ECONOMY
Karki-led Gen Z probe panel flags banking sector anomalies, urges reforms
Karki-led Gen Z probe panel flags banking sector anomalies,...
Unveiling its report on Wednesday, the commission highlighted rising non-performing loans, mounting bad debt, and the growing accumulation of non-banking assets as key stress points in the country’s financial sector.
Mar 27, 2026
POLITICS
Balen set to take oath as PM today
Balen set to take oath as PM today
The new government is set to be formed under Article 76(1) of the Constitution of Nepal, paving the way for a single-party administration.
Mar 27, 2026
ECONOMY
NEPSE enforces working procedures; giving stockbrokers go ahead on margin trading
NEPSE enforces working procedures; giving stockbrokers go ah...
Approving the working procedure on Thursday, the front line regulator has paved the way to eligible brokerage companies to provide credit facilities to the investors.
Mar 27, 2026
POLITICS
NC, UML take strong exception to Karki-led Gen Z probe panel report
NC, UML take strong exception to Karki-led Gen Z probe panel...
At a press briefing in Sanepa on Thursday, NC spokesperson Devaraj Chalise described the report as “incomplete and somewhat partial.”
Mar 27, 2026
OPINION
Nepal’s Young Guns at the Crease: Don’t Celebrate Too Soon
Nepal’s Young Guns at the Crease: Don’t Celebrate Too Soon
In a rejoinder to Dr. Ghanashyam Bhatta’s article, Usha Pokharel uses cricket as a metaphor to caution Nepal’s new political leaders that a landslide electoral win is only the “first innings,” and true governance demands patience, strategy, and respect for the complexities of...
Mar 27, 2026
WORLD
US flexes 'new order' trade policy as WTO meet kicks off
US flexes 'new order' trade policy as WTO meet kicks off
The status quo "has become economically unworkable and politically unacceptable", Greer said in a video statement as the global trade body's ministerial conference -- its supreme decision-making body -- kicked off in Cameroon's capital Yaounde.
Mar 27, 2026
OPINION
Nepal Has Voted to Break Its Cage
Nepal Has Voted to Break Its Cage
Nepal’s vote is a revolt against exhausted parties, stale ideologies, and political decay.
Mar 27, 2026
WORLD
Olympic women's sport to be limited to biological females
Olympic women's sport to be limited to biological females
The screening will mean Olympic women's sports at the 2028 Los Angeles Games will be limited to biological females, which would also rule out those with differences in sexual development (DSD) from competing.
Mar 27, 2026
POLITICS
PM Karki bids farewell, urges new govt to take action on corruption, jobs and governance
PM Karki bids farewell, urges new govt to take action on cor...
Addressing the nation from the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar on Thursday, PM Karki said the elections had delivered a clear mandate for change and dispelled doubts about the ability of any party to secure a majority under the current electoral system.
Mar 27, 2026
POLITICS
High hopes, higher stakes for RSP government
High hopes, higher stakes for RSP government
Riding a wave of public frustration and hope, the RSP now faces the difficult task of turning its sweeping mandate into credible, transparent governance amid high expectations and limited capacity.
Mar 27, 2026