SOCIETY
Heavy rainfall likely in Koshi and Bagmati
Heavy rainfall likely in Koshi and Bagmati
With the weather remaining generally cloudy across the country, there is also a possibility of moderate rainfall in some places in the Tarai and hilly areas of Koshi and Bagmati, as well as in the hilly areas of the remaining provinces.
Aug 17, 2025
ECONOMY
Forex Update: USD selling at 140.39, euro at164.09
Forex Update: USD selling at 140.39, euro at164.09
Nepal Rastra Bank has published the foreign currency exchange rates for Sunday. According to the central bank, the buying rate of one US dollar is set at Rs 139.79 and the selling rate at Rs 140.39.
Aug 17, 2025
Editorial
Fertilizer Shortage: Time to Take Decisive Action
Fertilizer Shortage: Time to Take Decisive Action
Despite these directives, the system failed to deliver. If fertilizer cannot be supplied even when the Prime Minister personally intervenes, it is a stark indication of how deeply dysfunctional the existing system has become.
Aug 17, 2025
SOCIETY
Private schools and community school teachers seek loopholes in School Education Bill
Private schools and community school teachers seek loopholes...
Private school operators have even threatened to shut down schools nationwide if the education act is not tailored to their interests.
Aug 17, 2025
ECONOMY
Banks’ NPL deepens despite improvement in profit earnings
Banks’ NPL deepens despite improvement in profit earnings
According to the unaudited reports unveiled by the banks, the average NPL of the banks stood at 4.22 percent in mid-July 2025, up from 3.73 percent a year ago.
Aug 17, 2025
SOCIETY
Transfer of Joint Secretary Dahal sparks debate on school regulation
Transfer of Joint Secretary Dahal sparks debate on school re...
His transfer, seen as an undeclared punishment for attempting to regulate school fees and enforce MRP, comes barely five months after he took charge of the department.
Aug 16, 2025
ECONOMY
NTC posts 57.21 percent decline in its net profit
NTC posts 57.21 percent decline in its net profit
Nepal Telecom (NTC) witnessed a massive decline in its net profit in the last Fiscal Year (FY).
Aug 16, 2025
WORLD
In high-stakes summit, Trump, not Putin, budges
In high-stakes summit, Trump, not Putin, budges
Donald Trump wanted to go bold -- a high-pomp, high-stakes summit with Vladimir Putin to test whether the Russian leader would compromise on the Ukraine war.
Aug 16, 2025
ECONOMY
Non-life insurers’ net profit shrinks 31 pc with surged liabilities for natural disasters
Non-life insurers’ net profit shrinks 31 pc with surged liab...
The net profit of non-life insurance companies shrunk 30.88 percent in the last Fiscal Year (FY) due to their increased liabilities of claim settlement triggered by the floods and landslides.
Aug 16, 2025
SOCIETY
Rabi Lamichhane taken to Nakkhu via alternative route, supporters left waiting at TIA
Rabi Lamichhane taken to Nakkhu via alternative route, suppo...
Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane was flown to Kathmandu on Saturday evening on a Buddha Air flight but was taken directly to Nakkhu Prison via an alternative route, leaving hundreds of his supporters at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) without a glimpse of him.
Aug 16, 2025