POLITICS
NC leader Tirtharam Dangol no more
NC leader Tirtharam Dangol no more
Nepali Congress (NC) leader and former State Minister for Health Tirtharam Dangol passed away last night. He was 77.
Apr 26, 2025
WORLD
Trump: Russia, Ukraine 'very close to a deal'
Trump: Russia, Ukraine 'very close to a deal'
US President Donald Trump has said Russia and Ukraine "are very close to a deal," hours after his envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in Moscow, the BBC reported.
Apr 26, 2025
Market
Forex Update: Value of US Dollar depreciates
Forex Update: Value of US Dollar depreciates
Nepal Rastra Bank has revised the foreign exchange rates for Saturday, showing a slight depreciation in the value of the US dollar. The central bank set the buying rate of one US dollar at Rs 136.01 and the selling rate at Rs 136.61, down from Rs 136.43 and Rs 137.03, respectively.
Apr 26, 2025
SOCIETY
A decade after 2015 quake: Sonish's survival story remains a beacon of hope
A decade after 2015 quake: Sonish's survival story remains a...
Who can forget Sonish Awal when recounting stories of survivors of the deadly April 25, 2015 earthquake? Rescuers pulled the four-month-old baby out alive after 22 hours under the rubble, and the world watched in awe. While the earthquake brought tears across the globe, Sonish's dust-covered face an...
Apr 26, 2025
SOCIETY
Partly cloudy skies forecast in hilly regions of four provinces today
Partly cloudy skies forecast in hilly regions of four provin...
Local winds are currently influencing Nepal's weather. The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) reports a rise in maximum and minimum temperatures across most parts of the country. Partly cloudy skies will cover the hilly regions of Koshi, Gandaki, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim provinces, while...
Apr 26, 2025
WORLD
US envoy Witkoff, Putin discuss 'possibility' of direct Russia-Ukraine talks
US envoy Witkoff, Putin discuss 'possibility' of direct Russ...
US envoy Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin on Friday discussed the "possibility" of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine during a meeting in Moscow, the Kremlin said Friday.
Apr 26, 2025
ECONOMY
Foreign tourist arrivals in Mustang increase by 50 percent
Foreign tourist arrivals in Mustang increase by 50 percent
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Rajesh Prasad Gupta, the office head, mentioned that 80 percent of the tourists from SAARC countries are Indian, and they primarily visit to pay homage at Muktinath.
Apr 26, 2025
Editorial
Political Parties Must Act with Urgency
Political Parties Must Act with Urgency
The Budget Session of Parliament commenced on Friday. This session is particularly significant as it coincides with the 10th anniversary of the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, 2015. The earthquake claimed around 9,000 lives across 31 districts—14 of them sev...
Apr 26, 2025
SOCIETY
Durga Prasai under investigation for defaulting loans worth over Rs 7 billion
Durga Prasai under investigation for defaulting loans worth...
KATHMANDU, April 26: Controversial medical entrepreneur and political activist Durga Prasai, known for his provocative campaigns urging the public not to repay loans, is himself under scrutiny for failing to repay bank loans exceeding Rs 7 billion. The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Pol...
Apr 26, 2025
Literature Cafe
Unclaimed Earth
Unclaimed Earth
Anger at being abandoned, fear of living alone, and the responsibility of her daughter’s marriage weighed on Varalakshmi. She knew that jackals like men were waiting for her and her daughter.
Apr 25, 2025