POLITICS

Nepali national among crew detained by Iran in Strait of Hormuz

Nepali national among crew detained by Iran in Strait of Hormuz

As geopolitical tensions simmer across the Middle East, their ripple effects are being felt far beyond the region—...

As geopolitical tensions simmer across the Middle East, their ripple effects are being felt far beyond the region—...

Mar 20, 2026

SOCIETY

Flights disrupted by storm in Kathmandu; several int’l planes diverted

Flights disrupted by storm in Kathmandu; several int’l planes diverted

Air traffic in Kathmandu was disrupted on Wednesday due to strong winds, rain and hail, forcing the diversion of multipl...

Air traffic in Kathmandu was disrupted on Wednesday due to strong winds, rain and hail, forcing the diversion of multipl...

Mar 20, 2026

POLITICS

Abuse against coordinator Bam unacceptable: Gen-Z Front demands answers from the state

Abuse against coordinator Bam unacceptable: Gen-Z Front demands answers from the state

Nepal Gen Z Front has strongly condemned the abuse directed at their coordinator and activist Raksha Bam. In a stat...

Nepal Gen Z Front has strongly condemned the abuse directed at their coordinator and activist Raksha Bam. In a stat...

Mar 20, 2026

POLITICS

No factionalism in RSP: Rabi Lamichhane

No factionalism in RSP: Rabi Lamichhane

Lamichhane told lawmakers that the people had given RSP a near two-thirds mandate with high expectations. “What ca...

Lamichhane told lawmakers that the people had given RSP a near two-thirds mandate with high expectations. “What ca...

Mar 20, 2026

POLITICS

Ruby Kumari's journey from child marriage pressure to parliament

Ruby Kumari's journey from child marriage pressure to parliament

Even as a child, Ruby was rebellious. She had witnessed firsthand the pain endured by girls forced into child marriage....

Even as a child, Ruby was rebellious. She had witnessed firsthand the pain endured by girls forced into child marriage....

Mar 20, 2026

SOCIETY

20 Nepalis rescued from Cambodia, repatriated home

20 Nepalis rescued from Cambodia, repatriated home

According to the embassy, the rescue was carried out with support from the Cambodian government and facilitation by the...

According to the embassy, the rescue was carried out with support from the Cambodian government and facilitation by the...

Mar 20, 2026

ECONOMY

Tourist arrivals up in Chitwan National Park

Tourist arrivals up in Chitwan National Park

The number of visitors to the Park and its buffer zone community forest rose by 12,412 in the 8 months of the current fi...

The number of visitors to the Park and its buffer zone community forest rose by 12,412 in the 8 months of the current fi...

Mar 20, 2026

WORLD

Global trade growth to slow in 2026 with further pressure from Middle East conflict: WTO

Global trade growth to slow in 2026 with further pressure from Middle East conflict: WTO

In its latest Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report, the WTO forecast that in a baseline growth scenario excluding...

In its latest Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report, the WTO forecast that in a baseline growth scenario excluding...

Mar 20, 2026

Market

Nasdaq-listed Fusemachines brings AI-powered hiring to Nepal

Nasdaq-listed Fusemachines brings AI-powered hiring to Nepal

The collaboration will integrate Fusemachines’ AI-powered Interview Agent into Talent Connects’ platform, gi...

The collaboration will integrate Fusemachines’ AI-powered Interview Agent into Talent Connects’ platform, gi...

Mar 20, 2026

WORLD

Iran Revolutionary Guards say US-Israel strikes kill spokesman

Iran Revolutionary Guards say US-Israel strikes kill spokesman

Naini "was martyred in the criminal cowardly terrorist attack by the American-Zionist side at dawn", the Guards said in...

Naini "was martyred in the criminal cowardly terrorist attack by the American-Zionist side at dawn", the Guards said in...

Mar 20, 2026