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Attorney general directs withdrawal of organised crime and money laundering charges against RSP chair Lamichhane

Kathmandu, Jan. 14 -- The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has decided to withdraw organised crime and money laundering charges filed against former home minister and Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP... Read More


The spectre of political corporatism

Nepal, Jan. 14 -- With a reported participation of nearly 60 percent of delegates, the special general convention of the Nepali Congress opened at Bhrikuti Mandap in Kathmandu on January 11, 2026. Con... Read More


Why Nepal needs climate science

Nepal, Jan. 14 -- The COP30 summit held in Belem, Brazil, endorsed the Belem Political Package. The agreement represented a shift in international climate policy as the world finally recognised the ra... Read More


Dividend or disaster?

Nepal, Jan. 14 -- Nepal is currently experiencing a remarkable demographic shift. The population of working-age individuals is rising rapidly. By 2050, the country must create 6.5 million jobs to capi... Read More


Nine Nepalis killed in fire in India

Salyan, Jan. 14 -- A fire and subsequent cooking gas cylinder explosions at Arki in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, India, killed nine Nepalis from Salyan district. Nine members of two families fr... Read More


Congress establishment calls central meeting, defers it amid uncertainty

Kathmandu, Jan. 14 -- The central committee meeting called by the Nepali Congress acting president Purna Bahadur Khadka for Tuesday has been postponed until Wednesday morning owing to the uncertainty ... Read More


Nepali Congress in last-ditch talks to prevent party split

Kathmandu, Jan. 14 -- After the organisers of the second special general convention of Nepali Congress on Wednesday set the stage for the election of new office bearers including a new party president... Read More


South-East Asia marks 15 years without wild poliovirus case

Kathmandu, Jan. 14 -- Fifteen years after recording its last case of wild poliovirus, the WHO South-East Asia Region with a quarter of the world's population, continues to sustain its polio-free statu... Read More


Rural youths rush to obtain citizenship and apply for election police

Achham, Jan. 14 -- The courtyards of the District Administration Office (DAO) and the District Police Office in Achham, a hill district of Sudurpaschim province, have been unusually crowded in recent ... Read More


Thapa claims clear majority in Congress despite suspension

Kathmandu, Jan. 14 -- Nepali Congress general secretary Gagan Thapa has claimed that his faction commands a clear majority and asserted legitimacy despite disciplinary action taken against him by the ... Read More