SOCIETY
Private schools and community school teachers seek loopholes in School Education Bill
Private schools and community school teachers seek loopholes...
Private school operators have even threatened to shut down schools nationwide if the education act is not tailored to their interests.
Aug 17, 2025
ECONOMY
Banks’ NPL deepens despite improvement in profit earnings
Banks’ NPL deepens despite improvement in profit earnings
According to the unaudited reports unveiled by the banks, the average NPL of the banks stood at 4.22 percent in mid-July 2025, up from 3.73 percent a year ago.
Aug 17, 2025
SOCIETY
Transfer of Joint Secretary Dahal sparks debate on school regulation
Transfer of Joint Secretary Dahal sparks debate on school re...
His transfer, seen as an undeclared punishment for attempting to regulate school fees and enforce MRP, comes barely five months after he took charge of the department.
Aug 16, 2025
ECONOMY
NTC posts 57.21 percent decline in its net profit
NTC posts 57.21 percent decline in its net profit
Nepal Telecom (NTC) witnessed a massive decline in its net profit in the last Fiscal Year (FY).
Aug 16, 2025
WORLD
In high-stakes summit, Trump, not Putin, budges
In high-stakes summit, Trump, not Putin, budges
Donald Trump wanted to go bold -- a high-pomp, high-stakes summit with Vladimir Putin to test whether the Russian leader would compromise on the Ukraine war.
Aug 16, 2025
ECONOMY
Non-life insurers’ net profit shrinks 31 pc with surged liabilities for natural disasters
Non-life insurers’ net profit shrinks 31 pc with surged liab...
The net profit of non-life insurance companies shrunk 30.88 percent in the last Fiscal Year (FY) due to their increased liabilities of claim settlement triggered by the floods and landslides.
Aug 16, 2025
SOCIETY
Rabi Lamichhane taken to Nakkhu via alternative route, supporters left waiting at TIA
Rabi Lamichhane taken to Nakkhu via alternative route, suppo...
Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane was flown to Kathmandu on Saturday evening on a Buddha Air flight but was taken directly to Nakkhu Prison via an alternative route, leaving hundreds of his supporters at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) without a glimpse of him.
Aug 16, 2025
WORLD
China's top diplomat Wang to visit India for border talks
China's top diplomat Wang to visit India for border talks
China's top diplomat will visit India next week for talks about their shared boundary, Beijing's foreign ministry said on Saturday, as the two countries consider resuming border trade after a five-year halt.
Aug 16, 2025
SOCIETY
President Paudel offers prayers at Krishna Temple
President Paudel offers prayers at Krishna Temple
President Ram Chandra Paudel visited the Krishna Temple in Patan on Saturday to mark the occasion of Shri Krishna Janmashtami. Accompanied by First Lady Sabita Paudel, President Paudel offered prayers to Lord Krishna, received prasad, and participated in traditional worship rituals.
Aug 16, 2025
POLITICS, SOCIETY
RSP Chair Rabi to be brought Kathmandu today
RSP Chair Rabi to be brought Kathmandu today
Lamichhane had earlier applied for a transfer to Dillibazar Prison, but the department chose Nakkhu instead.
Aug 16, 2025