Editorial

Households feel strain as LPG shortage hits consumers

Households feel strain as LPG shortage hits consumers

Cooking gas shortages, real or perceived, hit homes first and hardest. Reports may show bright figures, but policymakers...

Cooking gas shortages, real or perceived, hit homes first and hardest. Reports may show bright figures, but policymakers...

Jan 30, 2026

ECONOMY

Commercial banks’ profits jump 11.51% in first half on improved loan recovery

Commercial banks’ profits jump 11.51% in first half on improved loan recovery

According to financial statements released by 20 commercial banks, the sector earned a combined net profit of Rs 30.59 b...

According to financial statements released by 20 commercial banks, the sector earned a combined net profit of Rs 30.59 b...

Jan 30, 2026

WORLD

World Food Programme terminates all staff contracts in rebel-held Yemen: UN official

World Food Programme terminates all staff contracts in rebel-held Yemen: UN official

The United Nations agency suspended work in rebel-held areas in late August after the Iran-backed Houthis detained 38 em...

The United Nations agency suspended work in rebel-held areas in late August after the Iran-backed Houthis detained 38 em...

Jan 29, 2026

POLITICS

Koshi Province cabinet endorses policy, legal and development decisions

Koshi Province cabinet endorses policy, legal and development decisions

The government has approved the Koshi Province Planning Commission Formation and Operation (Formation Order) 2082, which...

The government has approved the Koshi Province Planning Commission Formation and Operation (Formation Order) 2082, which...

Jan 29, 2026

WORLD

Indian state mulls social media ban for children

Indian state mulls social media ban for children

India, the world's most populous nation, has about one billion internet users with all cities and 95 percent of villages...

India, the world's most populous nation, has about one billion internet users with all cities and 95 percent of villages...

Jan 29, 2026

SOCIETY

Tiger census commences in Parsa National Park

Tiger census commences in Parsa National Park

Senior ecologist Haribhadra Acharya of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation informed that tigers a...

Senior ecologist Haribhadra Acharya of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation informed that tigers a...

Jan 29, 2026

POLITICS

Thapa claims to be Nepal’s first MP with fully functional constituency office

Thapa claims to be Nepal’s first MP with fully functional constituency office

Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa claimed he is Nepal’s first MP to run a fully functional constituency office...

Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa claimed he is Nepal’s first MP to run a fully functional constituency office...

Jan 30, 2026

POLITICS

1,246 polling stations in Madhesh Province categorized as highly sensitive

1,246 polling stations in Madhesh Province categorized as highly sensitive

According to the Madhesh Province Police Office, most polling stations close to the Indian border have been classified a...

According to the Madhesh Province Police Office, most polling stations close to the Indian border have been classified a...

Jan 29, 2026

ECONOMY

Testing of Kohalpur–Surkhet 132 kV transmission line to begin Friday

Testing of Kohalpur–Surkhet 132 kV transmission line to begin Friday

Built under the Kohalpur–Surkhet–Dailekh 132 kV transmission line project, the line stretches from the Kohal...

Built under the Kohalpur–Surkhet–Dailekh 132 kV transmission line project, the line stretches from the Kohal...

Jan 29, 2026

ECONOMY

Parbat exports oranges worth Rs 320 million this year

Parbat exports oranges worth Rs 320 million this year

According to the Agricultural Development Office, the district produced 3,421 metric tons of oranges this year, all of w...

According to the Agricultural Development Office, the district produced 3,421 metric tons of oranges this year, all of w...

Jan 29, 2026