OPINION
Nepal’s Police and APF Acts: The Debate Nepal Can’t Ignore
Nepal’s Police and APF Acts: The Debate Nepal Can’t Ignore
The incumbent Home Minister deserves recognition for initiating the long-overdue amendments to the Nepal Police Act and the Armed Police Force (APF) Act. Although Nepal was never colonized, its Police Act of 1955 fundamentally adopted a colonial-style policing framework.
Mar 21, 2025
ECONOMY
Earnings from 10 goods drive Nepal’s export to over Rs 158 billion
Earnings from 10 goods drive Nepal’s export to over Rs 158 b...
Nepal exported goods worth over Rs 158.17 billion in the first eight months of the current fiscal year 2024/25, out of which 10 goods secured earnings of over Rs 100 billion for the country.
Mar 21, 2025
SOCIETY
Will Gyanendra Shah return to the throne?
Will Gyanendra Shah return to the throne?
When former King Gyanendra Shah returned from his Pokhara sojourn to Kathmandu on March 10, pro-monarchists accorded him a grand welcome, fueling speculation that royalists would stop at nothing to reinstate the Shah as monarch. Add to this Shah’s Democracy Day address, which greatly enthused...
Mar 21, 2025
SOCIETY
Police seize vapes worth Rs 2.5 million in Sindhupalchowk
Police seize vapes worth Rs 2.5 million in Sindhupalchowk
Police have seized electronic cigarettes (vape) and some mobile phones worth approximately 2.1 million rupees from two cargo trucks heading to Kathmandu from China through the Tatopani border point.
Mar 21, 2025
WORLD
Top EU diplomat hails Trump offer to help Ukraine get air defenses
Top EU diplomat hails Trump offer to help Ukraine get air de...
"I very much welcome the announcement by President Trump that the US is trying to find additional air defences for Ukraine," Kallas told reporters upon arrival for talks by EU leaders in Brussels.
Mar 20, 2025
ECONOMY
Pokhara's tourist capital dream: A year of talk, but no action from govt
Pokhara's tourist capital dream: A year of talk, but no acti...
"We haven't been able to develop any product. We haven’t been able to beautify the existing ones either. We’ve worked for cheap popularity. By calling Pokhara the capital of every sector, we've weakened the dignity and importance of the capital. We've institutionally devalued it. When ev...
Mar 20, 2025
ECONOMY
Nepal imports smartphones worth Rs 22 billion in eight months
Nepal imports smartphones worth Rs 22 billion in eight month...
According to the Department of Customs, a total of 1,407,078 smartphones worth Rs 21.91 billion were imported during this period. The government collected Rs 4.08 billion in revenue from these imports.
Mar 20, 2025
ECONOMY
Nepal asks India for 230 MW electricity to tackle power shortage
Nepal asks India for 230 MW electricity to tackle power shor...
This request follows Energy Minister Deepak Khadka’s announcement on March 19 that Nepal would experience evening power cuts due to supply shortages. Addressing the National Assembly, Khadka admitted that the government could no longer prevent load shedding as domestic production and imports f...
Mar 20, 2025
SOCIETY
Bhaktapur Hospital’s dilemma: old infrastructure, modern necessities
Bhaktapur Hospital’s dilemma: old infrastructure, modern nec...
Nepal’s second-oldest government hospital, Bhaktapur Hospital has been declared a provincial-level outstanding hospital and has even received numerous awards. However, the ground observation unveils a different reality: the hospital is swamped under a mountain of problems.
Mar 20, 2025
SPORTS
Race to become Olympics supremo on a knife edge
Race to become Olympics supremo on a knife edge
Any of those three would be an historic winner in the election at the exclusive Greek resort of Costa Navarino.
Mar 20, 2025