SOCIETY

National ID server outage enters 10th day, millions left stranded

National ID server outage enters 10th day, millions left stranded

The director of the DoNIDCR, Sanubabu Adhikari, admitted that the system had suffered a technical failure. “A tech...

The director of the DoNIDCR, Sanubabu Adhikari, admitted that the system had suffered a technical failure. “A tech...

May 13, 2026

POLITICS

PM Shah to furnish replies to lawmakers’ questions today

PM Shah to furnish replies to lawmakers’ questions today

Prime Minister Balendra Shah is scheduled to respond today to questions raised by lawmakers during the ongoing discussio...

Prime Minister Balendra Shah is scheduled to respond today to questions raised by lawmakers during the ongoing discussio...

May 13, 2026

SOCIETY

Market monitoring in Tokha, 46 erring businesses booked

Market monitoring in Tokha, 46 erring businesses booked

According to the municipality, surprise inspections were carried out across 11 wards over several days starting May 8.

According to the municipality, surprise inspections were carried out across 11 wards over several days starting May 8.

May 13, 2026

WORLD

WHO says more hantavirus cases may emerge in coming weeks after Spain-led cruise evacuation

WHO says more hantavirus cases may emerge in coming weeks after Spain-led cruise evacuation

"Given the long incubation period of the virus, it is possible that we may see more cases in the coming weeks," Tedros s...

"Given the long incubation period of the virus, it is possible that we may see more cases in the coming weeks," Tedros s...

May 13, 2026

WORLD

UN condemns child death toll from Israel's West Bank operations

UN condemns child death toll from Israel's West Bank operations

"Children are paying an intolerable price for escalating military operations and settler attacks across the occupied Wes...

"Children are paying an intolerable price for escalating military operations and settler attacks across the occupied Wes...

May 13, 2026

WORLD

Pentagon says US cost of Iran war nearing $29 billion

Pentagon says US cost of Iran war nearing $29 billion

The new figure, revealed by the Defense Department during a budget hearing on Capitol Hill, is about $4 billion higher t...

The new figure, revealed by the Defense Department during a budget hearing on Capitol Hill, is about $4 billion higher t...

May 13, 2026

WORLD

Sensing an edge, Iran 'ready to gamble' it can outlast Trump

Sensing an edge, Iran 'ready to gamble' it can outlast Trump

With a shaky ceasefire holding almost two-and-a-half months after the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic began,...

With a shaky ceasefire holding almost two-and-a-half months after the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic began,...

May 13, 2026

OPINION

Beyond the ‘Crushed’ Identity of ‘Dalit’

Beyond the ‘Crushed’ Identity of ‘Dalit’

“The purpose of every political struggle is to create survivors, not a museum of victims.”

“The purpose of every political struggle is to create survivors, not a museum of victims.”

May 13, 2026

OPINION

Rethinking Nepal’s Squatter Evictions

Rethinking Nepal’s Squatter Evictions

Nepal’s squatter evictions reveal the tension between development-driven state action and the human cost of displa...

Nepal’s squatter evictions reveal the tension between development-driven state action and the human cost of displa...

May 13, 2026

Editorial

SEE Results Arrive Early—But at What Cost?

SEE Results Arrive Early—But at What Cost?

Nepal’s SEE results were released in record time with improved pass rates, but questions remain about whether fast...

Nepal’s SEE results were released in record time with improved pass rates, but questions remain about whether fast...

May 13, 2026