WORLD
Bangladesh Hindu community faces surge in violence with six killed in 18 days
Bangladesh Hindu community faces surge in violence with six...
Violence against Bangladesh’s Hindu minority is on the rise, with six people, killed in just 18 days.
Jan 06, 2026
POLITICS
NC leaders shut door on special convention, call to focus on March poll
NC leaders shut door on special convention, call to focus on...
While some leaders, including General Secretaries Gagan Kumar Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma, continue to push for a special convention, the party has issued a clear circular stating that such a convention is no longer warranted.
Jan 06, 2026
ECONOMY
NRB issues bonds for fourth time in a week to manage liquidity
NRB issues bonds for fourth time in a week to manage liquidi...
On Tuesday, the central bank offered bonds worth Rs 2.5 billion, inviting banks to submit competitive bids online.
Jan 06, 2026
WORLD
'Nobody is going to run home': Venezuelan diaspora in wait-and-see mode
'Nobody is going to run home': Venezuelan diaspora in wait-a...
But for some of the eight million Venezuelans who fled the country over the past decade of economic ruin and repression, the joy at seeing Maduro hauled before a New York court on Monday was tempered by the knowledge that his henchmen remain at the helm.
Jan 06, 2026
SOCIETY
Camera traps deployed in search of man-eating tiger in Banke
Camera traps deployed in search of man-eating tiger in Banke
Banke National Park has deployed camera traps in Sauri to track a tiger involved in a fatal attack on a local man, though the animal has yet to be located.
Jan 06, 2026
POLITICS
Gen Z activist Bhawana Raut asks: Have new political parties forgotten political values?
Gen Z activist Bhawana Raut asks: Have new political parties...
“Equal participation does not mean merely fulfilling the constitutionally mandated minimum 33 percent quota,” she wrote. “If women’s participation in so-called alternative parties is limited to this threshold, that is not new politics. It is old wine in a new bottle.”
Jan 06, 2026
POLITICS
Nearly three dozen NC CWC members press Dr Shekhar to help resolve general convention disp...
Nearly three dozen NC CWC members press Dr Shekhar to help r...
Thirty Nepali Congress central committee members met senior leader Dr Shekhar Koirala in Kathmandu, urging him to help defuse growing internal tensions as debates over the party convention and future alliances continue.
Jan 06, 2026
SOCIETY
Wild elephant found dead in Jhapa
Wild elephant found dead in Jhapa
The elephant was found dead at a farm of a local Lal Bahadur Rasaili, said Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Jhapa, Khagendra Bahadur Khadka.
Jan 06, 2026
SOCIETY
Offensive religious comments on TikTok sparks tension across Madhesh
Offensive religious comments on TikTok sparks tension across...
A TikTok video containing offensive religious remarks has triggered widespread unrest across Madhesh, prompting curfews, mass arrests, and urgent appeals from leaders to uphold communal harmony.
Jan 06, 2026
POLITICS
Former minister Umesh Yadav joins JSP-Nepal
Former minister Umesh Yadav joins JSP-Nepal
Former Irrigation Minister Umesh Yadav has left the NCP to join the Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, adding a fresh twist to the country’s shifting political scene.
Jan 06, 2026