SOCIETY

Seven, including five Bangladeshis, arrested for unlawful confinement, fraud

Seven, including five Bangladeshis, arrested for unlawful confinement, fraud

A team from the Kathmandu District Police Range arrested seven people who allegedly rented a house in Bhangal, Budhanilk...

A team from the Kathmandu District Police Range arrested seven people who allegedly rented a house in Bhangal, Budhanilk...

Feb 05, 2026

Health

Four out of every 10 cancer cases are preventable: WHO

Four out of every 10 cancer cases are preventable: WHO

New research published on the eve of World Cancer Day estimated that 38 percent of all new cancer cases globally in 2022...

New research published on the eve of World Cancer Day estimated that 38 percent of all new cancer cases globally in 2022...

Feb 05, 2026

SPORTS

Winter Olympics to showcase Italian venues and global tensions

Winter Olympics to showcase Italian venues and global tensions

These Games will use a host of existing venues, meaning they will stretch for 350 kilometres (217 miles) across northern...

These Games will use a host of existing venues, meaning they will stretch for 350 kilometres (217 miles) across northern...

Feb 05, 2026

WORLD

Air India finds no issue with Boeing fuel switch after grounding

Air India finds no issue with Boeing fuel switch after grounding

The airline grounded a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on Monday after one of the pilots reported a possible defect in the fuel...

The airline grounded a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on Monday after one of the pilots reported a possible defect in the fuel...

Feb 05, 2026

WORLD

Russia demands Ukraine give in as UAE talks open

Russia demands Ukraine give in as UAE talks open

The US-mediated talks are the latest round of negotiations in a flurry of diplomacy that has so far failed to strike a d...

The US-mediated talks are the latest round of negotiations in a flurry of diplomacy that has so far failed to strike a d...

Feb 05, 2026

WORLD

Thousands of Venezuelans march to demand Maduro's release

Thousands of Venezuelans march to demand Maduro's release

Interim president Delcy Rodriguez has been walking a tightrope since then -- trying to hold on to support from Washingto...

Interim president Delcy Rodriguez has been walking a tightrope since then -- trying to hold on to support from Washingto...

Feb 05, 2026

OPINION

Singapore Installs the Gen Z Governance Kernel

Singapore Installs the Gen Z Governance Kernel

More fundamentally, Gen Z expects governance to operate like the digital platforms they grew up with: constantly updated...

More fundamentally, Gen Z expects governance to operate like the digital platforms they grew up with: constantly updated...

Feb 05, 2026

Editorial

When Cost-Cutting Threatens Universal Health Coverage

When Cost-Cutting Threatens Universal Health Coverage

The government’s decision to cap outpatient health insurance at Rs 25,000 per family risks undermining the very pu...

The government’s decision to cap outpatient health insurance at Rs 25,000 per family risks undermining the very pu...

Feb 05, 2026

POLITICS

UML proposes Chair Oli as PM candidate

UML proposes Chair Oli as PM candidate

Addressing a press conference at the party’s central office in Chyasal, UML Vice-Chair Ram Bahadur Thapa said the...

Addressing a press conference at the party’s central office in Chyasal, UML Vice-Chair Ram Bahadur Thapa said the...

Feb 04, 2026

ECONOMY

BFIs focus on short term loans to minimize risks amid increasing bad debts

BFIs focus on short term loans to minimize risks amid increasing bad debts

In six months, BFIs switch investment to home loans and margin loans from overdraft and real estate projects

In six months, BFIs switch investment to home loans and margin loans from overdraft and real estate projects

Feb 05, 2026