POLITICS

Oli, Balen set for direct electoral battle in Jhapa-5

Oli, Balen set for direct electoral battle in Jhapa-5

A high-stakes electoral battle is set in Jhapa-5 as UML Chair KP Sharma Oli prepares and RSP senior leader Balendra Shah...

A high-stakes electoral battle is set in Jhapa-5 as UML Chair KP Sharma Oli prepares and RSP senior leader Balendra Shah...

Jan 19, 2026

POLITICS

Minister Kharel resigns ahead of election

Minister Kharel resigns ahead of election

Minister Jagdish Kharel resigned on Monday to prepare for the March 5 election representing RSP from Lalitpur 2.

Minister Jagdish Kharel resigned on Monday to prepare for the March 5 election representing RSP from Lalitpur 2.

Jan 19, 2026

SOCIETY

SC reverses previous ruling on an additional 20-meter riverbank standard

SC reverses previous ruling on an additional 20-meter riverbank standard

Earlier, on December 19, 2023, a joint bench of Justices Dr. Anand Mohan Bhattarai and Binod Sharma had ruled that for t...

Earlier, on December 19, 2023, a joint bench of Justices Dr. Anand Mohan Bhattarai and Binod Sharma had ruled that for t...

Jan 19, 2026

POLITICS

Durga Prasai arrested from Pokhara

Durga Prasai arrested from Pokhara

Durga Prasai, a pro-monarchy campaigner and medical entrepreneur, was arrested in Pokhara and is being flown to Kathmand...

Durga Prasai, a pro-monarchy campaigner and medical entrepreneur, was arrested in Pokhara and is being flown to Kathmand...

Jan 19, 2026

POLITICS

Balen says Madhesi people will no longer have to visit Kathmandu for administrative work

Balen says Madhesi people will no longer have to visit Kathmandu for administrative work

RSP senior leader Balendra Shah has urged an end to centralized governance, saying Madheshis should not be forced to tra...

RSP senior leader Balendra Shah has urged an end to centralized governance, saying Madheshis should not be forced to tra...

Jan 19, 2026

POLITICS

RSP will make provinces strong, prosperous: Balen

RSP will make provinces strong, prosperous: Balen

Senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Balendra Shah (Balen), has said his party is firmly committed to s...

Senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Balendra Shah (Balen), has said his party is firmly committed to s...

Jan 19, 2026

POLITICS

Former MP Yagya Jit Shah quits UML after being denied ticket

Former MP Yagya Jit Shah quits UML after being denied ticket

Shah submitted his resignation by writing a letter to party chair KP Sharma Oli.

Shah submitted his resignation by writing a letter to party chair KP Sharma Oli.

Jan 19, 2026

SOCIETY

EC launches call centre

EC launches call centre

Election Commission has launched a toll-free call centre to help voters with election-related queries, o...

Election Commission has launched a toll-free call centre to help voters with election-related queries, o...

Jan 19, 2026

POLITICS

Yogesh Bhattarai calls UML leadership to resolve candidacy disputes after being denied ticket

Yogesh Bhattarai calls UML leadership to resolve candidacy disputes after being denied ticket

UML Deputy General Secretary Yogesh Bhattarai has urged party unity and the resolution of candidacy disp...

UML Deputy General Secretary Yogesh Bhattarai has urged party unity and the resolution of candidacy disp...

Jan 19, 2026

POLITICS

Oli reaches Jhapa for the first time since Gen Z movement

Oli reaches Jhapa for the first time since Gen Z movement

This marks his first visit to his hometown after the travel ban imposed by a commission formed to probe the Gen Z moveme...

This marks his first visit to his hometown after the travel ban imposed by a commission formed to probe the Gen Z moveme...

Jan 19, 2026