SOCIETY
Clear weather likely in most parts
Clear weather likely in most parts
The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) has said that most parts of the country will likely experience clear weather today. Westerly and local winds, along with moisture-laden air entering from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, are currently influencing the weather system.
May 07, 2025
Editorial
Back to Pork Barrel Politics
Back to Pork Barrel Politics
The government is set to allocate Rs 210 million to each lawmaker under what it calls ‘Balanced Infrastructure Development Program.’ This scheme will add a whopping Rs 34 billion to an already strained national budget, even as revenue collection continues to fall behind the target.
May 07, 2025
OPINION
A roadmap to ending landlessness
A roadmap to ending landlessness
In Nepal land is not only a source of livelihood but is closely tied to one’s identity, dignity, and a prerequisite to access to essential services. Governmental services including agricultural inputs, credit, electricity, water and financial services require land ownership. Hence landless or...
May 07, 2025
WORLD
Key takeaways from Donald Trump’s meeting with Canada’s PM Mark Carney
Key takeaways from Donald Trump’s meeting with Canada’s PM M...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has made his much-anticipated first visit to the White House, as his country and the United States continue to spar over trade, tariffs and the prospect of reimagining their shared borders, according to a report by Al Jazeera.
May 07, 2025
WORLD
India launches strikes deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan claims Indian jets shot down, in...
India launches strikes deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan cla...
India launched military strikes on targets in Pakistan, both countries said on Wednesday, with Pakistan claiming it had shot down at least two Indian Air Force planes in response, in a major escalation between the nuclear-armed rivals, as reported by CNN.
May 07, 2025
ECONOMY
MoWS, Karnali Water Ministry sign cost-sharing agreement
MoWS, Karnali Water Ministry sign cost-sharing agreement
A cost-sharing agreement has been signed between the Ministry of Water Supply (MoWS) under the Government of Nepal and the Ministry of Water Resources and Energy Development under the Karnali Province Government as part of the water sector governance and infrastructure support project.
May 06, 2025
Health
BP Koirala Lions Center better equipped for ophthalmic studies
BP Koirala Lions Center better equipped for ophthalmic studi...
The BP Koirala Lions Center for Ophthalmic Studies at Maharajgunj says it better equipped now to handle ophthalmic surgical education in Nepal, with the introduction of the EyeSi Phaco and Retina Surgery Simulator.
May 06, 2025
ECONOMY
Esewa Money Transfer hands over a house to 'Mero Digital Desh' winner Anjula Ghimire
Esewa Money Transfer hands over a house to 'Mero Digital Des...
Esewa Money Transfer officially handed over a brand-new house to Anjula Ghimire, the bumper prize winner of the "Mero Digital Desh" initiative launched by the company.
May 06, 2025
ECONOMY
NTA orders immediate halt to illegal use of ‘Starlink’ internet in Nepal’s Himalayan regio...
NTA orders immediate halt to illegal use of ‘Starlink’ inter...
The NTA's Monitoring Division said it had received information that companies facilitating mountain expeditions were offering satellite internet service in base camps without authorization. The NTA clarified that such actions violate Section 21 of the Telecommunications Act, 1997.
May 06, 2025
WORLD
UK, India strike trade deal amid US tariff blitz
UK, India strike trade deal amid US tariff blitz
The UK on Tuesday agreed a free trade agreement with India, its biggest such deal since leaving the European Union, after negotiations relaunched in February following US tariff threats.
May 06, 2025