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Rotting wooden electricity poles threaten lives, property

Salyan, Feb. 6 -- The wooden poles installed during rural electrification efforts in several settlements of Triveni and Chhatreshwari rural municipalities two decades ago are in a dilapidated conditio... Read More


An astronomical jump in Nepal's soyabean oil exports baffles experts

Kathmandu, Feb. 6 -- Nepal's soyabean oil exports to India have seen an astonishing 45-fold increase in the first half of the current fiscal year, even though Nepal produces very little soyabean itsel... Read More


Congress Pokhara meet brings factional feud to the fore

Kathmandu, Feb. 6 -- Factional feud in the Nepali Congress has deepened after several senior party leaders including former and present office bearers were excluded from a party meet in Pokhara. Iron... Read More


Netherlands' thrilling win over Thailand brings title race to the final day

Kathmandu, Feb. 6 -- The Netherlands secured a thrilling one-wicket win over Thailand in the Women's T20 Triangular Series, reaching the 110-run target on the final ball of the match. The exciting win... Read More


Two dead in road accidents in Rupandehi and Sankhuwasabha

Nepal, Feb. 6 -- Two individuals lost their lives in separate road accidents in Rupandehi and Sankhuwasabha. In Butwal, a motorcyclist died after being struck by a tipper on Nepalgunj Road around 10a... Read More


Government withdraws plan to put ordinances to vote today

Kathmandu, Feb. 6 -- The government has backtracked on its plan to put the ordinance to vote in the House of Representatives and the National Assembly, both scheduled for Thursday. The agenda was rem... Read More


Hetauda sub-metropolis halts waste collection

Hetauda, Feb. 6 -- Metropolitan City has suspended waste collection effective Thursday following an order from the Patan High Court's Hetauda bench. The court's decision prohibits the city from using ... Read More


Three officials under probe for paying salary to absent teacher in Siraha

Siraha, Feb. 6 -- Three officials from Janata Secondary School (Technical) in Golbazar Municipality-4, Siraha, are under investigation for allegedly authorising salary payments to a teacher who has be... Read More


Duchess Sophie visits Kirtipur Eye Hospital on Wednesday

Kathmandu, Feb. 5 -- British Duchess Sophie, who is currently on a private visit to Nepal with her husband Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, visited the Kirtipur Eye Hospital on Wednesday. She met... Read More


Today's weather: February 5, 2025

Kathmandu, Feb. 5 -- The Meteorological Forecasting Division has said the country is under the influence of a westerly low-pressure system. Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, and Karnali provinces are experie... Read More