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UML keeps Thapaliya as parliamentary leader, backs Kiran Thapa for Bagmati CM

The CPN-UML has resolved its internal dispute in Bagmati Province by retaining Jagannath Thapaliya as parliamentary party leader while agreeing to put forward Kiran Thapa as its candidate for chief minister.

India Army Chief calls on PM Shah during Nepal visit

India’s Chief of Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth called on Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Tuesday as part of his four-day visit to Nepal.

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Three arrested in Sarlahi with 22.82 kg of marijuana

Sarlahi Police have arrested an auto-rickshaw driver and two women with 22.82 kg of marijuana, police said.

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Samsung launches Galaxy Z Fold8 series in Nepal

Samsung Nepal has launched its latest foldable smartphone lineup, the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Flip8, along with the Galaxy Watch9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra2.

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Heidelberg anthropologist wins SES award for Nepal Himalaya expedition

Abdullah Rubaet Chowdhury, a cultural anthropologist, policy expert and social scientist at the University of Heidelberg, has been named the 2026 Elodie Sandford Explorer by the UK-based Scientific Exploration Society (SES) for an expedition to document indigenous ecological knowledge in Nepal’s Mustang.

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Landslide creeps towards Dhankuta settlement, dozens of families at risk

A landslide that has been expanding for years in Sangurigadhi Rural Municipality-6 is now creeping towards homes, forcing a dozen families from their houses and leaving 26 more at risk of displacement.

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High Court Birgunj SUV crash: One dead, five injured in Makawanpur ravine

One person has died and five others were injured when an SUV carrying officials of the High Court Birgunj plunged about 60 metres into a ravine in Makawanpur on Tuesday morning.

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British Model College records 94% pass rate in Cambridge A Level exams

British Model College (BMC) has recorded a 94 per cent pass rate in the Cambridge International AS & A Level May/June 2026 examination series, with seven students securing straight A* grades and 33 obtaining straight A grades.

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Youth killed in scooter accident in Hetauda

A youth died after the scooter he was riding met with an accident near Campadanda in Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-5, Makawanpur, on Wednesday morning.

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