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Coalition of victims' and civil society groups calls for credible TJ in Nepal's UPR submission

Nepal, July 18 -- A broad coalition of 47 Nepali victims' organisations and 26 civil society organisations (CSOs), coordinated by Advocacy Forum Nepal, has submitted a joint report to the United Natio... Read More


Indie game studios battle for piece of Switch 2 success

Nepal, July 18 -- Players line up inside Nintendo's booth at a Japanese game fair to try upcoming Switch 2 titles, but, for once, the company's chirpy red-capped mascot Mario is nowhere to be seen. T... Read More


Final report on Saurya Airlines crash handed over to Minister Pandey

Nepal, July 18 -- Nearly after a year of its formation, an investigation committee formed to probe the crash of Saurya Airlines's 9N-AME aircraft has submitted its final report today. Committee's Cha... Read More


RPP dismisses vice-chair Mukund Shyam Giri from his position

Nepal, July 18 -- The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has dismissed its Vice-Chair Mukund Shyam Giri from his post. Related story What leaders said about the late NC leader Pradeep Giri RPP Chair R... Read More


NTB allocates 70% of budget for overseas promotion, plans to open office in India

Nepal, July 18 -- Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), the country's tourism promotion body, has approved a budget of Rs 1.59 billion for the Fiscal Year 2025/26. The NTB's Executive Committee meeting held on J... Read More


NTA bans Telegram app, Cyber Bureau on the look-out for other malicious apps

Nepal, July 18 -- After months of recommendations and request from the Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police to ban the malicious Telegram messaging app, the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA), on Friday... Read More


Minister Panta, Israeli envoy discuss Israel internship program resumption

Nepal, July 18 -- Minister for Education, Science and Technology Raghuji Panta and Israeli Ambassador to Nepal, Shmulik Arie Bass, have discussed resuming 'Israel Internship Programme' for Nepal's agr... Read More


Unified Socialist Chair Nepal rules out possibility of unity with UML

Nepal, July 18 -- Chairperson of the CPN (Unified Socialist), Madhav Kumar Nepal, has stated that there is no possibility of party unification with the CPN-UML. Addressing a unification program betwe... Read More


Police arrest two youths with drugs, weapons, and wildlife parts

Nepal, July 18 -- Police arrested two youths from the Krishna Mandir area of Birendranagar-8 with a large cache of pharmaceutical drugs, illegal weapons, and banned wildlife parts. Acting on a tip-of... Read More


FSP treatment to be availed from 377 hospitals: Health Insurance Board

Nepal, July 18 -- Over 9.3 million individuals insured under the government's health insurance scheme can now avail First Service Point (FSP) treatment from any 377 public hospitals across the country... Read More