Editorial

Farmers Need Fertilizer, Not Promises

Farmers Need Fertilizer, Not Promises

Nepal must replace annual fertilizer shortages with a reliable, timely and equitable distribution system that puts farme...

Nepal must replace annual fertilizer shortages with a reliable, timely and equitable distribution system that puts farme...

20 hours ago

SOCIETY

APF seizes contraband worth over Rs 300 million in Sunsari, arrests 193 drug suspects in FY 2025/26

APF seizes contraband worth over Rs 300 million in Sunsari, arrests 193 drug suspects in FY 2025/26

According to the No. 1 Baraha Brigade Headquarters in Sunsari, APF units and subordinate offices confiscated contraband...

According to the No. 1 Baraha Brigade Headquarters in Sunsari, APF units and subordinate offices confiscated contraband...

1 day ago

POLITICS

Madhesh Province govt constructs houses for 1,201 poor families in Siraha, Saptari

Madhesh Province govt constructs houses for 1,201 poor families in Siraha, Saptari

For years, these families lived in mud and thatched houses. During the monsoon, the roofs would leak, leaving them awake...

For years, these families lived in mud and thatched houses. During the monsoon, the roofs would leak, leaving them awake...

1 day ago

SOCIETY

Former Palanta municipality officials, deputy chair among 10 charged in road project corruption case

Former Palanta municipality officials, deputy chair among 10 charged in road project corruption case

According to the CIAA, the corruption occurred in the Felkedhunga–Lekhanwada Ward Office–Dursi–Fagoti...

According to the CIAA, the corruption occurred in the Felkedhunga–Lekhanwada Ward Office–Dursi–Fagoti...

1 day ago

ECONOMY

Nepal’s public debt climbs to Rs 2.974 trillion, 45.07% of GDP

Nepal’s public debt climbs to Rs 2.974 trillion, 45.07% of GDP

At the start of FY 2025/26, public debt stood at Rs 2.674 trillion.

At the start of FY 2025/26, public debt stood at Rs 2.674 trillion.

19 hours ago

ECONOMY

Govt extends incentives for airliners amid low turnout at regional airports

Govt extends incentives for airliners amid low turnout at regional airports

A Cabinet meeting on Wednesday decided that the facilities will remain in place until mid-September 2028.

A Cabinet meeting on Wednesday decided that the facilities will remain in place until mid-September 2028.

17 hours ago

ECONOMY

Govt shortlists eight candidates for Investment Board CEO

Govt shortlists eight candidates for Investment Board CEO

Eight candidates have been shortlisted for the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Investment Board Nepal (...

Eight candidates have been shortlisted for the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Investment Board Nepal (...

1 day ago

POLITICS

Cabinet orders judicial probe into Ganesh Nepali’s self-immolation, waives equity fees

Cabinet orders judicial probe into Ganesh Nepali’s self-immolation, waives equity fees

The government has decided to form a judicial inquiry committee to investigate the self-immolation death of Ganesh Nepal...

The government has decided to form a judicial inquiry committee to investigate the self-immolation death of Ganesh Nepal...

1 day ago

SOCIETY

Govt plans to resettle evicted squatter families in their home districts

Govt plans to resettle evicted squatter families in their home districts

In a notice issued on Wednesday, the Land Problem Resolution Commission said 29 families identified through digital reco...

In a notice issued on Wednesday, the Land Problem Resolution Commission said 29 families identified through digital reco...

1 day ago

POLITICS

PM Shah pledges govt support for preserving and promoting Nepal’s handicraft sector

PM Shah pledges govt support for preserving and promoting Nepal’s handicraft sector

Representatives of the Federation of Handicraft Associations of Nepal (FHAN) made the commitment to work closely with th...

Representatives of the Federation of Handicraft Associations of Nepal (FHAN) made the commitment to work closely with th...

1 day ago