POLITICS

UML General Convention: Long-delayed voting kicks off

UML General Convention: Long-delayed voting kicks off

Contenders for the party chair post, incumbent Chair KP Sharma Oli and Senior Vice-Chair Ishwar Pokhrel, have cast their...

Contenders for the party chair post, incumbent Chair KP Sharma Oli and Senior Vice-Chair Ishwar Pokhrel, have cast their...

Dec 17, 2025

WORLD

Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in and out of Venezuela

Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in and out of Venezuela

In a post on Truth Social, he said Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro's government had been designated a foreign te...

In a post on Truth Social, he said Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro's government had been designated a foreign te...

Dec 17, 2025

SOCIETY

70 per cent of election-related work completed: Election Commission

70 per cent of election-related work completed: Election Commission

The interim government led by Sushila Karki is mandated to hold the HoR election on March 5, 2026. 

The interim government led by Sushila Karki is mandated to hold the HoR election on March 5, 2026. 

Dec 17, 2025

SOCIETY

Bhrikutimandap turns into a ‘mini Nepal’

Bhrikutimandap turns into a ‘mini Nepal’

At Bhrikutimandap, the 11th UML General Convention blended music, culture, and politics, with delegates from across Nepa...

At Bhrikutimandap, the 11th UML General Convention blended music, culture, and politics, with delegates from across Nepa...

Dec 17, 2025

POLITICS

UML general convention: Hat-trick for Oli or a debut for Pokhrel?

UML general convention: Hat-trick for Oli or a debut for Pokhrel?

The deferred voting is now scheduled to begin at 8 AM.

The deferred voting is now scheduled to begin at 8 AM.

Dec 17, 2025

WORLD

EU set to scrap 2035 combustion-engine ban in car industry boost

EU set to scrap 2035 combustion-engine ban in car industry boost

The ban was hailed as a major win in the fight against climate change when it was adopted in 2023, but carmakers and the...

The ban was hailed as a major win in the fight against climate change when it was adopted in 2023, but carmakers and the...

Dec 17, 2025

WORLD

Reparations for Ukraine: New European body set up

Reparations for Ukraine: New European body set up

The International Claims Commission for Ukraine, signed by 35 countries, will assess and decide on claims for reparation...

The International Claims Commission for Ukraine, signed by 35 countries, will assess and decide on claims for reparation...

Dec 17, 2025

WORLD

Pentagon prepares major military reorganization plan: Report

Pentagon prepares major military reorganization plan: Report

If adopted, the proposal would mark one of the most significant changes at the military's top ranks in decades, the news...

If adopted, the proposal would mark one of the most significant changes at the military's top ranks in decades, the news...

Dec 17, 2025

WORLD

BBC says will fight Trump's $10 bn defamation lawsuit

BBC says will fight Trump's $10 bn defamation lawsuit

"As we have made clear previously, we will be defending this case," a BBC spokesperson said in a statement sent to AFP,...

"As we have made clear previously, we will be defending this case," a BBC spokesperson said in a statement sent to AFP,...

Dec 17, 2025

OPINION

The Regulatory Dam – Obstructing the Private Sector Flow

The Regulatory Dam – Obstructing the Private Sector Flow

The article argues that without urgent legal reform and a level playing field for the private sector, Nepal will continu...

The article argues that without urgent legal reform and a level playing field for the private sector, Nepal will continu...

Dec 17, 2025