POLITICS

Ordinance strategy puts govt credibility under scrutiny

Ordinance strategy puts govt credibility under scrutiny

The government’s aggressive use of ordinances may accelerate reforms in the short term, but it risks undermining d...

The government’s aggressive use of ordinances may accelerate reforms in the short term, but it risks undermining d...

May 04, 2026

OPINION

Remittance Paradox: Nepal’s Growth Engine or Economic Trap?

Remittance Paradox: Nepal’s Growth Engine or Economic Trap?

Nepal’s reliance on remittances sustains households and foreign reserves in the short term but fuels inflation, we...

Nepal’s reliance on remittances sustains households and foreign reserves in the short term but fuels inflation, we...

May 04, 2026

Editorial

Reform Drive or Power Reset?

Reform Drive or Power Reset?

A sweeping purge of political appointees in Nepal could either mark a genuine reform of public institutions or simply re...

A sweeping purge of political appointees in Nepal could either mark a genuine reform of public institutions or simply re...

May 04, 2026

POLITICS

President returns Constitutional Council Ordinance for reconsideration

President returns Constitutional Council Ordinance for reconsideration

According to a statement issued on Sunday by Presidential Office spokesperson Ritesh Kumar Shakya, the ordinance had bee...

According to a statement issued on Sunday by Presidential Office spokesperson Ritesh Kumar Shakya, the ordinance had bee...

May 03, 2026

POLITICS

RSP urges govt not to use bulldozers except on acquired land

RSP urges govt not to use bulldozers except on acquired land

A meeting of the party’s secretariat held on Sunday at its central office in Bansthali, Kathmandu called on both f...

A meeting of the party’s secretariat held on Sunday at its central office in Bansthali, Kathmandu called on both f...

May 03, 2026

ECONOMY

Traders halt imports over MRP rule; shortages may push up prices

Traders halt imports over MRP rule; shortages may push up prices

The government began enforcing the rule on April 28, 2026, requiring all imported finished goods to carry MRP labels bef...

The government began enforcing the rule on April 28, 2026, requiring all imported finished goods to carry MRP labels bef...

May 04, 2026

WORLD

Iran says US military operation 'impossible' as Trump mulls peace proposal

Iran says US military operation 'impossible' as Trump mulls peace proposal

Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Sunday said the United States faced a choice between an "impossible" military operation o...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Sunday said the United States faced a choice between an "impossible" military operation o...

May 03, 2026

WORLD

Israel approves deal to buy fighter jets from US

Israel approves deal to buy fighter jets from US

Israel on Sunday approved a multi-billion-dollar deal to acquire two combat squadrons of fighter jets from the United St...

Israel on Sunday approved a multi-billion-dollar deal to acquire two combat squadrons of fighter jets from the United St...

May 03, 2026

ECONOMY

Nine insurers miss capital requirement despite multiple NIA deadlines

Nine insurers miss capital requirement despite multiple NIA deadlines

According to the NIA, nine out of 37 insurers currently in operation—including two reinsurance companies, three mi...

According to the NIA, nine out of 37 insurers currently in operation—including two reinsurance companies, three mi...

May 04, 2026

ECONOMY

1,301 startups shortlisted for concessional loans

1,301 startups shortlisted for concessional loans

The government has shortlisted a total of 1,301 startup projects, in the preliminary phase, that have applied to receive...

The government has shortlisted a total of 1,301 startup projects, in the preliminary phase, that have applied to receive...

May 03, 2026