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No perks, no frills: Finance Minister Khanal takes tough road of austerity

No perks, no frills: Finance Minister Khanal takes tough road of austerity

The Sushila Karki-led interim government has launched a sweeping austerity drive, scrapping perks, freezing low-priority...

The Sushila Karki-led interim government has launched a sweeping austerity drive, scrapping perks, freezing low-priority...

Sep 24, 2025

SOCIETY

Landslide debris clearance at Tuin Rivulet likely to take two days; alternative routes suggested for travel

Landslide debris clearance at Tuin Rivulet likely to take two days; alternative routes suggested for travel

According to the Road Division Office, Bharatpur, two loaders, an excavator, and a backhoe loader have been deployed, wi...

According to the Road Division Office, Bharatpur, two loaders, an excavator, and a backhoe loader have been deployed, wi...

Sep 24, 2025

WORLD

China steps into spotlight at UN climate talks

China steps into spotlight at UN climate talks

Some 118 nations will outline plans to curb global warming, which is driving disasters worldwide -- from catastrophic fl...

Some 118 nations will outline plans to curb global warming, which is driving disasters worldwide -- from catastrophic fl...

Sep 24, 2025

SOCIETY

91 fugitive detainees still missing in Jhapa

91 fugitive detainees still missing in Jhapa

Only one of the 92 detainees who were in police custody has returned since they escaped following the vandalism and arso...

Only one of the 92 detainees who were in police custody has returned since they escaped following the vandalism and arso...

Sep 24, 2025

WORLD

Trump lashes out as suspended TV host Kimmel returns to air

Trump lashes out as suspended TV host Kimmel returns to air

Kimmel's show returns Tuesday night after a week-long hiatus following government pressure on broadcasters that critics...

Kimmel's show returns Tuesday night after a week-long hiatus following government pressure on broadcasters that critics...

Sep 24, 2025

WORLD

Danish PM to apologise to victims of Greenland forced contraception

Danish PM to apologise to victims of Greenland forced contraception

"It will be a very important moment for these women, obviously but also for society as a whole," Aaja Chemnitz, an MP wh...

"It will be a very important moment for these women, obviously but also for society as a whole," Aaja Chemnitz, an MP wh...

Sep 24, 2025

SOCIETY

Alternative to Muglin-Narayangadh road available

Alternative to Muglin-Narayangadh road available

Some alternatives to the Muglin-Narayangadh road are available and being used. The route to Dedgaun via Kharenitar in Ta...

Some alternatives to the Muglin-Narayangadh road are available and being used. The route to Dedgaun via Kharenitar in Ta...

Sep 24, 2025

WORLD

USA Cricket suspended by world governing body ICC

USA Cricket suspended by world governing body ICC

The ICC Board agreed to suspend USA Cricket after "repeated and continued breaches of its obligations as an ICC member u...

The ICC Board agreed to suspend USA Cricket after "repeated and continued breaches of its obligations as an ICC member u...

Sep 24, 2025

POLITICS

High-profile case files deliberately targeted and set ablaze during Gen-Z unrest

High-profile case files deliberately targeted and set ablaze during Gen-Z unrest

According to the SC administration, most corruption case files were also destroyed. With the loss of files in serious cr...

According to the SC administration, most corruption case files were also destroyed. With the loss of files in serious cr...

Sep 24, 2025

SOCIETY

Dashain travelers stranded on deteriorating roads as govt fails to respond

Dashain travelers stranded on deteriorating roads as govt fails to respond

Infrastructure expert Ashish Gajurel argues that the government views road construction solely as a means of transport m...

Infrastructure expert Ashish Gajurel argues that the government views road construction solely as a means of transport m...

Sep 24, 2025