
Man Arrested in Kathmandu With Nearly Rs 1.3 Million and Narcotics
Police have arrested a man from the Kalimati–Tankeshwar area of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-13 with nearly Rs 1.3 million in cash and narcotics. Acting on a tip-off about drug trafficking, a plainclothes team deployed from the Kalimati Police Circle ...

PM Karki to oversee additional three ministries
President Ram Chandra Paudel has assigned Prime Minister Sushila Karki the responsibility of overseeing three additional ministries following the resignation of their respective ministers. Minister for Education, Science and Technology Mahabir Pun, ...

Actress Nisha Adhikari files candidacy from Kathmandu-5
KATHMANDU: Actress Nisha Adhikari has officially filed her candidacy for the upcoming elections from Kathmandu-5. She is contesting under the banner of the Gatisheel Loktantrik Party. The constituency has a competitive lineup, with Congress General S...

4 interim govt ministers enter election race
KATHMANDU: Four ministers from the interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki, tasked with overseeing the upcoming elections, have resigned to enter the race for the House of Representatives. The ministers stepped down ahead of the electi...

Sharp rise in gold price in domestic market
The price of gold climbed sharply in the domestic market today compared to Tuesday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the price of gold reached Rs 295,100 per tola (11.66 grams) today, while that of silver is...

Construction of Kohalpur-Surkhet 132 kV transmission line reaches final stage
Kakrebihar (Surkhet), Jan 21: The construction of the Kohalpur–Surkhet 132 kV transmission line has reached its final st... ...

Clash erupts between UML and RSP supporters during nomination filing in Jhapa
JHAPA: A clash broke out between supporters of the CPN-UML and the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Jhapa while candidates were filing their nominations on Tuesday. The incident occurred in Jhapa-5 as RSP supporters accompanying senior party leader ...

Mahesh Basnet files nomination from Bhaktapur 2
CPN-UML Secretary Mahesh Basnet has filed his candidacy from Bhaktapur constituency 2 for the House of Representatives elections. Basnet registered his candidacy by reaching the office of the election officer along with party leaders and cadres. ...

Parsa Court Orders Rs 10 Million Bail From Rabi Lamichhane
The Parsa District Court has ordered Rastriya Swatantra Party Chair Rabi Lamichhane to post bail of Rs 10 million. The order was issued in a case filed against Lamichhane and 29 others on charges of embezzlement of funds from the Sano Paila Savings a...

Kulman Ghising Ujyaalo Nepal Party: Files Candidacy from Kathmandu
20th January 2026, Kathmandu In a notable political development ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections in Nepal, Kulman Ghising, the chairperson of the Ujyaalo Nepal Party, has officially confirmed his candidacy for Kathmandu Constituency No. ...

Durga Prasai Released on Bail by Kathmandu Police
Medical entrepreneur Durga Prasai has been released on bail by Kathmandu police. According to District Police spokesperson SP Pawan Kumar Bhattarai, Prasai was released into the custody of his relatives after his statement was recorded, as there was ...

TikTok removed 2.82 million videos in Nepal
By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Jan. 21: TikTok has released its third quarter 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Repo... ...

US Futures Edge Higher, Gold Hits Record as Markets React to Greenland Dispute
US stock futures edged higher early Wednesday after sharp losses on Wall Street, while gold prices surged to a record high as investor unease grew over President Donald Trump’s tariff threats linked to Greenland. Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.3 perc...

Special Court Sets Rs 500,000 Bail for Dr Sangita Mishra in Corruption Case
The Special Court has ordered the release of former additional secretary at the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr Sangita Mishra, on a bail of Rs 500,000 in a corruption case. A bench comprising judges Narayan Prasad Poudel, Dilli Ratna Shrestha,...

Gold price up by 10,400
Kathmandu, Jan 16: The price of gold has increased by Rs 10,400 per tola (11.66) in the domestic market today. According... ...

Secret to pest-free houseplants from nursery
If you grow houseplants, you probably know that sinking feeling you get when you notice the almost imperceivable movement of a dot, fine webbing between a leaf and its stem, or a leaf that just looks off. You thought (hoped!) the moment would never ...

Sudan Gurung registers candidacy from RSP for Gorkha-1
KATHMANDU: Sudan Gurung, known for his activism in Chumanuburi-3, has officially filed his candidacy for the upcoming elections from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) for Gorkha-1. Gurung gained public attention through his involvement in local move...

Four former PMs enter election race for March 5 elections
Four former Prime Ministers are in the race for the elections to the House of Representatives scheduled for March 5. In this connection, CPN-UML Chairman and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is filing his candidacy from Jhapa constituency-5. Sim...

3,486 candidates file nominations for HoR elections
A total of 3,486 candidates have registered their nominations in 165 constituencies across the country for the March 5 elections to the House of Representatives (HoR), as per the latest update provided by the Election Commission. These candidates a...

Australia parliament votes on tighter gun controls after Bondi shooting
Australia's lower house of parliament has voted in favour of a national gun buyback programme, firearms and hate speech reforms, a month after the deadly shooting at Bondi Beach, BBC reported. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the gunmen would ...