WORLD
US President Promises Insurance, Navy Escort for Oil Tankers Passing Through Hormuz
US President Promises Insurance, Navy Escort for Oil Tankers...
Iran had threatened earlier that it would attack ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, with some tankers attacked. Several insurance companies informed their maritime transport customers that they dropped war insurance.
Mar 04, 2026
POLITICS
Home Ministry confirms full election preparedness after virtual meeting with 77 district C...
Home Ministry confirms full election preparedness after virt...
In the virtual meeting with the chief district officers from all 77 districts held at the ministry this morning, it was reported that all managerial tasks, including election security and necessary arrangements, have been completed.
Mar 04, 2026
POLITICS
EC denies rumors on Ashika Tamang’s candidacy cancellation
EC denies rumors on Ashika Tamang’s candidacy cancellation
According to Manoj Joshi, head of the EC’s Code of Conduct Department, recent news circulating in media and social platforms claiming her candidacy was canceled due to permanent residence in Germany is incorrect. The EC has not made any decision to cancel her candidacy.
Mar 04, 2026
Market
Japan Foundation’s “TOKYO Before/After” photography exhibition now open in Kathmandu
Japan Foundation’s “TOKYO Before/After” photography exhibiti...
The exhibition features around 80 photographs juxtaposing historical images of Tokyo from the 1930s and 1940s with contemporary works taken after 2010. The press release notes that the collection highlights Tokyo’s evolution in social, economic, and architectural terms, showing how the city ha...
Mar 04, 2026
WORLD
Kuwait says girl, 11, killed as Iran targets Gulf
Kuwait says girl, 11, killed as Iran targets Gulf
The Gulf has borne the brunt of much of Tehran's response since the US and Israel launched a massive air campaign against Iran over the weekend with at least nine people killed in the region in the fallout.
Mar 04, 2026
SOCIETY
Need-based domestic flights on poll day: CAAN
Need-based domestic flights on poll day: CAAN
CAAN made it clear that all sorts of domestic flights would be operated on the basis of need, while the international flights would be conducted as usual except in Gulf countries.
Mar 04, 2026
WORLD
Almost a third of women in EU experience violence: report
Almost a third of women in EU experience violence: report
Some 30.7 percent of women across Europe said that they have "experienced physical violence and/or sexual violence" since the age of 15, according to a survey published by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).
Mar 04, 2026
WORLD
Israel launches new strikes as Iran squeezes key oil shipping route
Israel launches new strikes as Iran squeezes key oil shippin...
Governments scrambled to evacuate citizens stranded in the Middle East, where Iran expanded a retaliatory missile and drone barrage on the fifth day of a war that sent stocks sinking.
Mar 04, 2026
Market
Huawei surpasses ITU Partner2Connect target, connecting 170 million people globally
Huawei surpasses ITU Partner2Connect target, connecting 170...
According to the press release, Yang Chaobin, CEO of Huawei ICT BG, announced the achievement at Huawei’s TECH Cares Forum in Barcelona. When joining the ITU P2C Digital Coalition in 2022, Huawei had pledged to connect 120 million people in remote regions by 2025. Yang thanked Huawei’s t...
Mar 04, 2026
POLITICS
Election atmosphere peaceful, voters encouraged: GEOC
Election atmosphere peaceful, voters encouraged: GEOC
The atmosphere for the HoR election tomorrow is peaceful, and arrangements are smooth, it added.
Mar 04, 2026