ECONOMY

Koshi province presents Rs 40.45 billion budget

Koshi province presents Rs 40.45 billion budget

Finance Minister Bidur Kumar Lingthep tabled the budget in the provincial assembly on Monday, allocating Rs 13.97 billio...

Finance Minister Bidur Kumar Lingthep tabled the budget in the provincial assembly on Monday, allocating Rs 13.97 billio...

Jun 15, 2026

ECONOMY

Bagmati govt unveils Rs 67.93 billion budget

Bagmati govt unveils Rs 67.93 billion budget

Presenting the budget at the Provincial Assembly on Monday, Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning Prabhat Tamang al...

Presenting the budget at the Provincial Assembly on Monday, Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning Prabhat Tamang al...

Jun 15, 2026

OPINION

What’s Keeping Nepal’s Women from Winning Office?

What’s Keeping Nepal’s Women from Winning Office?

Nepal’s constitutional commitment to women’s political inclusion is being undermined by entrenched patriarch...

Nepal’s constitutional commitment to women’s political inclusion is being undermined by entrenched patriarch...

Jun 16, 2026

Editorial

A Crisis of Regulatory Credibility

A Crisis of Regulatory Credibility

A financial crime case involving over Rs 100 billion and top business figures and regulators has exposed deep vulnerabil...

A financial crime case involving over Rs 100 billion and top business figures and regulators has exposed deep vulnerabil...

Jun 16, 2026

SOCIETY

Last rites of former home minister Thapa performed

Last rites of former home minister Thapa performed

Former Home Minister Dharma Bahadur Thapa passed away in Lalitpur on Friday. He served as Minister of Home Affairs in th...

Former Home Minister Dharma Bahadur Thapa passed away in Lalitpur on Friday. He served as Minister of Home Affairs in th...

Jun 15, 2026

ECONOMY

Provinces present combined budget of Rs 293 billion, prioritize infrastructure, agriculture and tourism

Provinces present combined budget of Rs 293 billion, prioritize infrastructure, agriculture and tourism

Bagmati Province announced the largest budget of Rs 67.93 billion

Bagmati Province announced the largest budget of Rs 67.93 billion

Jun 16, 2026

ECONOMY

Capital expenditure stands at meagre 32.53%, less than 41% in 11 months last FY

Capital expenditure stands at meagre 32.53%, less than 41% in 11 months last FY

The government spent only 32.53 percent of the amount allocated for development projects, with just one month left for t...

The government spent only 32.53 percent of the amount allocated for development projects, with just one month left for t...

Jun 15, 2026

ECONOMY

NRB flags growing cases of trade-based money laundering

NRB flags growing cases of trade-based money laundering

According to a study carried out by the Financial Intelligence Unit of Nepal Rastra Bank, the Financial Action Task Forc...

According to a study carried out by the Financial Intelligence Unit of Nepal Rastra Bank, the Financial Action Task Forc...

Jun 16, 2026

ECONOMY

Bagmati govt to conduct online written tests for driving license

Bagmati govt to conduct online written tests for driving license

The Bagmati Province Government is preparing to conduct online written tests for driving license.

The Bagmati Province Government is preparing to conduct online written tests for driving license.

Jun 15, 2026

SOCIETY

Corruption case filed over irregularities in Surkhet community forest

Corruption case filed over irregularities in Surkhet community forest

In a charge sheet filed on Sunday at the Special Court in Kathmandu, the anti-graft body named former chairperson Lok Ba...

In a charge sheet filed on Sunday at the Special Court in Kathmandu, the anti-graft body named former chairperson Lok Ba...

Jun 15, 2026