OPINION
What’s Keeping Nepal’s Women from Winning Office?
What’s Keeping Nepal’s Women from Winning Office?
Nepal’s constitutional commitment to women’s political inclusion is being undermined by entrenched patriarchy within party structures, financial barriers, and informal political dealmaking, even as emerging women’s networks offer a potential pathway to transform participation into...
6 hours ago
Editorial
A Crisis of Regulatory Credibility
A Crisis of Regulatory Credibility
A financial crime case involving over Rs 100 billion and top business figures and regulators has exposed deep vulnerabilities in Nepal’s financial system, raising urgent questions about trust, oversight, and accountability.
6 hours ago
ECONOMY
Koshi province presents Rs 40.45 billion budget
Koshi province presents Rs 40.45 billion budget
Finance Minister Bidur Kumar Lingthep tabled the budget in the provincial assembly on Monday, allocating Rs 13.97 billion (34.55 percent) for current expenditure.
13 hours ago
ECONOMY
Bagmati govt unveils Rs 67.93 billion budget
Bagmati govt unveils Rs 67.93 billion budget
Presenting the budget at the Provincial Assembly on Monday, Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning Prabhat Tamang allocated Rs 22.96 billion for recurrent expenditure and Rs 43.97 billion for capital expenditure.
14 hours ago
ECONOMY
Bagmati govt to conduct online written tests for driving license
Bagmati govt to conduct online written tests for driving lic...
The Bagmati Province Government is preparing to conduct online written tests for driving license.
15 hours ago
ECONOMY
Capital expenditure stands at meagre 32.53%, less than 41% in 11 months last FY
Capital expenditure stands at meagre 32.53%, less than 41% i...
The government spent only 32.53 percent of the amount allocated for development projects, with just one month left for the completion of the current Fiscal Year (FY).
15 hours ago
ECONOMY
Sanigad Hydro IPO allotment completed, 2.29 million applicants miss out
Sanigad Hydro IPO allotment completed, 2.29 million applican...
The company’s share issue and sales manager, Laxmi Sunrise Capital, completed the allotment on Monday. Out of a total of 2,759,490 applicants, only 467,400 applicants received 10 units of shares each, while 2,292,090 applicants were left empty-handed.
16 hours ago
SOCIETY
Last rites of former home minister Thapa performed
Last rites of former home minister Thapa performed
Former Home Minister Dharma Bahadur Thapa passed away in Lalitpur on Friday. He served as Minister of Home Affairs in the cabinet led by then Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand from October 2002 until April 2003.
16 hours ago
WORLD
Sudan drone strikes killed over 1,000 in first five months of 2026: UN
Sudan drone strikes killed over 1,000 in first five months o...
Drone warfare has become an increasingly prominent feature of Sudan's conflict since it erupted in April 2023 between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
16 hours ago
SOCIETY
Over 2,300 Gharial crocodiles released in various rivers in 45 years
Over 2,300 Gharial crocodiles released in various rivers in...
In the current fiscal year alone, 225 crocodiles were released, comprising 14 males and 211 females.
17 hours ago