ECONOMY

Govt intensifies joint market monitoring to resolve artificial shortage of cooking gas

Govt intensifies joint market monitoring to resolve artificial shortage of cooking gas

The government has intensified market inspection in the Kathmandu Valley amid mounting shortage of cooking gas in the wa...

The government has intensified market inspection in the Kathmandu Valley amid mounting shortage of cooking gas in the wa...

Feb 09, 2026

SOCIETY

Finnish national arriving from India arrested at TIA with gold

Finnish national arriving from India arrested at TIA with gold

The arrested person has been identified as 64-year-old Imtiaz Ahmed, a Finnish national, who arrived in Kathmandu from D...

The arrested person has been identified as 64-year-old Imtiaz Ahmed, a Finnish national, who arrived in Kathmandu from D...

Feb 09, 2026

SOCIETY

Kathmandu’s air pollution reaches unhealthy level

Kathmandu’s air pollution reaches unhealthy level

Kathmandu ranked as the seventh most polluted city in the world at that time. Cairo, Egypt, topped the list as the world...

Kathmandu ranked as the seventh most polluted city in the world at that time. Cairo, Egypt, topped the list as the world...

Feb 08, 2026

POLITICS

HoR election 25 days away: ‘Do not breach voter secrecy by asking voting choice’

HoR election 25 days away: ‘Do not breach voter secrecy by asking voting choice’

The District Election Office, Kathmandu, has objected to the practice of violating voter secrecy by asking the general p...

The District Election Office, Kathmandu, has objected to the practice of violating voter secrecy by asking the general p...

Feb 08, 2026

POLITICS

Parties and independents jockey for Kathmandu seats ahead of HoR polls

Parties and independents jockey for Kathmandu seats ahead of HoR polls

With 27 days to go, Kathmandu’s HoR race is intensifying as veteran politicians, independents, and new faces compe...

With 27 days to go, Kathmandu’s HoR race is intensifying as veteran politicians, independents, and new faces compe...

Feb 07, 2026

SOCIETY

Two arrested for defrauding people of Rs 1.75 million

Two arrested for defrauding people of Rs 1.75 million

They are Rupesh Lamichhane, 35, of Panchkhal municipality-3 in Kavrepalanchowk and Hira Tamang, 35, of Khaneba rural mun...

They are Rupesh Lamichhane, 35, of Panchkhal municipality-3 in Kavrepalanchowk and Hira Tamang, 35, of Khaneba rural mun...

Feb 06, 2026

SOCIETY

Visit of Tibetan Buddhist leader draws scrutiny amid China concerns

Visit of Tibetan Buddhist leader draws scrutiny amid China concerns

CPN-UML Vice Chair Ram Bahadur Thapa said a Chinese intellectual had published an article in the Chinese media outlet Dr...

CPN-UML Vice Chair Ram Bahadur Thapa said a Chinese intellectual had published an article in the Chinese media outlet Dr...

Feb 06, 2026

SOCIETY

Police arrest man who claimed he set Singha Durbar on fire during Gen Z protests

Police arrest man who claimed he set Singha Durbar on fire during Gen Z protests

According to Pawan Kumar Bhattarai, spokesperson for the Kathmandu District Police Range, Gautam was arrested for claimi...

According to Pawan Kumar Bhattarai, spokesperson for the Kathmandu District Police Range, Gautam was arrested for claimi...

Feb 05, 2026

SOCIETY

Former PM Bhattarai bereaved of father

Former PM Bhattarai bereaved of father

His father, Bhoj Prasad Bhattarai, 97, breathed his last at the Kathmandu-based Neuro Hospital in Bansbari this morning,...

His father, Bhoj Prasad Bhattarai, 97, breathed his last at the Kathmandu-based Neuro Hospital in Bansbari this morning,...

Feb 05, 2026

POLITICS

EC begins dispatching ballot boxes to polling centres

EC begins dispatching ballot boxes to polling centres

District election offices have begun managing details such as how ballot boxes will be transported to polling centres, t...

District election offices have begun managing details such as how ballot boxes will be transported to polling centres, t...

Feb 05, 2026