POLITICS
HoR meeting today, budget deliberations to begin
HoR meeting today, budget deliberations to begin
The meeting, set to start at 1 PM, will see Minister for Finance Dr Swarnim Wagle present a proposal to initiate deliberations on the estimates of revenue and expenditure for the fiscal year 2026/27.
Jun 01, 2026
SOCIETY
Weather forecast: Rain likely in some areas
Weather forecast: Rain likely in some areas
As forecast by the Meteorological Forecasting Division, there will be partly to generally cloudy conditions over hilly and mountainous regions, while the Terai region will be partly cloudy.
Jun 01, 2026
POLITICS
Lamichhane to meet top BJP leaders during five-day India visit
Lamichhane to meet top BJP leaders during five-day India vis...
Lamichhane will hold high-level political and diplomatic meetings in New Delhi, including discussions with the BJP's top leadership.
Jun 01, 2026
ECONOMY
PM Shah pledges VAT revenue on electricity for infrastructure upgrades
PM Shah pledges VAT revenue on electricity for infrastructur...
The government’s budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27 introduced a five percent VAT on electricity use exceeding 50 units per month, sparking widespread criticism.
Jun 01, 2026
WORLD
Farewell 'going better than expected' for French Open quarter-finalist Cirstea
Farewell 'going better than expected' for French Open quarte...
The 36-year-old downed Chinese world number 148 Wang Xiyu 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) in the last 16 and will next face either Russian eighth seed Mirra Andreeva or Switzerland's 170th-ranked Jil Teichmann.
Jun 01, 2026
WORLD
Trump 'in excellent health' but should lose weight: presidential physician
Trump 'in excellent health' but should lose weight: presiden...
Republican Trump, the oldest president ever inaugurated, has repeatedly boasted about his mental and physical vigor compared to his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden.
Jun 01, 2026
OPINION
Nepal’s FY 2083/84 Budget: High Ambition in a Low-Capacity Trap
Nepal’s FY 2083/84 Budget: High Ambition in a Low-Capacity T...
When nearly sixty cents of every single rupee spent by the state is hard-coded into keeping the administrative machinery running, the fiscal space left for genuine, transformative capital asset creation is severely squeezed.
Jun 01, 2026
WORLD
Iran says no deal with US unless its rights secured
Iran says no deal with US unless its rights secured
Any tweaks to the proposal could further delay an agreement to formally end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz after weeks of fraught negotiations marked by sharp rhetoric and occasional flare-ups of violence.
Jun 01, 2026
WORLD
Edgar Morin: France's intellectual 'grandfather' dies at 104
Edgar Morin: France's intellectual 'grandfather' dies at 104
"He is the grandfather of all French people and the memory of the last (20th) century," the left-wing Liberation newspaper wrote in a 2021 profile of the dapper philosopher who had a fondness for hats and silk cravats.
Jun 01, 2026
Editorial
New Taxes, New Struggles for Nepali Households
New Taxes, New Struggles for Nepali Households
The government's new taxes on electricity, education and healthcare risk increasing living costs for ordinary households at a time when economic activity remains weak and purchasing power is already under strain.
Jun 01, 2026