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Wildfire troubles Gaurishankar area, smoke hides snow-capped peaks

Dolakha, Feb. 3 -- The usual blanket of snow that covers the Rolwaling Mountain range in mid-January has been overshadowed by smoke from a wildfire in the Gaurishankar Conservation Area. Since Saturda... Read More


Today's weather: February 3, 2025

Kathmandu, Feb. 3 -- No significant weather system is currently affecting Nepal, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division. The weather remains mostly clear in the hilly and mountainous reg... Read More


Saraswati puja: Worshipping for knowledge and wisdom

Nepal, Feb. 3 -- In Nepali society, Shree Panchami is considered an auspicious day for initiating an undertaking or business. It also marks the arrival of the spring season. According to the Nepali lu... Read More


Singer Udit Narayan kisses a fan. Faces backlash

Kathmandu, Feb. 3 -- Veteran singer Udit Narayan has been criticised after a video of him kissing a female fan on the lips surfaced . In the clip, a fan kisses him on the cheek while taking a selfie, ... Read More


Echoes in the Valley calls for submissions

Kathmandu, Feb. 3 -- Echoes in the Valley (EITV) has announced a call for submissions for its 2025 Confluence, inviting performers, researchers, filmmakers, collectors, and creators to share their wor... Read More


Trump administration has good reason to re-evaluate American aid

Nepal, Feb. 3 -- Michael Kugelman is the Director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center, a Washington DC-based think tank mandated by the US Congress to offer counsel and insights on global... Read More


Ordinances are hailed or slammed depending on parties' positions

Kathmandu, Feb. 3 -- The government presented six ordinances, which it enforced earlier, at Friday's Parliament meeting amid criticism from the opposition parties. Lawmakers from various opposition p... Read More


'Messed up': KU vice-chancellor nomination panel comes under fire

Kathmandu, Feb. 3 -- For years, the appointment of the vice-chancellor at Kathmandu University has been mired in controversy-and history has repeated itself once again. As then vice-chancellor Bhola ... Read More


Trump's aid cut jeopardises neonatal health: Experts

Kathmandu, Feb. 3 -- day training for medical officers serving in all district hospitals across the country has been halted indefinitely. These doctors were supposed to get training to save neonates e... Read More


Two long-delayed civil aviation bills return to federal parliament

Kathmandu, Feb. 3 -- Tourism Minister Badri Prasad Pandey re-registered two long-pending civil aviation bills in the lower house of Parliament on Sunday-three years after their passage by the upper ho... Read More