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Kojagrat Purnima being observed today

Kojagrat Purnima, marking the conclusion of the 15-day Bada Dashain festival, is being observed across the country today with prayers to Goddess Mahalaxmi, the deity of wealth and prosperity.
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Traffic police take action against 470 vehicles in a day

Traffic police took action against 470 vehicles for violating traffic rules in Kathmandu Valley on Saturday, according to the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office.
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Traffic increases at Kathmandu Valley entry points as Dashain returnees arrive

Traffic has increased at major entry points into Kathmandu Valley as people who left the capital for Dashain have begun returning after receiving tika and blessings.
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Tourist arrivals in Mustang surge after Dashain

Tourist arrivals in Mustang have risen sharply after Dashain, with 7,846 domestic and foreign visitors entering the district over Thursday and Friday, according to the District Police Office.
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WHO official calls for continued vigilance to keep Nepal polio-free

Nepal must sustain polio surveillance and immunisation efforts to protect its polio-free status, particularly given the risk of the virus entering through cross-border movement, a senior World Health Organization official has said.
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ICC recognises all NPL 2026 matches as List A T20 events

All matches in the third edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) have been recognised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as official List A T20 events, allowing players' performances to count towards official T20 statistics.
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DRS to be used in all Nepal Premier League matches

The Decision Review System (DRS) will be used in all matches of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) 2026, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced Tuesday.
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Bijaya Dashami being celebrated today with tika and jamara

Bijaya Dashami, the 10th day of Bada Dashain, is being celebrated across Nepal today as people receive tika, jamara and blessings from elders.

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Home Minister calls for police reforms, modern crime investigation

Home Minister Sudan Gurung has said the government is preparing legal reforms to make Nepal Police more professional, capable and technologically advanced, including through a new Police Bill.
16 Oct, 2026
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Education Department, Room to Read train master trainers in life skills education

The Department of Education, with technical support from Room to Read Nepal, has completed a five-day training programme to strengthen the delivery of life skills education in schools across all seven provinces.
16 Oct, 2026
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Ambassadors' Club Nepal welcomes newly accredited diplomats

Ambassadors’ Club Nepal hosted a reception for newly accredited ambassadors to Nepal and their spouses, bringing together diplomats, lawmakers, senior government officials and representatives of international organisations.
16 Oct, 2026
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Dashain waste collection to halt for four days in Kathmandu Valley

Waste collection and disposal services in the Kathmandu Valley will be disrupted for four days during Dashain as sanitation workers at the Banchare Danda landfill take leave to celebrate the festival.
16 Oct, 2026
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Mustang Chyangra arrive in Kathmandu valley as Dashain demand picks up

Mustang chyangra have started arriving in Kathmandu Valley markets ahead of Dashain, but rain-damaged roads and bridges have driven up transport costs and pushed prices higher than last year.
15 Oct, 2026

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Mega polio bicycle rally to pass through seven heritage sites on October 25

Rotary International Nepal Bhutan District 3292 is organising a mega bicycle rally in Kathmandu Valley on October 25 to raise public awareness about polio eradication on the occasion of World Polio Day.
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Bijaya Dashami being celebrated today with tika and jamara

Bijaya Dashami, the 10th day of Bada Dashain, is being celebrated across Nepal today as people receive tika, jamara and blessings from elders.
21 Oct, 2026
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Annapurna Conservation Area earns record Rs 678 million from foreign tourists

Annapurna Conservation Area collected a record Rs 677.59 million in entry fees from foreign tourists in the last fiscal year, as visitor numbers reached 508,476, according to the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP)
20 Oct, 2026
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Rs 3-4 billion needed to rebuild flood-damaged Beni-Jomsom-Korala road

An estimated Rs 3 billion to Rs 4 billion will be required to restore the Beni-Jomsom-Korala road after floods, landslides and river erosion damaged sections of the highway in late September.
20 Oct, 2026
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Mahanawami observed with prayers, sacrifices and weapon worship

