REPUBLICA

For 2026, South Korea has fixed the quota for non-professional workers (E-9 visa) at 80,000, down by 50,000 from the 130,000 quota allocated in 2025, according to Korean media reports. The decision was made by the Foreign Workforce Policy Committee, which approved quotas for 17 sending countries inc...

Israel approves new West Bank settlements, drawing international criticism, while defending the move as a security measure.

Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah and RSP Chair Rabi Lamichhane hold their second one-on-one private meeting in Lalitpur. Visibily elated Rabi, however denied to make much comments leaving leaving reporters with no clear answers on future political plans.

Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the University Sushila Karki along with senior figures from the academic world, announced that the students had been conferred degrees.

Summit Airlines and Tara Air decided to halt services citing adverse weather conditions, the risk of snowfall, and a drop in tourist arrivals during the off-season, according to Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) Jomsom Office Chief Deepak Pokharel. Both airlines normally operate regular fligh...

Taking to social media, the Prime Minister conveyed her Christmas greetings, writing: “May this festival, which carries the message of love, peace, compassion, and goodwill, inspire all of us to further enhance mutual understanding, coexistence, and bonding by strengthening the collective norm...

RSP Chair Rabi Lamichhane and Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah are holding talks in Lalitpur as discussions continue on a possible alliance ahead of the House of Representatives election.

A team deployed from the Narcotics Control Bureau, Koteshwar, apprehended the suspects from the Sinamangal area of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-9 while monitoring foreign nationals arriving in Nepal by air. The arrests were made public on Tuesday.

The parties that have been deregistered include the Aam Aadmi Party Nepal, Nepal Communist Party (Loktantrik), Nepal Rastrabadi Party, Aadhunik Nepal Samajwadi Party, Nepal Communist Party (Gaurabhshali), and Maoist Janamukti Party. 

Nepali cricketer Minash Thapa, 27, has died in a motorcycle accident in Biratnagar. He recently represented Koshi Province in the Prime Minister Cup.