ECONOMY
Gold price declines Rs 19,700 as silver dips Rs 600 per tola in a week
Gold price declines Rs 19,700 as silver dips Rs 600 per tola...
The price of gold in the domestic market decreased 19,700 per tola (11.6638 grams) amid fluctuation in bullion price on international market due to ongoing tension in the Middle East region.
Mar 21, 2026
OPINION
Dignity in Death: Rethinking End-of-Life Decisions
Dignity in Death: Rethinking End-of-Life Decisions
Euthanasia, a deeply contentious issue, raises complex ethical, legal, and cultural questions about patient autonomy, compassion, and dignity at the end of life, with Nepal currently prohibiting it while neighboring countries explore regulated approaches.
Mar 21, 2026
ECONOMY
Investors secure capital gains of Rs 132 billion as NEPSE inclines 56.59 points in a week
Investors secure capital gains of Rs 132 billion as NEPSE in...
Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) last week inclined 56.59 points (2.01%) at a time when share investors have regained confidence with the country’s politics heading towards forming a new government following successful conduction of the March 5 election.
Mar 21, 2026
WORLD
War in the Middle East: latest developments
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:
Mar 21, 2026
WORLD
Israel says targeting Hezbollah in Beirut as south Lebanon struck
Israel says targeting Hezbollah in Beirut as south Lebanon s...
Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Mar 21, 2026
WORLD
US jury finds Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders
US jury finds Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders
The verdict in the class action securities lawsuit means the world's richest person could be ordered to pay billions of dollars, according to damages calculated by jurors.
Mar 21, 2026
SOCIETY
Int’l Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination being observed today
Int’l Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination being obs...
The National Dalit Commission and Dalit rights organizations have also organized a discussion program today under the title “Effective Identification of State Structure for Access to Justice for Dalit Community.”
Mar 21, 2026
SOCIETY
Madhesh’s youth in the grip of a growing drug network
Madhesh’s youth in the grip of a growing drug network
Three “S” factors—sulabhata (availability), sangat (peer influence), and siko (imitation)—are driving Madhesh’s youth toward drug addiction.
Mar 21, 2026
WORLD
Iranians hold Eid prayers as Mideast war rages
Iranians hold Eid prayers as Mideast war rages
Iran, a majority-Shia nation, marked the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan a day after most other Muslim countries, which are mainly Sunni.
Mar 21, 2026
SOCIETY
Two Indian nationals killed in Kathmandu bus accident
Two Indian nationals killed in Kathmandu bus accident
The bus driver, 35-year-old Man Bahadur Basnet, a resident of Kapun originally from Dolakha, has been taken into police custody.
Mar 21, 2026