WORLD

Israel returns 15 Palestinian bodies to Gaza: Hamas-run health ministry

Israel returns 15 Palestinian bodies to Gaza: Hamas-run health ministry

Late on Friday, Hamas handed over the body of another Israeli hostage.

Late on Friday, Hamas handed over the body of another Israeli hostage.

Oct 18, 2025

POLITICS

Maoist Coordinator Dahal dismisses Oli’s call to reinstate HoR as ‘ridiculous’

Maoist Coordinator Dahal dismisses Oli’s call to reinstate HoR as ‘ridiculous’

Dahal said it was absurd for someone who had repeatedly dissolved parliament to now call for its reinstatement. “T...

Dahal said it was absurd for someone who had repeatedly dissolved parliament to now call for its reinstatement. “T...

Oct 18, 2025

POLITICS

UML Chairman oli alleges govt of arming criminals, staging ‘election drama’

UML Chairman oli alleges govt of arming criminals, staging ‘election drama’

Oli claimed that 1,200 police firearms and around 100,000 bullets looted during the Gen Z protests have ended up in the...

Oli claimed that 1,200 police firearms and around 100,000 bullets looted during the Gen Z protests have ended up in the...

Oct 18, 2025

ECONOMY

Capital expenditure slumps to 4.7% in Q1 amid protests and unrest

Capital expenditure slumps to 4.7% in Q1 amid protests and unrest

Likewise, the government received grants worth over Rs 2 billion so far this year. The amount is 3.76 percent of the tar...

Likewise, the government received grants worth over Rs 2 billion so far this year. The amount is 3.76 percent of the tar...

Oct 19, 2025

ECONOMY

Commercial banks reduce average interest rate by 0.26 percentage point for this month

Commercial banks reduce average interest rate by 0.26 percentage point for this month

Commercial banks have reduced their interest rate by an average of 0.26 percentage points for the month between mid-Octo...

Commercial banks have reduced their interest rate by an average of 0.26 percentage points for the month between mid-Octo...

Oct 18, 2025

SOCIETY

Dreams sold, lives shattered: Nepalis spend millions to reach the US, only to be deported

Dreams sold, lives shattered: Nepalis spend millions to reach the US, only to be deported

Hundreds of Nepalis are spending millions of rupees to reach the United States through illegal routes, only to be detain...

Hundreds of Nepalis are spending millions of rupees to reach the United States through illegal routes, only to be detain...

Oct 18, 2025

Business & Economy

Gold price surges by Rs 23,000 per tola in a week; sets fresh record of Rs 258,000

Gold price surges by Rs 23,000 per tola in a week; sets fresh record of Rs 258,000

The price of gold in the domestic market last week crossed Rs 250,000 per tola (11.6638 grams) for the first time due to...

The price of gold in the domestic market last week crossed Rs 250,000 per tola (11.6638 grams) for the first time due to...

Oct 18, 2025

ECONOMY

Commercial banks’ net profit declines 6.18 percent in first two months of current FY

Commercial banks’ net profit declines 6.18 percent in first two months of current FY

Commercial banks’ profit earnings in the first two months of the current fiscal year (FY) declined by 6.18 percent...

Commercial banks’ profit earnings in the first two months of the current fiscal year (FY) declined by 6.18 percent...

Oct 18, 2025

POLITICS

Gen Z activist Miraj Dhungana sets direct executive election, diaspora voting rights as conditions for poll participation

Gen Z activist Miraj Dhungana sets direct executive election, diaspora voting rights as conditions for poll participation

“Our main agenda is to ensure a directly elected executive and the right of Nepalis abroad to vote. Without these...

“Our main agenda is to ensure a directly elected executive and the right of Nepalis abroad to vote. Without these...

Oct 18, 2025

POLITICS

UML chair Oli calls for correction of ‘regression’ and reinstatement of HoR

UML chair Oli calls for correction of ‘regression’ and reinstatement of HoR

Addressing a programme at the party’s central office in Chyasal on Saturday, Oli said that Nepal has shifted from...

Addressing a programme at the party’s central office in Chyasal on Saturday, Oli said that Nepal has shifted from...

Oct 18, 2025