SOCIETY
Budhanilkantha Municipality announces ban in selling meat, alcohol and tobacco related pro...
Budhanilkantha Municipality announces ban in selling meat, a...
Budhanilkantha Municipality has banned selling of meat and related products, alcoholic beverages and tobacco products within 300 meters of all the major shrines situated in the municipality.
May 22, 2026
ECONOMY
Govt to act as ‘catalyst’ to promote private sector investment in upcoming budget: Finance...
Govt to act as ‘catalyst’ to promote private sector investme...
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has said that the government has focused on implementing austerity measures to minimize the size of recurrent expenditure.
May 22, 2026
WORLD
Cuba outraged after US indicts Raul Castro
Cuba outraged after US indicts Raul Castro
The charges against the ex-leader -- who at 94 years old remains influential in Cuban politics -- have fuelled speculation that Trump will try to topple the crisis-hit island, culminating a US pressure campaign which has imposed months of crippling oil blockades.
May 22, 2026
OPINION
Wearing Heritage Without Apology: Sunita Dangol at Cannes
Wearing Heritage Without Apology: Sunita Dangol at Cannes
Sunita Dangol’s appearance at Cannes in the traditional Newah Hāku Patāsi transformed a fashion moment into a powerful global statement of indigenous identity, heritage, and cultural pride — worn without apology.
May 22, 2026
Editorial
The High Cost of Failed Farming Reform
The High Cost of Failed Farming Reform
A decade after launching the PM Agriculture Modernization Program with massive spending and lofty promises, Nepal’s agriculture sector remains trapped in weak governance, wasted subsidies, and disappointing results.
May 22, 2026
SOCIETY
Balkrishna Adhikari appointed Editor of Nagarik Daily
Balkrishna Adhikari appointed Editor of Nagarik Daily
Publisher Nepal Republic Media officially handed Adhikari the editorial responsibility on Thursday following the resignation of editor-in-chief Guna Raj Luintel.
May 21, 2026
POLITICS
Saroj Yadav continues as parliamentary party leader of JSP
Saroj Yadav continues as parliamentary party leader of JSP
Yadav, a former chief minister, had also been serving as the parliamentary party leader earlier. However, after the merger, another claimant, LSP leader Jitendra Sonal, had also staked a claim to the post, delaying consensus in an earlier meeting.
May 21, 2026
ECONOMY
144,000 metric tons of chemical fertilizers in stock: Agriculture Ministry
144,000 metric tons of chemical fertilizers in stock: Agricu...
Chief of the Agricultural Development Division and Joint Secretary Dr Ramkrishna Shrestha shared that there is no shortage of fertilizers at the moment as the stock fertilizers are being distributed.
May 21, 2026
OPINION, Republica Watch
New Mandate, New Risks: Nepal’s Foreign Policy Under Scrutiny
New Mandate, New Risks: Nepal’s Foreign Policy Under Scrutin...
As an untested new party with overwhelming parliamentary majority exercises power in Kathmandu, its handling of international affairs needs to be carefully monitored to avoid shoals and pitfalls.
May 21, 2026
POLITICS
Indian Home Minister Shah provides 40 kg of sandalwood to Nepal
Indian Home Minister Shah provides 40 kg of sandalwood to Ne...
The sandalwood gifted by Home Minister Shah was handed over to the main priest of Pashupatinath Temple, Ganesh Bhatta, in coordination with the House of Representatives member Sandeep Rana.
May 21, 2026