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Political analysis or guesswork?

Nepal, Feb. 10 -- They keep coming. Newspaper columns and broadcast spaces in recent months have been filled with speculations over the longevity of the KP Sharma Oli government. Critics argue the go... Read More


A crisis exploited

Nepal, Feb. 10 -- The right to dignified life guaranteed by the new constitution indisputably includes the right to have a roof over your head. But to build a home, you first need a piece of land. Yet... Read More


No objection from opposition parties as government introduces Social Media Bill in Parliament

Kathmandu, Feb. 10 -- Ignoring widespread criticism and demands for its withdrawal, the government on Sunday introduced the controversial Social Media Bill in the National Assembly. Minister for Comm... Read More


Helping the singers shine

Kathmandu, Feb. 10 -- Swechhya Karanjeet and Dipesh Jnawali first crossed paths as members of a student-led club at Uniglobe College. Their shared interest in organising programmes, especially musical... Read More


Nepal's largest indoor film studio in the works

Kathmandu, Feb. 10 -- The Film Development Board has issued a tender for building an indoor shooting studio in Banepa Municipality Ward 10 and 13. Interested companies are encouraged to submit their a... Read More


Police struggle to identify masterminds of impersonation scam

Kathmandu, Feb. 10 -- Nepal Police's Cyber Bureau is struggling to trace the masterminds of a sophisticated email scam that involved the impersonation of senior police officials to extort money from v... Read More


Nine years on, Bahrakilo-Barpak road upgrade remains stalled. Locals suffer

Gorkha, Feb. 10 -- Road upgrade work from Bahrakilo to Barpak, the epicentre of the Gorkha earthquake in 2015, began nearly nine years ago. But the 46-kilometre stretch from Bahrakilo in ward 11 of Go... Read More


Digitisation tears through Nepali handmade paper industry

Kavre, Feb. 10 -- Hari Kumar Magar, a handmade paper entrepreneur from Banepa Municipality, was forced to close his business due to dwindling demand. His factory has been shut for over a year and a ha... Read More


Funds shortage puts free cardiac care for children at risk

Kathmandu, Feb. 10 -- Free cardiac care for children under 15 years of age has been affected as the Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre has run out of the government-provided budget within the first... Read More


Cooperative fraud accused Dev Kumar Nepali addresses victims while in custody

Baglung, Feb. 10 -- Dev Kumar Nepali, the founder chairman of the Image Savings and Credit Cooperative, who is currently in custody pending trial, addressed a gathering of victims outside the District... Read More