ECONOMY

Trade via Rasuwagadhi border resumes after six-month closure

Trade via Rasuwagadhi border resumes after six-month closure

The bridge over the Bhotekoshi River, a tributary of the Trishuli River, was swept away by a flash flood triggered by a...

The bridge over the Bhotekoshi River, a tributary of the Trishuli River, was swept away by a flash flood triggered by a...

Dec 29, 2025

POLITICS

Majority of parties miss PR closed list submission on first day

Majority of parties miss PR closed list submission on first day

According to EC Information Officer Suman Ghimire, only three political parties had submitted their PR candidate lists&m...

According to EC Information Officer Suman Ghimire, only three political parties had submitted their PR candidate lists&m...

Dec 29, 2025

WORLD

Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil war

Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil war

Former civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains jailed, while her hugely popular party has been dissolved and was not ta...

Former civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains jailed, while her hugely popular party has been dissolved and was not ta...

Dec 29, 2025

WORLD

Bardot: the screen goddess who gave it all up

Bardot: the screen goddess who gave it all up

In the early days, when her curves, kohl-rimmed eyes and pout were plastered on French film posters, the actress known w...

In the early days, when her curves, kohl-rimmed eyes and pout were plastered on French film posters, the actress known w...

Dec 29, 2025

WORLD

Stateless Rohingya rue Myanmar's election from exile

Stateless Rohingya rue Myanmar's election from exile

"How can you call this an election when the inhabitants are gone and a war is raging?" said 51-year-old Kabir Ahmed in B...

"How can you call this an election when the inhabitants are gone and a war is raging?" said 51-year-old Kabir Ahmed in B...

Dec 29, 2025

POLITICS

New alliance vows to address youth demands in Nepal polls

New alliance vows to address youth demands in Nepal polls

Television host Rabi Lamichhane, the 51-year-old chairperson of the RSP, and KMC Mayor Balendra Shah pledged to address...

Television host Rabi Lamichhane, the 51-year-old chairperson of the RSP, and KMC Mayor Balendra Shah pledged to address...

Dec 29, 2025

OPINION

Nepal: A Nation Where Power Beats Law

Nepal: A Nation Where Power Beats Law

Nepal’s prosperity is blocked by rules that penalize the weak and shield the powerful.

Nepal’s prosperity is blocked by rules that penalize the weak and shield the powerful.

Dec 29, 2025

WORLD

'Shivering from cold and fear': winter rains batter displaced Gazans

'Shivering from cold and fear': winter rains batter displaced Gazans

The winter rains have made an already precarious life worse for people like Sharafi, who is among the hundreds of thousa...

The winter rains have made an already precarious life worse for people like Sharafi, who is among the hundreds of thousa...

Dec 29, 2025

Editorial

Tests of Nepal’s Democratic Resolve

Tests of Nepal’s Democratic Resolve

Finally, all concerned must build a trustworthy, conducive climate for the election to make the historic March vote a gr...

Finally, all concerned must build a trustworthy, conducive climate for the election to make the historic March vote a gr...

Dec 29, 2025

POLITICS

JSP Nepal, LSP agree to unite as Rabi-Balen alliance signals wider realignments ahead of HoR polls

JSP Nepal, LSP agree to unite as Rabi-Balen alliance signals wider realignments ahead of HoR polls

JSP Nepal and LSP have agreed to unite to safeguard federalism and identity politics ahead of the March 2026 HoR electio...

JSP Nepal and LSP have agreed to unite to safeguard federalism and identity politics ahead of the March 2026 HoR electio...

Dec 28, 2025