SOCIETY
Problematic cooperatives: Govt plans refund of deposits from third week of May
Problematic cooperatives: Govt plans refund of deposits from...
As per the management committee's assessment, around Rs 46 billion deposits of around 76,000 customers needs to be refunded. Among them, most are small-scare depositors.
May 05, 2026
WORLD
Indian pilots demand further probe of Air India crash
Indian pilots demand further probe of Air India crash
The submission by the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), which has more than 5,000 members, comes ahead of the expected final report into the crash of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that killed 260 people shortly after takeoff on June 12, 2025.
May 05, 2026
ECONOMY
Over 1400 goods-laden trucks stuck as customs clearance halts in Birgunj
Over 1400 goods-laden trucks stuck as customs clearance halt...
Issuing a notice on April 8, the government had decided to mandatorily implement the MRP on goods arriving at the customs point.
May 05, 2026
WORLD
Taiwan leader says island has 'right to engage with the world'
Taiwan leader says island has 'right to engage with the worl...
Taiwan said China applied "intense pressure" to Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar to revoke overflight permits for Lai's original trip to Eswatini -- Taipei's only ally in Africa -- which had been scheduled for April 22-26.
May 05, 2026
SOCIETY
Rain-triggered disasters disrupt vehicular movement on several highways
Rain-triggered disasters disrupt vehicular movement on sever...
Spokesperson of Nepal Police and Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Abhi Narayan Kafle said that the road at Salakpur of Rong Rural Municipality-6 in Ilam district and the BP Highway along the Chaukidanda of Namobuddha Municipality-6 and Ghumaune of Roshi Rural Municipality-7 in Kavre district have been...
May 05, 2026
ECONOMY
NEPSE inches up 8.78 points as daily turnover slides to Rs 3.43 billion
NEPSE inches up 8.78 points as daily turnover slides to Rs 3...
Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Tuesday increased marginally by 8.78 points to close at 2,712.86 points.
May 05, 2026
WORLD
UK's Labour faces bruising losses in local polls
UK's Labour faces bruising losses in local polls
Millions of people are eligible to cast ballots across Scotland, England and Wales, in Starmer's biggest ballot-box test since winning the July 2024 general election by a landslide.
May 05, 2026
SOCIETY
World Asthma Day today, access to anti-inflammatory inhalers stressed
World Asthma Day today, access to anti-inflammatory inhalers...
According to data unveiled by the Director at the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, Dr Anuj Bhattachan, around six to eight percent people in Nepal are affected by asthma and the risk of catching it has further increased with growing urbanisation, increasing air pollution, and weather and c...
May 05, 2026
POLITICS
Cabinet meeting called for 3 PM
Cabinet meeting called for 3 PM
The meeting will be held at 3 PM at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar.
May 05, 2026
SOCIETY
SC seeks five-point clarification from govt over squatters’ settlement demolition drive
SC seeks five-point clarification from govt over squatters’...
The court has asked the government to clarify whether due legal procedures were followed during the eviction process and whether the right to housing was adequately protected.
May 05, 2026