OPINION

Beyond GDP: Rethinking What Development Means for Nepal

Beyond GDP: Rethinking What Development Means for Nepal

GDP-driven growth alone is insufficient to ensure human well-being. Nepal needs to adopt a more balanced development mod...

GDP-driven growth alone is insufficient to ensure human well-being. Nepal needs to adopt a more balanced development mod...

Apr 16, 2026

Editorial

Government’s Transparency Test

Government’s Transparency Test

Ministers in the Balen cabinet must substantiate their declared assets with verifiable proof. Failure to ensure transpar...

Ministers in the Balen cabinet must substantiate their declared assets with verifiable proof. Failure to ensure transpar...

Apr 16, 2026

POLITICS

Gen-Z protest report: Three-member panel formed to review the role of security mechanism

Gen-Z protest report: Three-member panel formed to review the role of security mechanism

The government has formed a three-member committee to study the role of the security mechanism in implementing the repor...

The government has formed a three-member committee to study the role of the security mechanism in implementing the repor...

Apr 15, 2026

ECONOMY

Nepal’s trading costs 44 percent higher than SAFTA nations, says government report

Nepal’s trading costs 44 percent higher than SAFTA nations, says government report

The report estimates that the cost of logistics, excluding customs duties, stands at 30-35 percent of Nepal’s GDP.

The report estimates that the cost of logistics, excluding customs duties, stands at 30-35 percent of Nepal’s GDP.

Apr 16, 2026

POLITICS

High-Level Commission formed to probe wealth of political, bureaucratic elites since 2006

High-Level Commission formed to probe wealth of political, bureaucratic elites since 2006

The commission has been mandated to collect and scrutinise asset declarations of major political office-bearers and high...

The commission has been mandated to collect and scrutinise asset declarations of major political office-bearers and high...

Apr 15, 2026

POLITICS

UAE grants amnesty to 128 Nepali nationals

UAE grants amnesty to 128 Nepali nationals

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has granted amnesty to 128 Nepali nationals. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nepal said t...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has granted amnesty to 128 Nepali nationals. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nepal said t...

Apr 15, 2026

POLITICS

Mandatory labor can end poverty: Harka Sampang

Mandatory labor can end poverty: Harka Sampang

Emphasizing the interconnection between nature, culture, and technology, Sampang said that balanced and proper developme...

Emphasizing the interconnection between nature, culture, and technology, Sampang said that balanced and proper developme...

Apr 15, 2026

SOCIETY

CIAA files graft case over Rs 7.19m cold storage scam

CIAA files graft case over Rs 7.19m cold storage scam

The anti-graft body lodged the charge sheet on Wednesday after concluding that payments were made on the basis of falsif...

The anti-graft body lodged the charge sheet on Wednesday after concluding that payments were made on the basis of falsif...

Apr 15, 2026

SPORTS

Nepali women cricket team heads towards Rwanda

Nepali women cricket team heads towards Rwanda

Nepal is scheduled to play its first match against the United States on April 18, the second match against Italy on Apri...

Nepal is scheduled to play its first match against the United States on April 18, the second match against Italy on Apri...

Apr 15, 2026

ECONOMY

FDI commitment reaches nearly Rs 41.79 billion in 9 months, ICT sector accounts for 58 pc projects

FDI commitment reaches nearly Rs 41.79 billion in 9 months, ICT sector accounts for 58 pc projects

The DoI said that investment commitments were made for 615 projects during the period from Shrawan to Chaitra (mid-July...

The DoI said that investment commitments were made for 615 projects during the period from Shrawan to Chaitra (mid-July...

Apr 15, 2026