about how much she is pre...

Rodriguez, who was vice president under toppled leader Nicolas Maduro, has given mixed signals about how much she is pre...

Jan 07, 2026

SOCIETY

DoCSCP slaps two firms with Rs 250,000

DoCSCP slaps two firms with Rs 250,000

Manjushree Plastic Industries in Changunarayan, Bhaktapur, was fined Rs 200,000, while Shree Polythene and Plastic Indus...

Manjushree Plastic Industries in Changunarayan, Bhaktapur, was fined Rs 200,000, while Shree Polythene and Plastic Indus...

Jan 07, 2026