POLITICS

Elections should be policy-oriented, says Acting CEC Bhandari

Elections should be policy-oriented, says Acting CEC Bhandari

He recalled that in 2043 BS, Rup Chandra Bista won the election by collecting funds from the people along with his polic...

He recalled that in 2043 BS, Rup Chandra Bista won the election by collecting funds from the people along with his polic...

Feb 17, 2026

SOCIETY

Seven absconding inmates arrested

Seven absconding inmates arrested

All of them have been sent to respective jails where they had been serving terms on various charges before the Gen Z upr...

All of them have been sent to respective jails where they had been serving terms on various charges before the Gen Z upr...

Feb 17, 2026

POLITICS

Elections 16 days away: Number of candidates opening bank accounts on rise

Elections 16 days away: Number of candidates opening bank accounts on rise

The Election Commission has mandated that candidates open bank and financial institution (BFIs) accounts to keep records...

The Election Commission has mandated that candidates open bank and financial institution (BFIs) accounts to keep records...

Feb 17, 2026

POLITICS

Court puts on hold proceedings in Lamichhane’s case

Court puts on hold proceedings in Lamichhane’s case

After the hearing on Monday on the application filed by the District Government Attorney's Office to withdraw the organi...

After the hearing on Monday on the application filed by the District Government Attorney's Office to withdraw the organi...

Feb 17, 2026

WORLD

'Tehran' TV series producer Dana Eden found dead in Athens

'Tehran' TV series producer Dana Eden found dead in Athens

The body of the 52-year-old Israeli national was found late Sunday in her hotel room near Syntagma Square, in the heart...

The body of the 52-year-old Israeli national was found late Sunday in her hotel room near Syntagma Square, in the heart...

Feb 17, 2026

WORLD

Kremlin rejects European assessment Navalny died of poisoning

Kremlin rejects European assessment Navalny died of poisoning

Navalny, a charismatic anti-corruption campaigner who rallied hundreds of thousands to the streets in protest at the Rus...

Navalny, a charismatic anti-corruption campaigner who rallied hundreds of thousands to the streets in protest at the Rus...

Feb 17, 2026

WORLD

Iran's Revolutionary Guards begin military drills in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards begin military drills in Strait of Hormuz

The war games, the duration of which was not specified, aim to prepare the Guards for "potential security and military t...

The war games, the duration of which was not specified, aim to prepare the Guards for "potential security and military t...

Feb 17, 2026

OPINION

Politics in the Era of Artificial Superintelligence

Politics in the Era of Artificial Superintelligence

As artificial superintelligence reshapes governance from ballot-based consent to algorithmic coordination, the central q...

As artificial superintelligence reshapes governance from ballot-based consent to algorithmic coordination, the central q...

Feb 17, 2026

Editorial

The Perils of Impunity

The Perils of Impunity

Impunity has become entrenched in Nepal, as repeated commissions investigating abuses during protests and armed conflict...

Impunity has become entrenched in Nepal, as repeated commissions investigating abuses during protests and armed conflict...

Feb 17, 2026

POLITICS

Optics and elections: How a ceremonial performance sparked geopolitical speculation in Nepal

Optics and elections: How a ceremonial performance sparked geopolitical speculation in Nepal

As campaigning for the HoR election intensifies, the episode underscores how routine diplomatic and military engagements...

As campaigning for the HoR election intensifies, the episode underscores how routine diplomatic and military engagements...

Feb 16, 2026