Mahanawami, the ninth day of Bada Dashain, is being observed across Nepal today with special worship of Goddess Durga, offerings at temples and traditional animal sacrifices.
20 Oct, 2026
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Traffic police take action against 470 vehicles in a day

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Traffic increases at Kathmandu Valley entry points as Dashain returnees arrive

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Tourist arrivals in Mustang surge after Dashain

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A volunteer clears the way for an ambulance transporting injured school children following a roof collapse at a private school in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. Photo: AP

School roof collapse in Pakistan kills at least 35 and injures more than 50

The roof of a private school collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 34 children and a teacher and injuring more than 50 other people in the deadliest incident of its kind in the country, authorities and a hospital official said.
15 Oct, 2026
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Panama declares a state of emergency as powerful quake aftershocks rattle communities

The government of Panama declared a state of emergency Saturday as the aftershocks of two powerful earthquakes that roiled the country shook communities for hours. Officials did not attribute any deaths to the quakes but reported damages in all 10 of Panama's provinces and two Indigenous territories.
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12 killed and over 300 hurt in latest attack on Riyadh airport, Saudi authorities say

The latest attack on the international airport in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh killed 12 people and injured over 300 others, civil aviation authorities said early Sunday, with some in critical condition. A Saudi-led coalition blamed Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen.
11 Oct, 2026
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Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in international justice

Former U.N. human rights chief Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a judge on the International Court of Justice, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in Oslo, Norway.
09 Oct, 2026
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Gruesome injuries throw spotlight on France's policing of high school protests

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Traffic increases at Kathmandu Valley entry points as Dashain returnees arrive

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Kojagrat Purnima being observed today

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Tatopani border crossing to open for three days

The Tatopani border crossing with China will be open for three days, from October 18 to 20, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies said on Saturday.
17 Oct, 2026
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Dhulikhel resort wins two honours at South Asian Travel Awards

Dusit Thani Himalayan Resort Dhulikhel has won two awards at the South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) 2026, receiving gold in the Leading Wedding Hotel/Resort category and silver in the Leading Luxury Hotel/Resort category.
16 Oct, 2026
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NRB raises daily digital wallet deposit limit fivefold for festival season

Nepal Rastra Bank has temporarily increased the daily limit on deposits into individual digital wallets from 10 to 50 transactions, aiming to ease digital payments during the busy Dashain, Tihar and Chhath festival season.
16 Oct, 2026
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Pokhara resort wins Best New Hotel/Resort award at SATA 2026

Himalayan Hideaway Resort Pokhara, part of The Centara Collection, has won the Best New Hotel/Resort 2026 award at the South Asian Travel Awards (SATA), held in the Maldives.
16 Oct, 2026
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Remittance inflows jump nearly 24% to Rs 436 billion in two months

Nepal received Rs 436.36 billion in remittances during the first two months of the current fiscal year, a strong 23.9 percent increase from a year earlier, even as the number of first-time migrant workers heading abroad declined.
15 Oct, 2026

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Tourism bodies seek common platform as Nepal prepares new Tourism Act

Nepal's leading tourism organisations have agreed to establish a Nepal Tourism Federation, creating a common platform to address sector-wide challenges, improve coordination among agencies and strengthen the industry's collective voice.
05 Oct, 2026
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Ncell extends free services in flood-hit areas for seven days

Ncell has extended free voice, data and SMS services in areas affected by the Bhotekoshi River floods in Rasuwa for another seven days, from September 5 to 11.
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Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people

A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundreds of buildings and leaving many trapped under debris while their loved ones and rescue workers searched through rubble.
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"Why Didn't YOU Solve It During Your Tenure?" Sudan Gurung Fires Back Over Nirmala Panta Case

Home Minister Sudan Gurung asked Parliament members to avoid repeatedly raising the Nirmala Panta case, citing investigation ethics and sensitivity.
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ICC recognises all NPL 2026 matches as List A T20 events

All matches in the third edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) have been recognised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as official List A T20 events, allowing players' performances to count towards official T20 statistics.
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DRS to be used in all Nepal Premier League matches

The Decision Review System (DRS) will be used in all matches of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) 2026, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced Tuesday.
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Koshi football leaders call for change in ANFA leadership amid deepening crisis

