WORLD
Modi oversees semi-conductor deal on Dutch trip
Modi oversees semi-conductor deal on Dutch trip
ASML, which makes cutting-edge machines to manufacture semi-conductors, said it would "enable the establishment and ramp-up" of the Dholera plant in Modi's home state of Gujarat in western India.
May 18, 2026
OPINION
SEE Results Hide a Deeper Education Crisis
SEE Results Hide a Deeper Education Crisis
SEE failures are only the tip of the iceberg; the deeper crisis is the steady loss of students before they reach the exam.
May 18, 2026
Editorial
Arrears Balloon, Accountability Shrinks
Arrears Balloon, Accountability Shrinks
Nepal’s ballooning public arrears—driven by weak financial discipline, political interference, and lack of accountability—highlight a deep governance crisis that threatens fiscal efficiency, public trust, and national development.
May 18, 2026
ECONOMY
NAC’s outstanding loans cross Rs 55.78 billion, exposing dire financial state
NAC’s outstanding loans cross Rs 55.78 billion, exposing dir...
The financial position of the state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) that underwent multiple incidents of irregularities has turned dismal with its skyrocketed loans.
May 17, 2026
ECONOMY
Demand for import loans surges as import prices and volumes climb
Demand for import loans surges as import prices and volumes...
Loans issued by banks and financial institutions (BFIs) on imports surged by 32 percent in nine months of the current Fiscal Year (FY) amid the BFIs struggling to increase their portfolio of private sectors' loans.
May 17, 2026
ECONOMY
Govt says sugar stock sufficient to meet eight months’ domestic demand
Govt says sugar stock sufficient to meet eight months’ domes...
The government has claimed that there will be no shortage of sugar in the domestic market due to adequate stock of the essential with the state mechanism despite India’s imposed export ban.
May 17, 2026
SOCIETY
Kohalpur removes 751 encroached structures
Kohalpur removes 751 encroached structures
Mayor Purna Prasad Acharya said that most residents took away their own materials such as doors and windows before the structures were cleared. He added that genuine landless residents would be supported by the municipality, including through livelihood allowances if necessary, and that those curren...
May 17, 2026
WORLD
UK police brace far-right rally and counter demonstration
UK police brace far-right rally and counter demonstration
Thousands of people began rallying in London Saturday at a march organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson and a counter-demonstration fused with a pro-Palestinian protest, amid a huge police presence.
May 17, 2026
SOCIETY
One more dies from complication after eating wild mushroom in Chitwan
One more dies from complication after eating wild mushroom i...
The five-member family of Shyam Bahadur Tamang of Kulbang, Ichhakamana Rural Municipality-1 had cooked and eaten wild mushrooms last Tuesday. Three children became ill after toxic intake.
May 17, 2026
WORLD
WHO declares international emergency as Ebola outbreak kills more than 80 in DR Congo
WHO declares international emergency as Ebola outbreak kills...
The Geneva-based WHO said early on Sunday the outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola constituted a "public health emergency of international concern" -- the second-highest level of alert under international health regulations.
May 17, 2026