Market
US Dollar selling at Rs 136.90
US Dollar selling at Rs 136.90
Nepal Rastra Bank has fixed the foreign exchange rates for today. As per the published rates, the buying rate for one US dollar is Rs 136.30, and the selling rate is Rs 136.90.
May 11, 2025
WORLD
Bangladesh bans Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League under anti-terrorism law
Bangladesh bans Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League under anti-terr...
Bangladesh’s interim government led by Muhammad Yunus on Saturday banned the Awami League, the party of deposed former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, under the country’s anti-terrorism law, citing national security and an ongoing war crimes trial against its leadership.
May 11, 2025
SOCIETY
Preparations for observing Buddha Jayanti completed
Preparations for observing Buddha Jayanti completed
Preparations for observing the 2,569th Buddha Jayanti and Lumbini Day have been completed. Buddha Jayanti is celebrated every year on the full moon day of Baisakh Shukla by organizing various programmes in Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha.
May 11, 2025
SOCIETY
Truck overturns at Tuinkhola blocking Narayanghat-Mugling road
Truck overturns at Tuinkhola blocking Narayanghat-Mugling ro...
A truck overturned at Tuinkhola in Ichchha Kamana Rural Municipality-5, which blocked the Narayanghat-Mugling road section in both directions.
May 11, 2025
POLITICS
Oli govt run by middlemen and smugglers: JSP Chairman Yadav
Oli govt run by middlemen and smugglers: JSP Chairman Yadav
Chairman of the Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal (JSP-N), Upendra Yadav, has accused the current government of being controlled by smugglers and middlemen, stating that public dissatisfaction has reached an alarming level.
May 11, 2025
SOCIETY
Nepal govt indifferent to death of its own citizen
Nepal govt indifferent to death of its own citizen
Despite the suspicious deaths of Nepali students Prisha Shah and Prakriti Lamsal at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, the Nepal government has failed to take a strong and visible stand.
May 11, 2025
Editorial
A Welcome Ceasefire—Now Let Common Sense Prevail
A Welcome Ceasefire—Now Let Common Sense Prevail
After days of intense military conflict between India and Pakistan—marked by drone strikes, missile attacks and heavy shelling that reportedly left more than 60 civilians dead—the announcement of a ‘full’ and ‘immediate’ ceasefire between the nuclear-armed neighbo...
May 11, 2025
International
PM announces to observe ‘Youm-e-Tashakur’ on Sunday on successful military operation again...
PM announces to observe ‘Youm-e-Tashakur’ on Sunday on succe...
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced to observe ‘Youm-e-Tashakur’ on the country’s befitting response to Indian aggression and on the success of Operation Bunyan Marsoos, as reported by Associated Press of Pakistan.
May 11, 2025
OPINION
Inside the Collapse of Nepal’s Monarchy Revival
Inside the Collapse of Nepal’s Monarchy Revival
Dethroned king Gyanendra wants to gain political power and re-enter the Narayanhiti Palace, become king again, and rule the country. He wants to turn the benevolent citizens of Nepal back into his subjects. Like his father, King Mahendra Bikram, he desires to be a major source of the constitution an...
May 11, 2025
SOCIETY
Today's weather forecast: partial cloudiness in hilly regions
Today's weather forecast: partial cloudiness in hilly region...
Western disturbances, local winds, and moisture-laden air from the Arabian Sea are currently influencing Nepal's weather, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM).
May 11, 2025