SOCIETY
11,600 savings and credit cooperatives in registration process
11,600 savings and credit cooperatives in registration proce...
The NCRA has initiated the registration drive with the objective of making the cooperative sector more organized, transparent, and credible, particularly focusing on cooperatives whose primary business is savings and credit operations.
May 08, 2026
WORLD
US tries to force open the Strait of Hormuz as the UAE comes under attack in a test of Ira...
US tries to force open the Strait of Hormuz as the UAE comes...
The U.S. military said two American-flagged merchant ships had successfully transited the strait on Monday as part of a new initiative.
May 08, 2026
WORLD
WHO warns of more hantavirus cases in 'limited' outbreak
WHO warns of more hantavirus cases in 'limited' outbreak
Another sick passenger from the MV Hondius landed in Europe earlier in the day, as the vessel headed to the Spanish Canary Islands and health officials scrambled to trace the outbreak of the potentially deadly human-to-human strain.
May 08, 2026
WORLD
US and Iran trade fire, threatening fragile truce
US and Iran trade fire, threatening fragile truce
The US military said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets in response, although Tehran charged that it was Washington that had initiated the exchange of fire.
May 08, 2026
Market
Gold price continues to rise for third consecutive day
Gold price continues to rise for third consecutive day
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, gold rose by Rs 1,300 per tola today.
May 08, 2026
SOCIETY
Bhatta–Agrawal business network under scanner over alleged pre-IPO irregularities
Bhatta–Agrawal business network under scanner over alleged p...
The Nepal Securities Board has expanded its investigation after concluding that serious violations occurred in share transactions involving Bhatta and Agrawal.
May 08, 2026
SOCIETY
56 cameras installed for snow leopard counting in Dhorpatan
56 cameras installed for snow leopard counting in Dhorpatan
This is the first action initiated for snow leopard counting in Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, the only hunting reserve in the country.
May 08, 2026
SOCIETY
Applications open for vice chancellor posts at eight universities
Applications open for vice chancellor posts at eight univers...
The Vice Chancellor Selection and Recommendation Committee has invited applications for eight universities.
May 08, 2026
SOCIETY
Traffic resumes along Narayanghat-Muglin road section
Traffic resumes along Narayanghat-Muglin road section
Rabindra Khanal said that the debris was cleared in coordination with the Road Division Office a while ago, and the traffic has resumed now.
May 08, 2026
WORLD
AI use surges globally but rich-poor divide widens, Microsoft says
AI use surges globally but rich-poor divide widens, Microsof...
In the first quarter of 2026, 27.5 percent of people aged 15-64 in developed countries used a generative AI tool, compared with 15.4 percent in the developing world -- a gap that widened by 1.5 percentage points from the second half of 2025, according to the report's estimates.
May 08, 2026