POLITICS
Govt, parliament take full shape as 12 committee chairs elected after Gen Z poll wave
Govt, parliament take full shape as 12 committee chairs elec...
The government moved swiftly to complete its structure, forming a 15-member cabinet on the day of the oath-taking on March 27 and giving it a full shape through minor reshuffles by April 10. Its early agenda has focused on reform-oriented priorities, including 100 identified priority areas spanning...
Apr 18, 2026
POLITICS
SC upholds legitimacy of NC leadership elected through special convention
SC upholds legitimacy of NC leadership elected through speci...
The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the Election Commission (EC)’s decision granting legitimacy to the leadership of the Nepali Congress (NC) elected through the party’s special general convention.
Apr 17, 2026
SOCIETY
Govt hospitals to close OPD services on Sundays again, emergency care to continue 24/7
Govt hospitals to close OPD services on Sundays again, emerg...
Earlier, the Ministry of Health and Population had urged hospitals to keep OPD services open on Sundays, citing possible inconvenience to patients due to the two-day weekend system. However, following objections from medical professionals’ associations, the ministry has reverted to the previou...
Apr 17, 2026
ECONOMY
SEBON Chief Santosh Narayan Shrestha resigns after 17-month tenure
SEBON Chief Santosh Narayan Shrestha resigns after 17-month...
Santosh Narayan Shrestha, chairperson of the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON), has resigned from his post.
Apr 17, 2026
POLITICS
CIAA files corruption case against 15 over cold storage project irregularities in Rupandeh...
CIAA files corruption case against 15 over cold storage proj...
The anti-graft body lodged the case at the Special Court on Wednesday, concluding that irregularities occurred in the under-construction cold storage project in Rupandehi.
Apr 17, 2026
SOCIETY
Labor ministry makes it mandatory to hire workforce only under Labor Act
Labor ministry makes it mandatory to hire workforce only und...
Issuing a press statement on Friday, the ministry said it has received complaints that doctors, health workers, nursing staff, and employees in various institutions—including hospitals—are being hired without proper contracts and are often made to work beyond legally permitted hours.
Apr 17, 2026
SOCIETY
Police arrest 24 individuals with narcotics from multiple locations
Police arrest 24 individuals with narcotics from multiple lo...
According to police, two individuals were arrested with brown sugar from Baniyatar in Tokha Municipality-8, while one person was apprehended from Bhatkepati in Bhaktapur Municipality-10. Similarly, two individuals were arrested from Pachui in Belauri Municipality-8 of Kanchanpur, one from Trinagar B...
Apr 17, 2026
SOCIETY
TikTok removes 1.9 million videos in Nepal in Q4 2025
TikTok removes 1.9 million videos in Nepal in Q4 2025
The Q4 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report shows that a total of 1,932,575 videos were taken down in Nepal during the three-month period. TikTok said its proactive removal rate remained high at 99.9 percent, with 98.4 percent of the flagged content removed within 24 hours.
Apr 17, 2026
WORLD
Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees dead, missing in shipwrecks in 2025: UN
Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees dead, missing in shipwrecks in...
"In 2025, nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal," the UN refugee agency's spokesman Babar Baloch told a press briefing in Geneva.
Apr 17, 2026
ECONOMY
NEPSE raises circuit breaker limit to 15 percent
NEPSE raises circuit breaker limit to 15 percent
The change was made through an amendment to the Securities Trading Regulations, according to NEPSE. The new provision will come into effect from Monday, April 20.
Apr 17, 2026