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   Tuesday, 18 August 2026

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Bagmati parties get until Thursday to stake claim for new govt

Bagmati parties get until Thursday to stake claim for new govt

The race to form a new government in Bagmati Province has entered a deadline-driven phase, with parties and lawmakers given until 4:00pm Thursday to demonstrate that they can command a majority in the provincial assembly.
The race to form a new government in Bagmati Province has entered a deadline-driven phase, with parties and lawmakers given until 4:00pm Thursday to demonstrate that they can command a majority in the provincial assembly.
Nepal 4 h ago
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Minority Bagmati govt faces collapse; RPP, NWPP yet to commit support

Minority Bagmati govt faces collapse; RPP, NWPP yet to commit support

Bagmati Province Chief Minister Indra Bahadur Baniya is scheduled to face a confidence vote today, as his minority government struggles to secure the numbers needed to survive.
Bagmati Province Chief Minister Indra Bahadur Baniya is scheduled to face a confidence vote today, as his minority government struggles to secure the numbers needed to survive.
Nepal 1d ago
Kiran Thapa Magar

16 UML lawmakers back move to replace Bagmati parliamentary leader

16 UML lawmakers back move to replace Bagmati parliamentary leader

A majority of CPN-UML lawmakers in the Bagmati Provincial Assembly have backed a move to replace parliamentary party leader Jagannath Thapaliya, proposing Kiran Thapa Magar as his successor.
A majority of CPN-UML lawmakers in the Bagmati Provincial Assembly have backed a move to replace parliamentary party leader Jagannath Thapaliya, proposing Kiran Thapa Magar as his successor.
Nepal 13 Aug, 2026
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Hetauda Hospital opens NICU, giving high-risk newborns critical care closer to home

Hetauda Hospital opens NICU, giving high-risk newborns critical care closer to home

Pregnant women in Hetauda who face high-risk deliveries may no longer have to travel to Chitwan or Kathmandu out of fear that their newborns will need intensive care, following the launch of a neonatal intensive care unit at Hetauda Hospital.
Pregnant women in Hetauda who face high-risk deliveries may no longer have to travel to Chitwan or Kathmandu out of fear that their newborns will need intensive care, following the launch of a neonatal intensive care unit at Hetauda Hospital.
Nepal 12 Aug, 2026
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One employee removed, ward Office locked indefinitely in Dhading

One employee removed, ward Office locked indefinitely in Dhading

Administrative services at the Siddhalek Rural Municipality-7 ward office have been brought to a complete halt after local residents locked the office indefinitely in protest against the removal of an employee.
Administrative services at the Siddhalek Rural Municipality-7 ward office have been brought to a complete halt after local residents locked the office indefinitely in protest against the removal of an employee.
Nepal 10 Aug, 2026
RPP Bagmati parliamentary party leader Uddhav Thapa. Photo: Prakash Dahal

RPP opts out of Bagmati power game, says no deal without central nod

RPP opts out of Bagmati power game, says no deal without central nod

The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has decided not to join the Bagmati provincial government or any power-sharing arrangement without a directive from its central leadership, complicating efforts by rival parties to form a new government.
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has decided not to join the Bagmati provincial government or any power-sharing arrangement without a directive from its central leadership, complicating efforts by rival parties to form a new government.
Nepal 07 Aug, 2026
Ramechhap tea gardens. Photo: Himal Dhungel

Tea gardens turn remote Ramechhap village into emerging agri-tourism destination

Tea gardens turn remote Ramechhap village into emerging agri-tourism destination

What was once a barren, shrub-covered hillside in Ramechhap has been transformed into a lush tea estate that is now drawing a growing number of visitors, with local farmers increasingly combining tea cultivation with tourism to diversify their income.
What was once a barren, shrub-covered hillside in Ramechhap has been transformed into a lush tea estate that is now drawing a growing number of visitors, with local farmers increasingly combining tea cultivation with tourism to diversify their income.
Nepal 06 Aug, 2026
Hamro Nepali Party PP Leader Shailendra Bajracharya. Photo Courtesy: Prakash Dahal

