POLITICS

NCP pushes back against proposed ban on student unions

NCP pushes back against proposed ban on student unions

The Nepali Communist Party (NCP) has stepped up its opposition to the government’s proposed move to ban student un...

The Nepali Communist Party (NCP) has stepped up its opposition to the government’s proposed move to ban student un...

Apr 11, 2026

ECONOMY

Gold price rises by Rs 2,900; silver up by Rs 130 per tola in a week

Gold price rises by Rs 2,900; silver up by Rs 130 per tola in a week

The price of gold in the domestic market increased by Rs 2,900 per tola (11.6638 grams) over the past week amid ongoing...

The price of gold in the domestic market increased by Rs 2,900 per tola (11.6638 grams) over the past week amid ongoing...

Apr 11, 2026

WORLD

US and Iran envoys meet Pakistani PM as negotiations get underway

US and Iran envoys meet Pakistani PM as negotiations get underway

Senior Iranian and American delegations met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Saturday to begin ne...

Senior Iranian and American delegations met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Saturday to begin ne...

Apr 11, 2026

ECONOMY

Investors gain Rs 945 billion as NEPSE rises 2 percent in a week

Investors gain Rs 945 billion as NEPSE rises 2 percent in a week

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index increased by 55.59 points (2 percent) last week amid high volatility in the secon...

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index increased by 55.59 points (2 percent) last week amid high volatility in the secon...

Apr 11, 2026

WORLD

AI chatbots offer children harm as if it were help, says activist

AI chatbots offer children harm as if it were help, says activist

"Social media broadcasts to billions, AI whispers to one," Imran Ahmed, who heads the Center for Countering Digital Hate...

"Social media broadcasts to billions, AI whispers to one," Imran Ahmed, who heads the Center for Countering Digital Hate...

Apr 11, 2026

SOCIETY

KMC brightens city with roadside flower planting

KMC brightens city with roadside flower planting

Second phase to cover inner city areas

Second phase to cover inner city areas

Apr 11, 2026

WORLD

Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill seven

Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill seven

Mahmoud Bassal, spokesman for the group, which operates under the authority of the Islamist movement Hamas, said an Isra...

Mahmoud Bassal, spokesman for the group, which operates under the authority of the Islamist movement Hamas, said an Isra...

Apr 11, 2026

SOCIETY

Doctors’ association says Sunday OPD services not feasible

Doctors’ association says Sunday OPD services not feasible

The NMA said the Ministry of Health and Population’s request to run OPD services on Sundays is not feasible withou...

The NMA said the Ministry of Health and Population’s request to run OPD services on Sundays is not feasible withou...

Apr 11, 2026

WORLD

UK to shelve Chagos handover after Trump criticism: media reports

UK to shelve Chagos handover after Trump criticism: media reports

Legislation to return the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius had run out of time in parliament and a new Chagos bill...

Legislation to return the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius had run out of time in parliament and a new Chagos bill...

Apr 11, 2026

WORLD

US-Iran: more than four decades of enmity

US-Iran: more than four decades of enmity

On Saturday, the arch-foes are set to hold talks in Islamabad to end more than a month of war in the Middle East, as a f...

On Saturday, the arch-foes are set to hold talks in Islamabad to end more than a month of war in the Middle East, as a f...

Apr 11, 2026