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Four arrested with large quantity of marijuana

Nepal, Aug. 8 -- Police have arrested four people after recovering 22 bags of marijuana from a car and a motorcycle along the Barahkshetra-Chatara road in Barahkshetra Municipality-1, Sunsari. Chandr... Read More


The media is watching power-but who is watching the media?

Nepal, Aug. 8 -- When Prime Minister Balendra Shah delivered his first address to the nation on July 26, he chose Facebook over the press. The address came nearly four months after he assumed office ... Read More


55 young leaders selected for 2026 USYC Nepal cohort

Nepal, Aug. 7 -- The US Embassy in Nepal has launched the 2026 cohort of the USYC Nepal programme, selecting 55 young leaders from more than 1,600 applicants across the country. The new cohort was fo... Read More


Nepal hosts over 10,000 refugees from Bhutan, Tibet and Myanmar: Police

Nepal, Aug. 7 -- More than 10,000 refugees from three countries are currently living in Nepal, according to data released by Nepal Police. Police made the figures public after misleading comments and... Read More


HoR seeks govt's clarification on National Trauma Centre in Dhalkebar

Nepal, Aug. 7 -- The government has been urged to clarify whether it plans to construct a national-level trauma centre in Dhalkebar of Madhesh Province as previously planned. At Thursday's meeting of... Read More


Economic diplomacy at heart of Nepal's foreign policy: Foreign Minister Khanal

Nepal, Aug. 7 -- Minister for Foreign Affairs Shishir Khanal has said economic diplomacy is at the heart of Nepal's foreign policy, with the country seeking to expand trade, investment, employment, to... Read More


RSP MP Ramesh Prasai says he feels ashamed over broken election promises

Nepal, Aug. 7 -- Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Ramesh Prasai has criticized the government, saying he feels "ashamed" when he recalls the promises he made during the election campaign. Spea... Read More


Govt launches online consular attestation system

Nepal, Aug. 7 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Thursday officially launched the Nepal e-Attestation System, an online platform aimed at making consular attestation services fully digital a... Read More


'Hello Sarkar' receives 69,724 complaints in one year

Nepal, Aug. 6 -- The number of complaints registered through the government's Hello Sarkar grievance redressal platform increased by 321 percent in the last fiscal year compared to the previous year. ... Read More


Nirmal Purja to be laid to rest in the UK

Nepal, Aug. 6 -- The funeral of world-renowned Nepali mountaineer and record-holder Nirmal Purja ("Nims Dai"), who died in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, will be held in the United Kingdom, ac... Read More