At an interaction organised by Nepal Association of Financial Journalists (NAFJ), the Finance Minister opined that the budget for the upcoming fiscal year was brought considering the five-year period, adding that a target has been set to collect around Rs 1.6 trillion in revenue in the year 2026/27.

The Nepali Army celebrated International United Nations Peacekeepers’ Day  with a special ceremony held at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Centre in Panchkhal, honouring the families of two soldiers who lost their lives during peacekeeping missions and recognising five personnel for their outstanding service in UN operations.

Speaking in the House, he said the Prime Minister must return to the parliamentary rostrum and provide an “inch-by-inch account” of where Nepal has encroached on Indian territory.

The government has estimated to generate an additional 1,040 MW of electricity in the next Fiscal Year (FY), taking the country’s total installed capacity to 5,535 MW.

The special court has ordered former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara to pay a bail of Rs 100,000 in a corruption case related to gold smuggling in electronic cigarettes.

During the meeting, participants exchanged views on the development of small, medium and large industries, ways to attract foreign investment, and expanding bilateral cooperation. This was shared by Shova Gyawali, former president of the Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Association of Nepal and founder of Nepal Republic Media, who is part of the delegation.

The party emphasized that a national consensus should be forged on matters of national interest and diplomatic dialogue with India should be advanced based on facts.

Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged 26.72 points on Sunday, the first trading day after the announcement of budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27, to close at 2,755.37 points.

Since 2024, the agency has recommended that parents "reflect" on their use of smartphones around children, but in the new recommendations it offered more concrete suggestions.

Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle, while presenting the budget before the Federal Parliament on Friday, allocated Rs 101.95 billion to the health sector out of a total budget of Rs 2.124 trillion. This means health accounts for 4.85 percent of the total budget. Last year, the sector received 4.87 percent of the total budget, amounting to Rs 95.81 billion.

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Centre for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD) say preparations have intensified to merge schools with low student numbers.

The protests come two days after Kenya’s High Court suspended the establishment of the facility and the arrival of any foreign patients pending the hearing of a case filed by the Law Society of Kenya and a constitutional watchdog.

It has been reported that 2,062 projects under the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development have been entered in those plans.

During the National Assembly meeting, several lawmakers criticized the prime minister’s remarks, saying they had undermined national dignity and hurt the sentiments of Nepalis.

According to police, the double-cab Bolero jeep (Su.P. 01-001 Cha 4964), which was travelling from Surkhet to Kalikot, reportedly suffered a brake failure at around 12:55 PM and plunged about 300 to 400 metres off the road.

The tipper driver has been taken into custody and an investigation is underway.

Locals and elected representatives said personnel from India’s SSB entered an embankment construction site in Susta Municipality-5 and pressured workers to halt the project, which was aimed at controlling river erosion and protecting nearby settlements.

Despite government efforts focusing on remote areas, progress has fallen short, and even urban health facilities continue to report worrying outcomes.

A meeting of opposition parties held Monday morning at Singha Durbar reached a unanimous decision calling for the deletion of the statement from parliamentary proceedings.

During his stay in Delhi, he is expected to hold a series of high-level political and diplomatic engagements.

The satellite was launched at 2:07 AM (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket and has entered the preset orbits successfully.

Ghising said the statement does not align with technical realities, arguing that Nepal’s power system has significantly strengthened after the end of load-shedding through massive investments in transmission and distribution infrastructure.

Leader Angdembey's Secretariat has said that the situation arising after Prime Minister Balendra Shah made the statement 'Nepal has also encroached on India's land' in the House of Representatives on Sunday will be discussed at the meeting.

The squad, led by Senior Superintendent of Police Bimal Raj Paudel arrived in Simkot, according to the District Police Office's Deputy Superintendent of Police, Shankar Khadka. 

Iran acknowledged launching a retaliatory strike, while Kuwait said it was intercepting incoming drone and missile fire.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Associations, the price of fine gold fell by Rs 200 per tola compared to Sunday.

"To advance those talks, the United States proposed a clear sequence: Hezbollah must stop all attacks on Israel. In return, Israel would refrain from escalation in Beirut," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, about the conversations between the three leaders.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf's remarks came as reports emerged that US President Donald Trump had sent a tougher peace proposal back to Iran, and underlined the rift that the parties still need to close.

The rules require social media platforms to implement age-verification systems and block users under 16 from creating accounts. They apply to platforms with at least 8 million users, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Two people, including a six-year-old girl, died after falling from cliffs in separate incidents at Badimalika municipality in Bajura on Sunday.