SOCIETY

Death toll reaches 20 in jeep crash carrying pilgrims in Rolpa

Death toll reaches 20 in jeep crash carrying pilgrims in Rolpa

The jeep, which was transporting pilgrims from Rukum East to offer worship during the Baisakh Purnima fair in the Jaljal...

The jeep, which was transporting pilgrims from Rukum East to offer worship during the Baisakh Purnima fair in the Jaljal...

Apr 30, 2026

SOCIETY

Squatters’ organization warns of nationwide general strike, signature campaign to recall Prime Minister

Squatters’ organization warns of nationwide general strike, signature campaign to recall Prime Minister

Organizing a press conference in Kathmandu on Thursday, the organization announced a protest movement, accusing the stat...

Organizing a press conference in Kathmandu on Thursday, the organization announced a protest movement, accusing the stat...

May 01, 2026

WORLD

Oil crisis fuels calls to speed up clean energy transition

Oil crisis fuels calls to speed up clean energy transition

Crude prices have soared since the United States and Israel launched the war against Iran in late February and Tehran cl...

Crude prices have soared since the United States and Israel launched the war against Iran in late February and Tehran cl...

May 01, 2026

WORLD

Oil surges 7%, stocks slip on Trump blockade warning

Oil surges 7%, stocks slip on Trump blockade warning

While Tehran submitted a fresh proposal this week to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz, the US president reportedly di...

While Tehran submitted a fresh proposal this week to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz, the US president reportedly di...

May 01, 2026

WORLD

Uber adds hotel booking in push to become 'everything app'

Uber adds hotel booking in push to become 'everything app'

The company had already broadened its ambitions in 2014 with the launch of Uber Eats, which started as a food delivery s...

The company had already broadened its ambitions in 2014 with the launch of Uber Eats, which started as a food delivery s...

May 01, 2026

WORLD

UNDP Warns Middle-East War Could Push 30 Million into Poverty

UNDP Warns Middle-East War Could Push 30 Million into Poverty

Speaking on the sidelines of a G7 development meeting in Paris, he said the situation represents a reversal of developme...

Speaking on the sidelines of a G7 development meeting in Paris, he said the situation represents a reversal of developme...

May 01, 2026

WORLD

Iran's supreme leader says US suffered 'disgraceful defeat'

Iran's supreme leader says US suffered 'disgraceful defeat'

"Today, two months after the largest military deployment and aggression by the world's bullies in the region, and the Un...

"Today, two months after the largest military deployment and aggression by the world's bullies in the region, and the Un...

May 01, 2026

OPINION

A Test of Political Will for Federalism

A Test of Political Will for Federalism

A decade after federalism’s adoption, weak political will and centralised governance have stalled its implementati...

A decade after federalism’s adoption, weak political will and centralised governance have stalled its implementati...

May 01, 2026

Editorial

Reclaiming Land, Ignoring Lives?

Reclaiming Land, Ignoring Lives?

Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s riverbank demolition drive has displaced hundreds of families, raising urgent concer...

Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s riverbank demolition drive has displaced hundreds of families, raising urgent concer...

May 01, 2026

SOCIETY

17 killed in jeep accident in Rolpa

17 killed in jeep accident in Rolpa

The accident occurred at Jaljala in Thawang Rural Municipality-1 when a jeep travelling from Rukum East towards Jaljala...

The accident occurred at Jaljala in Thawang Rural Municipality-1 when a jeep travelling from Rukum East towards Jaljala...

Apr 30, 2026