POLITICS
Children banned from election campaigns: EC warns of strict action
Children banned from election campaigns: EC warns of strict...
This move comes after repeated complaints that schoolchildren were being exploited by political parties and candidates during rallies and other promotional events. Paragraph 2 (6) of the Code of Conduct, 2082 BS, makes it clear: children cannot be used—or made to participate—in election...
Jan 05, 2026
Art & Culture
Ganesh Pandey’s 'Co-Husband’ selected for Paris Film Festival
Ganesh Pandey’s 'Co-Husband’ selected for Paris Film Festiva...
Pandey said that the film’s official US-based distributor, Documentary Educational Resources, confirmed the selection. He has also received a special invitation to attend the festival, scheduled from April 2 to 5.
Jan 05, 2026
SOCIETY
Embassy urges people to remain alert from job scammers in UK
Embassy urges people to remain alert from job scammers in UK
Issuing a press statement, the Embassy of Nepal made this appeal as several complaints on job-related sponsorship were received and has asked the Nepali citizens to remain alert in the UK against such commitments.
Jan 05, 2026
SPORTS
Team for ICC Women's T-20 World Cup qualifiers announced
Team for ICC Women's T-20 World Cup qualifiers announced
According to CAN, the team will be led by Indu Barma, with Puja Mahato appointed as vice-captain.
Jan 05, 2026
SOCIETY
Kathmandu valley records coldest day of the year as temperature drops to 3°C
Kathmandu valley records coldest day of the year as temperat...
Kathmandu recorded 3.7°C, while the Sanepa area of Lalitpur saw the temperature fall further to 3.3°C. Reduced sunlight since Sunday has added to the cold conditions, meteorologists said.
Jan 05, 2026
WORLD
US plans to ‘run’ Venezuela and tap its oil reserves: Trump
US plans to ‘run’ Venezuela and tap its oil reserves: Trump
The dramatic action capped an intensive Trump administration pressure campaign on the South American nation and its autocratic leader and months of secret planning resulting in the most assertive American action to achieve regime change since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Jan 05, 2026
ECONOMY
NRB paints positive economic outlook despite poor credit disbursement and excess liquidity...
NRB paints positive economic outlook despite poor credit dis...
Nepali banks have been struggling to expand their business at a time Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) projects to achieve a notable rise in the country’s economic activities for the current fiscal year (FY).
Jan 05, 2026
POLITICS
Gen Z probe commission records KP Oli’s written statement at his residence
Gen Z probe commission records KP Oli’s written statement at...
Commission member Bigyan Raj Sharma told Republia that the commission recorded Oli’s written statement at his temporary residence in Gundu, Bhaktapur, and that the process took nearly two hours.
Jan 05, 2026
OPINION
Nepal at a Crossroads: When Weak Systems Undermine Good People
Nepal at a Crossroads: When Weak Systems Undermine Good Peop...
To move forward, Nepal must transform governance into a disciplined political culture, geography into strategic leverage, and democracy into consistent delivery. Only then can human intelligence shape the nation’s trajectory while artificial intelligence and digital systems empower its executi...
Jan 05, 2026
Editorial
Public Service in Reverse Gear
Public Service in Reverse Gear
Nepal’s driving licence backlog shows how poor planning, weak accountability and corruption have turned a basic public service into years of waiting despite full payment.
Jan 05, 2026