Health
Health insurance services based on national ID card
Health insurance services based on national ID card
A MoU was signed between Dr Krishna Prasad Paudel, Executive Director of the HIB, and Namraj Ghimire, Director General of the Department of National ID and Civil Registration, to provide health insurance services linked to the national identity card.
Mar 17, 2026
POLITICS
Hearing on writ petition related to Lamichhane to continue today
Hearing on writ petition related to Lamichhane to continue t...
The hearing began on Sunday before a division bench of Justices Saranga Subedi and Sunil Kumar Pokharel. Since the hearing could not be completed on Monday, the hearing will be held on Tuesday, shared Supreme Court spokesperson Arjun Prasad Koirala.
Mar 17, 2026
WORLD
Western allies push back on Trump call for NATO help to reopen Hormuz
Western allies push back on Trump call for NATO help to reop...
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said London was working with allies to craft a "viable" plan to reopen the waterway, but ruled out a NATO mission, while Berlin insisted it was "not NATO's war".
Mar 17, 2026
SOCIETY
Chances of light rain, thunder in Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki
Chances of light rain, thunder in Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki
The DHM mentioned that light rain coupled with snowfall is happening in a few Himalayan and hilly areas of Koshi, Gandaki, Lumbini and Karnali provinces.
Mar 17, 2026
POLITICS
RSP to conduct orientation for its newly-elected MPs
RSP to conduct orientation for its newly-elected MPs
RSP Spokesperson Manish Jha shared that parliamentary practices, policymaking, parliamentary businesses and the responsibilities of people's representatives, party policies to be applied and other related matters would be shared with the MPs.
Mar 17, 2026
ECONOMY
17 hospitality and aviation companies to issue IPOs worth over Rs 6 billion
17 hospitality and aviation companies to issue IPOs worth ov...
As per the records with the Securities Board of Nepal, 14 of them under the tourism groups have applied at the regulator seeking permission to float their initial public offerings.
Mar 17, 2026
ECONOMY
NPC reduces budget ceilings for most government offices, citing fiscal discipline
NPC reduces budget ceilings for most government offices, cit...
According to the NPC, the Ministry of Finance is an exception, receiving an increased budget ceiling of Rs 53.51 billion for the upcoming fiscal year, up from Rs 38.99 billion in the current year.
Mar 17, 2026
OPINION
Nepal’s Digital Crossroads: Building a Transparent Future
Nepal’s Digital Crossroads: Building a Transparent Future
As Nepal’s digital economy expands, building a transparent and enforceable data-governance framework will be crucial to protecting citizens’ rights and sustaining public trust in the country’s democratic future.
Mar 17, 2026
WORLD
Iran, at UN, insists will not submit to 'lawless aggression'
Iran, at UN, insists will not submit to 'lawless aggression'
At the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, where countries were discussing the rights situation in Iran -- notably following its deadly crackdown on protesters in recent months -- Tehran said the focus instead should be on the Middle East war.
Mar 17, 2026
Editorial
Bell Over the Ballot Box
Bell Over the Ballot Box
The recent HoR election marks a dramatic political reset, as voters propelled the RSP to power and rejected the country’s long-dominant political establishment.
Mar 17, 2026