POLITICS

HoR meeting: Oppn lawmakers demand govt address pending issues

HoR meeting: Oppn lawmakers demand govt address pending issues

Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal allocated time to them to put their views. Accordingly, Narendra Kumar Kerung of the Nepali Con...

Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal allocated time to them to put their views. Accordingly, Narendra Kumar Kerung of the Nepali Con...

Jun 18, 2026

POLITICS

Parliamentary committee to carry out onsite visit of juvenile detention centres, old age homes

Parliamentary committee to carry out onsite visit of juvenile detention centres, old age homes

Today's meeting of the committee decided to prepare a report incorporating the suggestions for necessary improvement aft...

Today's meeting of the committee decided to prepare a report incorporating the suggestions for necessary improvement aft...

Jun 18, 2026

POLITICS

Govt plans around 1,600 new telecom sites to expand services in rural areas

Govt plans around 1,600 new telecom sites to expand services in rural areas

Responding to lawmakers’ queries in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Minister for Communications and Inf...

Responding to lawmakers’ queries in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Minister for Communications and Inf...

Jun 18, 2026

ECONOMY

Everest Color IPO allotment: Only 65,570 investors get shares

Everest Color IPO allotment: Only 65,570 investors get shares

The company had received an overwhelming response for its public issue, with a total of 2,687,421 applications submitted...

The company had received an overwhelming response for its public issue, with a total of 2,687,421 applications submitted...

Jun 18, 2026

POLITICS

Govt prioritises monsoon disaster management, warns of helicopter misuse

Govt prioritises monsoon disaster management, warns of helicopter misuse

Minister Gurung also directed security chiefs to strengthen disaster preparedness during a high-level meeting at the Nat...

Minister Gurung also directed security chiefs to strengthen disaster preparedness during a high-level meeting at the Nat...

Jun 18, 2026

POLITICS

FinMin Wagle to answer MPs’ questions in HoR on behalf of PM

FinMin Wagle to answer MPs’ questions in HoR on behalf of PM

According to the parliamentary agenda, Prime Minister Shah was scheduled to respond during deliberations on the budget o...

According to the parliamentary agenda, Prime Minister Shah was scheduled to respond during deliberations on the budget o...

Jun 18, 2026

SOCIETY

Heavy rain lashes parts of country as Bhairahawa sizzles at 41.5°C

Heavy rain lashes parts of country as Bhairahawa sizzles at 41.5°C

Heavy rainfall occurred in Gorkha, Morang, Sunsari, and Jhapa over the past 24 hours. Gorkha recorded 71.8 mm of rainfal...

Heavy rainfall occurred in Gorkha, Morang, Sunsari, and Jhapa over the past 24 hours. Gorkha recorded 71.8 mm of rainfal...

Jun 18, 2026

POLITICS

FM Khanal returns home, calls China visit productive for bilateral ties

FM Khanal returns home, calls China visit productive for bilateral ties

Minister Khanal paid a visit to the northern neighbour from June 14 to 17 at the cordial invitation of  Wang Yi, Me...

Minister Khanal paid a visit to the northern neighbour from June 14 to 17 at the cordial invitation of  Wang Yi, Me...

Jun 18, 2026

SOCIETY

Girl drowns in Udayapur

Girl drowns in Udayapur

The body has been kept at the Udayapur District Hospital for post-mortem examinations, according to police inspector Bis...

The body has been kept at the Udayapur District Hospital for post-mortem examinations, according to police inspector Bis...

Jun 18, 2026

POLITICS

Speaker’s neutrality under fire as HoR turns increasingly divided

Speaker’s neutrality under fire as HoR turns increasingly divided

Opposition allegations of bias against Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal, along with disputes over expunging PM Balendra Shah&rsq...

Opposition allegations of bias against Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal, along with disputes over expunging PM Balendra Shah&rsq...

Jun 18, 2026