SOCIETY

Weather forecast: Rain likely in some areas

Weather forecast: Rain likely in some areas

As forecast by the Meteorological Forecasting Division, there will be partly to generally cloudy conditions over hilly a...

As forecast by the Meteorological Forecasting Division, there will be partly to generally cloudy conditions over hilly a...

Jun 01, 2026

POLITICS

Lamichhane to meet top BJP leaders during five-day India visit

Lamichhane to meet top BJP leaders during five-day India visit

Lamichhane will hold high-level political and diplomatic meetings in New Delhi, including discussions with the BJP's top...

Lamichhane will hold high-level political and diplomatic meetings in New Delhi, including discussions with the BJP's top...

Jun 01, 2026

WORLD

Farewell 'going better than expected' for French Open quarter-finalist Cirstea

Farewell 'going better than expected' for French Open quarter-finalist Cirstea

The 36-year-old downed Chinese world number 148 Wang Xiyu 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) in the last 16 and will next face either Russia...

The 36-year-old downed Chinese world number 148 Wang Xiyu 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) in the last 16 and will next face either Russia...

Jun 01, 2026

WORLD

Trump 'in excellent health' but should lose weight: presidential physician

Trump 'in excellent health' but should lose weight: presidential physician

Republican Trump, the oldest president ever inaugurated, has repeatedly boasted about his mental and physical vigor comp...

Republican Trump, the oldest president ever inaugurated, has repeatedly boasted about his mental and physical vigor comp...

Jun 01, 2026

WORLD

Iran says no deal with US unless its rights secured

Iran says no deal with US unless its rights secured

Any tweaks to the proposal could further delay an agreement to formally end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of...

Any tweaks to the proposal could further delay an agreement to formally end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of...

Jun 01, 2026

WORLD

Edgar Morin: France's intellectual 'grandfather' dies at 104

Edgar Morin: France's intellectual 'grandfather' dies at 104

"He is the grandfather of all French people and the memory of the last (20th) century," the left-wing Liberation newspap...

"He is the grandfather of all French people and the memory of the last (20th) century," the left-wing Liberation newspap...

Jun 01, 2026

OPINION

Nepal’s FY 2083/84 Budget: High Ambition in a Low-Capacity Trap

Nepal’s FY 2083/84 Budget: High Ambition in a Low-Capacity Trap

When nearly sixty cents of every single rupee spent by the state is hard-coded into keeping the administrative machinery...

When nearly sixty cents of every single rupee spent by the state is hard-coded into keeping the administrative machinery...

Jun 01, 2026

Editorial

New Taxes, New Struggles for Nepali Households

New Taxes, New Struggles for Nepali Households

The government's new taxes on electricity, education and healthcare risk increasing living costs for ordinary households...

The government's new taxes on electricity, education and healthcare risk increasing living costs for ordinary households...

Jun 01, 2026

Market

Ascent Summit 2026 brings together global mountaineering community in Kathmandu

Ascent Summit 2026 brings together global mountaineering community in Kathmandu

The one-day event, presented by the U.S. Embassy Nepal in partnership with the Nepal Tourism Board and Seven Summit Trek...

The one-day event, presented by the U.S. Embassy Nepal in partnership with the Nepal Tourism Board and Seven Summit Trek...

May 31, 2026

POLITICS

PM Shah's border comments referred to cross-border occupation: MoFA

PM Shah's border comments referred to cross-border occupation: MoFA

In a statement issued on Sunday in response to media queries, the MoFA said Prime Minister Shah's observation that "in s...

In a statement issued on Sunday in response to media queries, the MoFA said Prime Minister Shah's observation that "in s...

May 31, 2026