SOCIETY

Moderate rainfall likely in Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki today

Moderate rainfall likely in Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki today

Furthermore, light rain with thunder and lightning is possible at one or two places in the Tarai and the rest of the mou...

Furthermore, light rain with thunder and lightning is possible at one or two places in the Tarai and the rest of the mou...

May 18, 2026

WORLD

Nepali duo break own records on Everest

Nepali duo break own records on Everest

A Nepali climber dubbed the "Everest Man", Kami Rita Sherpa, scaled Mount Everest for a record 32nd time Sunday, while L...

A Nepali climber dubbed the "Everest Man", Kami Rita Sherpa, scaled Mount Everest for a record 32nd time Sunday, while L...

May 18, 2026

WORLD

Bulgaria's 'Bangaranga' wins Eurovision, with Israel second

Bulgaria's 'Bangaranga' wins Eurovision, with Israel second

Bulgaria had missed the last three editions of the glitzy extravaganza but took the crown in Vienna for the first time e...

Bulgaria had missed the last three editions of the glitzy extravaganza but took the crown in Vienna for the first time e...

May 18, 2026

WORLD

Xabi Alonso appointed Chelsea manager on four-year deal

Xabi Alonso appointed Chelsea manager on four-year deal

The Blues lost the FA Cup final to Manchester City on Saturday and lie ninth in the Premier League with two games of the...

The Blues lost the FA Cup final to Manchester City on Saturday and lie ninth in the Premier League with two games of the...

May 18, 2026

WORLD

Modi oversees semi-conductor deal on Dutch trip

Modi oversees semi-conductor deal on Dutch trip

ASML, which makes cutting-edge machines to manufacture semi-conductors, said it would "enable the establishment and ramp...

ASML, which makes cutting-edge machines to manufacture semi-conductors, said it would "enable the establishment and ramp...

May 18, 2026

OPINION

SEE Results Hide a Deeper Education Crisis

SEE Results Hide a Deeper Education Crisis

SEE failures are only the tip of the iceberg; the deeper crisis is the steady loss of students before they reach the exa...

SEE failures are only the tip of the iceberg; the deeper crisis is the steady loss of students before they reach the exa...

May 18, 2026

Editorial

Arrears Balloon, Accountability Shrinks

Arrears Balloon, Accountability Shrinks

Nepal’s ballooning public arrears—driven by weak financial discipline, political interference, and lack of a...

Nepal’s ballooning public arrears—driven by weak financial discipline, political interference, and lack of a...

May 18, 2026

ECONOMY

Demand for import loans surges as import prices and volumes climb

Demand for import loans surges as import prices and volumes climb

Loans issued by banks and financial institutions (BFIs) on imports surged by 32 percent in nine months of the current Fi...

Loans issued by banks and financial institutions (BFIs) on imports surged by 32 percent in nine months of the current Fi...

May 17, 2026

ECONOMY

NAC’s outstanding loans cross Rs 55.78 billion, exposing dire financial state

NAC’s outstanding loans cross Rs 55.78 billion, exposing dire financial state

The financial position of the state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) that underwent multiple incidents of irregula...

The financial position of the state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) that underwent multiple incidents of irregula...

May 17, 2026

ECONOMY

Govt says sugar stock sufficient to meet eight months’ domestic demand

Govt says sugar stock sufficient to meet eight months’ domestic demand

The government has claimed that there will be no shortage of sugar in the domestic market due to adequate stock of the e...

The government has claimed that there will be no shortage of sugar in the domestic market due to adequate stock of the e...

May 17, 2026