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Nepal issues Nipah testing guidelines amid outbreak in India

Kathmandu, Jan. 30 -- Amid growing concern over the current Nipah virus outbreak in West Bengal, India, and rising fear and testing demands, Nepal's Epidemiology and Disease Control Division has issue... Read More


'No footballing environment like before,' NRT and Sankata FC coaches say after derby

Kathmandu, Jan. 30 -- New Road Team and Sankata FC share a rivalry that goes back decades. Their match is considered the biggest derby in Nepali club football: the two clubs come from the same area. ... Read More


Tanahun-1 heads to polls with a history of changing choices

Tanahun, Jan. 30 -- A look back at the electoral history of Tanahun constituency 1 shows a striking pattern-voters here rarely repeat their choices. Since the 1991 general elections, eight parliamenta... Read More


Nepal's sexual and gender minority stakes its claim in national politics

Kathmandu, Jan. 30 -- changing political landscape, the march towards inclusive democracy has taken a historic turn. For decades, sexual and gender minority (SGM) communities, despite constitutional r... Read More


Is Bangladesh the 'new Pakistan'?

Nepal, Jan. 30 -- As the bilateral relationship between India and Bangladesh has spiralled downward since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, one has seen a tit-for-tat response on many bilateral matters. Th... Read More


Reflections on Congress special convention

Nepal, Jan. 30 -- It was sometime in the early 1970s. BP Koirala was in exile in Banaras and advocating an armed rebellion to overthrow King Mahendra's autocratic regime. In a speech on the anniversar... Read More


Today's weather: January 30, 2026

Kathmandu, Jan. 30 -- The Meteorological Forecasting Division has forecast partly cloudy weather across the country on Friday. During the day, fog or mist is likely at a few places in the Tarai. The ... Read More


A system in crisis

Nepal, Jan. 30 -- With the aim to achieve universal health coverage, the government of Nepal launched the National Health Insurance Programme (NHIP) in 2017. The programme, under the Health Insurance ... Read More


Laminar, Cresta tiles receive Nepal standard product certification

Kathmandu, Jan. 30 -- Lumbini Ceramics Limited has received Nepal standard product certification for its flagship tile brands Laminar and Cresta under the recently implemented NS 617:2082standard. Ac... Read More


After breaking left strongholds, RSP eyes Congress core

Kathmandu, Jan. 30 -- Riding on a strong anti-incumbency slogan, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), formed barely five months before the November 2022 House of Representatives election, emerged as th... Read More