SOCIETY

Monsoon Alert: Heavy rainfall expected in hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki tonight

Monsoon Alert: Heavy rainfall expected in hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki tonight

Cloudy skies will blanket most parts of the country this afternoon. 

Cloudy skies will blanket most parts of the country this afternoon. 

Sep 05, 2025

ECONOMY

QR code-based transactions almost double to Rs 958.38 billion in FY 2024/25

QR code-based transactions almost double to Rs 958.38 billion in FY 2024/25

According to Nepal Rastra Bank, the transactions through QR code stood at Rs 958.38 billion in the FY 2024/25. In the pr...

According to Nepal Rastra Bank, the transactions through QR code stood at Rs 958.38 billion in the FY 2024/25. In the pr...

Sep 05, 2025

Market

Forex Update: US dollar, euro edge up

Forex Update: US dollar, euro edge up

Nepal Rastra Bank has announced the exchange rates for 22 foreign currencies for Friday.   

Nepal Rastra Bank has announced the exchange rates for 22 foreign currencies for Friday.   

Sep 05, 2025

SOCIETY

Facebook, YouTube, X among platforms to go offline as Nepal moves to ban unregistered social media

Facebook, YouTube, X among platforms to go offline as Nepal moves to ban unregistered social media

Nepal has blocked more than two dozen social media and OTT platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, WhatsApp,...

Nepal has blocked more than two dozen social media and OTT platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, WhatsApp,...

Sep 05, 2025

OPINION

Time to Turn Climate Policy into Action

Time to Turn Climate Policy into Action

Nepal integrates ICJ opinion into climate commitments but faces hurdles in implementation.

Nepal integrates ICJ opinion into climate commitments but faces hurdles in implementation.

Sep 05, 2025

ECONOMY

Govt mulls to set up National Payments Board as an oversight agency

Govt mulls to set up National Payments Board as an oversight agency

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has prepared the draft bill to amend the ‘Payments and Settlement (First Amendment)...

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has prepared the draft bill to amend the ‘Payments and Settlement (First Amendment)...

Sep 05, 2025

SOCIETY

19 more Nepalis deported from US arrive home amid ongoing deportations

19 more Nepalis deported from US arrive home amid ongoing deportations

Of the 19 deportees, 17 are men and 2 are women.  

Of the 19 deportees, 17 are men and 2 are women.  

Sep 05, 2025

Editorial

Overcrowded and Neglected

Overcrowded and Neglected

Nepal’s prisons are in deep crisis, with recent deaths at Jhumka and Kailali exposing severe overcrowding, poor he...

Nepal’s prisons are in deep crisis, with recent deaths at Jhumka and Kailali exposing severe overcrowding, poor he...

Sep 05, 2025

POLITICS

Ramhari Khatiwada elected unopposed as chair of PHC

Ramhari Khatiwada elected unopposed as chair of PHC

Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker Ram Hari Khatiwada has been elected unopposed as the chair of the Parliamentary Hearing Co...

Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker Ram Hari Khatiwada has been elected unopposed as the chair of the Parliamentary Hearing Co...

Sep 04, 2025

SOCIETY

Meta seeks registration details in Nepal after government’s ban decision

Meta seeks registration details in Nepal after government’s ban decision

According to a ministry official, Meta representatives emailed the minister’s expert advisor, Shalikram Parajuli,...

According to a ministry official, Meta representatives emailed the minister’s expert advisor, Shalikram Parajuli,...

Sep 04, 2025