Sports

Over 4,000 runners expected for Right to Protein Run in Pokhara

More than 4,000 runners are expected to participate in the ‘Right to Protein Run 2026’ to be held in Pokhara on September 19, organisers said.

Kathmandu

Stakeholders review indicators to track mental health policy implementation

Stakeholders have reviewed and prioritised indicators to assess how effectively Nepal’s mental health policies and programmes are being implemented.

Business

NADA Auto Show 2026 to be held from August 25 to 30

The 18th edition of NADA Auto Show 2026 is set to be held at Bhrikutimandap Exhibition Centre in Kathmandu from August 25 to 30, with HP Lubricants as the title sponsor.

Business

Ncell introduces 60-second pulse rate for international calls

Ncell has introduced a 60-second pulse rate for international outgoing calls to 198 countries, effective Tuesday.

Business

Tata Carnival fourth edition to offer old-vehicle exchange

Sipradi Trading, the authorised distributor of Tata Motors in Nepal, is launching the fourth edition of the Tata Carnival from Thursday, offering customers the option to exchange their old vehicles for the new Punch EV and Tiago EV.

Nepal

Rs 138m hospital opens in Bajura after 18-month delay

A 10-bed hospital built at a cost of Rs 138.49 million has finally started operating in remote Gaumul Rural Municipality of Bajura, about 18 months after its construction was completed.

Business

Best Western to manage four-star Hotel Siraichuli in Chitwan

Four-star Hotel Siraichuli in Chitwan will now be managed by US-based hotel brand Best Western Hotels & Resorts following an agreement between Hotel Siraichuli Ltd and the international hotel chain.

Nepal

Kiran Thapa to take oath as Bagmati chief minister today

CPN-UML leader Kiran Thapa is scheduled to take oath as the new chief minister of Bagmati Province at 4:20 pm today.

Kathmandu

Bangladesh envoy proposes annual cultural, creative exchange with Nepal

Bangladesh Ambassador to Nepal Md Shafiqur Rahman has proposed establishing an annual Bangladesh-Nepal Cultural and Creative Exchange Programme to deepen people-to-people ties and cultural cooperation between the two countries.

Opinion

We federalised the State: But we forgot to federalise the universities

Ten years ago Nepal tore up a centralised state and rebuilt itself as a federation –seven new provinces, each with real say over planning, budgets, service delivery.

Entertainment

St Xavier's College stages student-led play 'Bichitra Baje'

The Department of Major Arts at St Xavier’s College, Maitighar, has begun a three-day run of Bichitra Baje, a Nepali adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s short story A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings.

Nepal

Sarlahi Police seize 300 kg of marijuana hidden in house

Sarlahi Police have seized 300 kg of marijuana hidden in a mud house in Laxmipur of Kaudena Rural Municipality-1, police said.