SOCIETY
NEA announces power outage in various areas of Lalitpur today
NEA announces power outage in various areas of Lalitpur toda...
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has announced a power outage in various areas of Lalitpur today. In a public notice, NEA stated that it would disrupt the electricity supply in different locations under the Pulchowk Distribution Center's Patan feeder.
Mar 21, 2025
Market
Value of US Dollar appreciates slightly
Value of US Dollar appreciates slightly
Nepal Rastra Bank has set the foreign exchange rates for today. According to the central bank, the buying rate of one US dollar has been fixed at Rs 137.90, while the selling rate stands at Rs 138.50. On Thursday, the buying rate of the US dollar was Rs 138.02, and the selling rate was Rs 138.82.
Mar 21, 2025
Editorial
With Love to SEE Takers
With Love to SEE Takers
The Secondary Education Examination (SEE) started on Thursday throughout Nepal, a milestone in the life of over half a million students. The nationwide examination is a massive academic event, with over 500,000 students appearing in their exams in almost 2,080 examination centers.
Mar 21, 2025
WORLD
Wildfire burns 1,300 acres in U.S. Texas
Wildfire burns 1,300 acres in U.S. Texas
As of Wednesday evening, a wildfire has burned at least 1,300 acres in San Jacinto County, Texas, officials said Wednesday night.
Mar 21, 2025
WORLD
Trump orders closure of education department
Trump orders closure of education department
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing officials to begin dismantling the Department of Education, a promise he made on the 2024 campaign trail, BBC reported.
Mar 21, 2025
OPINION
Nepal’s Police and APF Acts: The Debate Nepal Can’t Ignore
Nepal’s Police and APF Acts: The Debate Nepal Can’t Ignore
The incumbent Home Minister deserves recognition for initiating the long-overdue amendments to the Nepal Police Act and the Armed Police Force (APF) Act. Although Nepal was never colonized, its Police Act of 1955 fundamentally adopted a colonial-style policing framework.
Mar 21, 2025
ECONOMY
Earnings from 10 goods drive Nepal’s export to over Rs 158 billion
Earnings from 10 goods drive Nepal’s export to over Rs 158 b...
Nepal exported goods worth over Rs 158.17 billion in the first eight months of the current fiscal year 2024/25, out of which 10 goods secured earnings of over Rs 100 billion for the country.
Mar 21, 2025
SOCIETY
Will Gyanendra Shah return to the throne?
Will Gyanendra Shah return to the throne?
When former King Gyanendra Shah returned from his Pokhara sojourn to Kathmandu on March 10, pro-monarchists accorded him a grand welcome, fueling speculation that royalists would stop at nothing to reinstate the Shah as monarch. Add to this Shah’s Democracy Day address, which greatly enthused...
Mar 21, 2025
SOCIETY
Police seize vapes worth Rs 2.5 million in Sindhupalchowk
Police seize vapes worth Rs 2.5 million in Sindhupalchowk
Police have seized electronic cigarettes (vape) and some mobile phones worth approximately 2.1 million rupees from two cargo trucks heading to Kathmandu from China through the Tatopani border point.
Mar 21, 2025
WORLD
Top EU diplomat hails Trump offer to help Ukraine get air defenses
Top EU diplomat hails Trump offer to help Ukraine get air de...
"I very much welcome the announcement by President Trump that the US is trying to find additional air defences for Ukraine," Kallas told reporters upon arrival for talks by EU leaders in Brussels.
Mar 20, 2025