SOCIETY

Air pollution fizzles out with rainfall

Air pollution fizzles out with rainfall

The Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 178, making Kathmandu the second most polluted city in the world a week ago. The AQ...

The Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 178, making Kathmandu the second most polluted city in the world a week ago. The AQ...

Mar 23, 2026

POLITICS

NC CWC meeting rejects President Thapa’s resignation

NC CWC meeting rejects President Thapa’s resignation

The CWC meeting, held at the party’s central office in Sanepa, Lalitpur, decided to reject Thapa’s resignati...

The CWC meeting, held at the party’s central office in Sanepa, Lalitpur, decided to reject Thapa’s resignati...

Mar 23, 2026

WORLD

Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast, threatening billions: report

Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast, threatening billions: report

The Hindu Kush-Himalayan range, which stretches from Afghanistan to Myanmar, holds the largest reserves of ice and snow...

The Hindu Kush-Himalayan range, which stretches from Afghanistan to Myanmar, holds the largest reserves of ice and snow...

Mar 23, 2026

WORLD

Far from war, global fuel frustrations mount

Far from war, global fuel frustrations mount

Benchmark oil prices are hovering around $100, a surge of around 40 to 50 percent since the war against Iran began to di...

Benchmark oil prices are hovering around $100, a surge of around 40 to 50 percent since the war against Iran began to di...

Mar 23, 2026

WORLD

Iran military says to completely close Hormuz if US targets power plants

Iran military says to completely close Hormuz if US targets power plants

Trump has given Iran 48 hours to reopen the strait which has been effectively closed since the start of the war sparked...

Trump has given Iran 48 hours to reopen the strait which has been effectively closed since the start of the war sparked...

Mar 23, 2026

WORLD

Middle East war at 'perilous stage' with strikes around nuclear sites: WHO

Middle East war at 'perilous stage' with strikes around nuclear sites: WHO

An Iranian ballistic missile ripped open residential buildings and left dozens wounded late Saturday in the southern Isr...

An Iranian ballistic missile ripped open residential buildings and left dozens wounded late Saturday in the southern Isr...

Mar 23, 2026

WORLD

Iranian missiles sow panic, destruction in Israeli towns

Iranian missiles sow panic, destruction in Israeli towns

An Iranian missile hit Franky's town of Arad, hours after another struck Dimona -- home to a nuclear facility -- woundin...

An Iranian missile hit Franky's town of Arad, hours after another struck Dimona -- home to a nuclear facility -- woundin...

Mar 23, 2026

WORLD

Iran missile hit rocks sense of security in Israel nuclear town

Iran missile hit rocks sense of security in Israel nuclear town

But that sense of security was torn apart Saturday evening when a direct strike by an Iranian ballistic missile ripped o...

But that sense of security was torn apart Saturday evening when a direct strike by an Iranian ballistic missile ripped o...

Mar 23, 2026

OPINION

A new political mandate, a new diplomatic moment for Nepal

A new political mandate, a new diplomatic moment for Nepal

Nepal’s new leadership has a historic opportunity to combine generational energy with strategic diplomacy to navig...

Nepal’s new leadership has a historic opportunity to combine generational energy with strategic diplomacy to navig...

Mar 23, 2026

Editorial

Poultry Profits and Pitfalls

Poultry Profits and Pitfalls

Nepal’s poultry sector generates billions annually and employs tens of thousands, but disease outbreaks, high feed...

Nepal’s poultry sector generates billions annually and employs tens of thousands, but disease outbreaks, high feed...

Mar 23, 2026