Hamro Nepali Party joins Bagmati govt as coalition numbers shift

Hamro Nepali Party joins Bagmati govt as coalition numbers shift

Bagmati Province Chief Minister Indra Bahadur Baniya on Tuesday inducted a minister from the Hamro Nepali Party into his Cabinet as he seeks to bolster support after his government slipped into a minority.
Bagmati Province Chief Minister Indra Bahadur Baniya on Tuesday inducted a minister from the Hamro Nepali Party into his Cabinet as he seeks to bolster support after his government slipped into a minority.
Nepal 04 Aug, 2026
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Makawanpur health institutions halt services in solidarity With NMA protest

Makawanpur health institutions halt services in solidarity With NMA protest

Health institutions across Makawanpur suspended all non-emergency services on Wednesday in support of the nationwide protest by doctors against the assault on medical personnel at Narayani Hospital in Birgunj.
Health institutions across Makawanpur suspended all non-emergency services on Wednesday in support of the nationwide protest by doctors against the assault on medical personnel at Narayani Hospital in Birgunj.
Nepal 29 Jul, 2026
An illustration picture shows a projection of binary code on a man holding a laptop computer, in an office in Warsaw June 24, 2013. Photo: Reuters

Cybercrime cases explode in Dhading as complaints jump more than sixfold

Cybercrime cases explode in Dhading as complaints jump more than sixfold

Cybercrime cases in Dhading have risen sharply over the past three years, with the number of complainants increasing more than sixfold, according to district police data.
Cybercrime cases in Dhading have risen sharply over the past three years, with the number of complainants increasing more than sixfold, according to district police data.
Nepal 22 Jul, 2026
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UML ministers put resignations on old in Bagmati amid uncertainty

UML ministers put resignations on old in Bagmati amid uncertainty

Ministers from the CPN-UML serving in the Bagmati Province government have put their resignations on hold, saying they will remain in office until receiving formal instructions from party leadership.
Ministers from the CPN-UML serving in the Bagmati Province government have put their resignations on hold, saying they will remain in office until receiving formal instructions from party leadership.
Nepal 20 Jul, 2026
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30 injured in Jalbire crash as buses, truck collide on Muglin road section

30 injured in Jalbire crash as buses, truck collide on Muglin road section

Thirty people were injured, one critically, in a collision involving two passenger buses and a truck at Jalbire along the Narayangadh–Muglin road section on Sunday morning.
Thirty people were injured, one critically, in a collision involving two passenger buses and a truck at Jalbire along the Narayangadh–Muglin road section on Sunday morning.
Nepal 19 Jul, 2026
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Drought leaves 70% of Ramechhap's paddy fields unplanted

Drought leaves 70% of Ramechhap's paddy fields unplanted

Only around 30 percent of paddy fields in Ramechhap have been transplanted so far due to a prolonged dry spell that has left irrigation sources depleted during the peak planting season.
Only around 30 percent of paddy fields in Ramechhap have been transplanted so far due to a prolonged dry spell that has left irrigation sources depleted during the peak planting season.
Nepal 08 Jul, 2026
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National College, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung convene workshop to empower youth for climate action

National College, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung convene workshop to empower youth for...

A group of university students stepped into the shoes of government officials, business leaders, and farmers to negotiate a future that includes rhinoceros survival, dying mango crops, and vanishing glaciers—all in a single, high-stakes debate.
A group of university students stepped into the shoes of government officials, business leaders, and farmers to negotiate a future that includes rhinoceros survival, dying mango crops, and vanishing glaciers—all in a single, high-stakes debate.
Nepal 11 May, 2026
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Rural municipality chair, 26 others booked for graft

Rural municipality chair, 26 others booked for graft

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority today filed a charge-sheet against 27 persons, including the chairperson of Likhu Tamakoshi Rural Municipality, Ramechhap, at the Special Court for embezzling around Rs 42.1 million during an electrification programme.
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority today filed a charge-sheet against 27 persons, including the chairperson of Likhu Tamakoshi Rural Municipality, Ramechhap, at the Special Court for embezzling around Rs 42.1 million during an electrification programme.
Nepal 01 Apr, 2022
Bagmati Chief Minister Rajendra Prasad Pandey has split ministries into 14. As per the decision of the provincial Cabinet held a fortnight ago, the provincial government has published a notice regarding the same in Nepal Gazette. Image source: YouTube