Football stakeholders in Koshi Province have called for an alternative to the current leadership of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA), saying disputes within the governing body and its suspension by FIFA have left the future of Nepali football uncertain.
14 Oct, 2026
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Abhishek Bastola breaks new ground for Nepali tennis on global stage

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Gurukul, Jana Jyoti win on second day of APCC school football championship

Gurukul Vidya Sadan of Gandaki Province and Jana Jyoti Secondary School of Madhesh Province recorded victories on the second day of the national championship of the Asian Paints Champions Cup (APCC) All Nepal Inter-School Football Tournament 2026 on Friday.
11 Oct, 2026
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Three teams open Asian Paints Champions Cup national stage with wins

Sagarmatha Secondary Boarding School of Lumbini, Shree Jeewan Jyoti of Sudurpashchim and Jana Jyoti Secondary School of Madhesh opened their campaigns with victories as the national championship stage of the Asian Paints Champions Cup 2026 began on Thursday.
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Gauthali leads Nepal's domestic box-office chart with Rs 260.27 million

Gauthali has topped Nepal’s domestic film box-office chart with gross earnings of Rs 260.27 million from 944,612 tickets sold, according to the Film Development Board, Nepal.
12 Oct, 2026
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Beyond Everest's Beauty, 'Road to Everest' tells a story of a changing Himalaya

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'Elephants in the Fog' to represent Nepal at 2027 Oscars

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Thieves steal 4 Renoirs from a French museum. 2 of the paintings are still missing

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Kathmandu galleries launch art sales for flood relief

KathmanduA painting sold in Kathmandu this week could mean food, shelter or clean water for a flood-hit family elsewhere in Nepal. That is the idea behind two new gallery initiatives raising funds for...
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Sikkim govt supports Nepathya's Gangtok concert

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Art workshop and peace ambassador recognition ceremony held in Patan

A Peace Art Workshop and Peace Ambassador Recognition ceremony was held at the Bhandarkhal Garden of the Patan Museum, Lalitpur on October 12.
14 Oct, 2026
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Nepali authors present works at Frankfurt Book Fair

Nepali authors Pushpa Joshi and Lila Raj Karki represented Nepal at the Frankfurt Book Fair, held from October 7 to 11 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
12 Oct, 2026
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Beyond the Podium: Preparing Toastmasters for the Roles That Make the Community Work

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Robert Powell catalogue launched, Retrospective to follow in 2027

A catalogue on the late Australian artist Robert Powell, who lived in Nepal for 30 years, was launched at The Kalā Salon in Chhaya Center on September 29, ahead of a major Retrospective planned for 2027.
01 Oct, 2026
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Toastmasters beyond the podium: When communication Found a Canvas

What happens when Toastmasters members put down their speech notes, step away from the podium and pick up a paintbrush? For Division B of Toastmasters Nepal, the answer was an evening of colour, conversation and connection.
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Rush is on to patch a software vulnerability that could impact 70% of websites worldwide

Governments and corporations worked throughout the night on urgent security updates after the AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a programming language vital to 70% of websites globally. Many government sites appeared to be functioning normally Thursday, but outages or limited service continued while security work was under way.
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A Japanese spacecraft rocketed toward Mars on Tuesday on a quest to explore its mysterious moons and bring back samples.
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Nepali AI innovation wins ASOCIO AI in Healthcare Award 2026

Nepali technology firm WiseYak Pvt Ltd has won the ASOCIO AI in Healthcare Award 2026 for its AI-Assisted Cytology Solution for Cervical Cancer Screening (AISCS). Presented at the ASOCIO Digital and AI Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, the award recognises homegrown innovation addressing critical public health challenges across Asia-Oceania.
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Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford win Nobel memorial prize in economics

American-born economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel memorial prize in economics on Monday for their work on models that have helped governments and central banks manage economic shocks.
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NTA warns internet providers against unauthorised tariff hikes

The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has said internet service charges have not increased and warned providers against charging more than approved rates or operating without authorisation.
10 Oct, 2026

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