POLITICS
Betraying local mandate for federal power
Betraying local mandate for federal power
According to local governance experts, resigning midway without completing that term amounts to deceiving the electorate and undermining the public mandate.
Jan 22, 2026
POLITICS
HoR elections: Negligible Dalit candidates contesting under FPTP
HoR elections: Negligible Dalit candidates contesting under...
Dalit community has witnessed a meager number of candidates in the House of Representatives member elections to be held on coming March 5.
Jan 22, 2026
SOCIETY
Westerly wind's partial influence continues; Fog to blanket terai
Westerly wind's partial influence continues; Fog to blanket...
According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, fog is likely to blanket some parts of the Terai region this afternoon.
Jan 22, 2026
WORLD
World order in 'midst of a rupture': Canada PM Carney tells Davos
World order in 'midst of a rupture': Canada PM Carney tells...
Carney delivered his stirring speech to political and financial elites at the World Economic Forum, a day before US President Donald Trump was set to address the gathering in Davos, Switzerland.
Jan 22, 2026
ECONOMY
Excessive petroleum imports push Nepal’s trade deficit up 10.15%
Excessive petroleum imports push Nepal’s trade deficit up 10...
According to records maintained by the Department of Customs (DoC), Nepal recorded a trade deficit of Rs 797.004 billion between mid-July 2025 and mid-January 2026. The deficit stood at Rs 723.58 billion during the same period of the previous fiscal year.
Jan 22, 2026
POLITICS, Republica Watch
Jhapa-5: Balen’s hope rest on swing votes as numbers favor Oli
Jhapa-5: Balen’s hope rest on swing votes as numbers favor O...
Balendra Shah’s long-running feud with KP Sharma Oli has moved from social media sparring to the ballot box, with Balen challenging the UML chair in his Jhapa-5 stronghold under the RSP banner.
Jan 22, 2026
POLITICS
HoR member elections: Complaints lodged against five candidates among 3,487
HoR member elections: Complaints lodged against five candida...
The EC has stated that complaints were filed against five candidates from four districts among the 3,487 candidates who registered their nomination papers in all 165 constituencies on Tuesday for the HoR elections scheduled for March 5.
Jan 22, 2026
SOCIETY
This year's SEE to commence on April 2
This year's SEE to commence on April 2
A total of 517,000 students have been registered for this year's SEE.
Jan 22, 2026
WORLD
Stocks steady as Trump rules out force to take Greenland
Stocks steady as Trump rules out force to take Greenland
Markets have tumbled this week after Trump threatened tariffs up to 25 percent on several European countries -- including France, Germany, Britain and Denmark -- in response to their opposition to his plans to take Greenland.
Jan 22, 2026
ECONOMY
Turnover at NEPSE falls 35 percent in six months
Turnover at NEPSE falls 35 percent in six months
The records with NEPSE show that the total turnover amount in the country’s secondary market was Rs 721.27 billion in the first half of the FY 2025/26, down from Rs 1.118 trillion in the same period of the last FY.
Jan 22, 2026