Bagmati provincial govt splits ministries

Bagmati provincial govt splits ministries

Bagmati Chief Minister Rajendra Prasad Pandey has split ministries into 14. As per the decision of the provincial Cabinet held a fortnight ago, the provincial government has published a notice regarding the same in Nepal Gazette.
Bagmati Chief Minister Rajendra Prasad Pandey has split ministries into 14. As per the decision of the provincial Cabinet held a fortnight ago, the provincial government has published a notice regarding the same in Nepal Gazette.
Nepal 04 Dec, 2021
Families affected by malnutrition receiving food material, June 21, 2021. Photo: Keshav Adhikari/THT

Shanti Nepal provides nutritious food to address child-malnutrition issue in Dhading

Shanti Nepal provides nutritious food to address child-malnutrition issue in Dhading

As many as 615 households in Dhading district have been provided with nutritious food in a bid to improve the condition of malnutrition among children below five years.
As many as 615 households in Dhading district have been provided with nutritious food in a bid to improve the condition of malnutrition among children below five years.
Nepal 21 Jun, 2021
Of the two persons, who went missing after landslide buried them while they were constructing the road with an excavator at Rubivalley Rural Municipality in Dhading last night, the body of one was recovered this evening.

Body of missing youth found

Body of missing youth found

Of the two persons, who went missing after landslide buried them while they were constructing the road with an excavator at Rubivalley Rural Municipality in Dhading last night, the body of one was recovered this evening.
Of the two persons, who went missing after landslide buried them while they were constructing the road with an excavator at Rubivalley Rural Municipality in Dhading last night, the body of one was recovered this evening.
Nepal 20 Jun, 2021
File - A view of a village in Dhading district that was decimated by a powerful April 25 quake. Photo: Rajesh Gurung/ THT/File

Four years since study of landslide-prone villages of Northern Dhading, implementation of transferring residents still a far cry

Four years since study of landslide-prone villages of Northern Dhading,...

As monsoon marks its arrival with increased incidents of floods and landslides, District Administration Office of Dhading has alerted all residents in the district to remain cautious.
As monsoon marks its arrival with increased incidents of floods and landslides, District Administration Office of Dhading has alerted all residents in the district to remain cautious.
Nepal 16 Jun, 2021
Lions Club supports Temporary Covid Hospital, four other institutions in Dhading with medical supplies. Photo: Keshav Adhikari/THT

Lions Club provides Temporary Covid Hospital, four other institutions in Dhading with medical supplies

Lions Club provides Temporary Covid Hospital, four other institutions in Dhading with...

Lions Club of Nepal Highlight has provided medical supplies to Dhadingbesi-based Temporary Covid Hospital, and other health centres in Jwalamukhi Rural Municipality, Tripurasundari Rural Municipality, Aaginchowk health centre and Salyantar Primary Health Centre in Dhading district.
Lions Club of Nepal Highlight has provided medical supplies to Dhadingbesi-based Temporary Covid Hospital, and other health centres in Jwalamukhi Rural Municipality, Tripurasundari Rural Municipality, Aaginchowk health centre and Salyantar Primary Health Centre in Dhading district.
Nepal 06 Jun, 2021
Bagmati Chief Minister Dormani Poudel on Sunday said all hospitals under the provincial government would establish oxygen plants as per their capacity. He said the process of installing oxygen plants had started.

All hospitals under Bagmati provincial government to set up oxygen plants: CM Poudel

All hospitals under Bagmati provincial government to set up oxygen plants: CM Poudel

Bagmati Chief Minister Dormani Poudel on Sunday said all hospitals under the provincial government would establish oxygen plants as per their capacity. He said the process of installing oxygen plants had started.
Bagmati Chief Minister Dormani Poudel on Sunday said all hospitals under the provincial government would establish oxygen plants as per their capacity. He said the process of installing oxygen plants had started.
Nepal 17 May, 2021
FILE - Bagmati Province Chief Minister Dormani Poudel, on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Photo: Prakash Dahal/THT

Second people's movement, a turning point in Nepal's history: Chief Minister Poudel

Second people's movement, a turning point in Nepal's history: Chief Minister Poudel

Bagmati Province Chief Minister Dormani Poudel has hailed the success of the historic Second People’s Movement as a watershed moment in the nation’s history.
Bagmati Province Chief Minister Dormani Poudel has hailed the success of the historic Second People’s Movement as a watershed moment in the nation’s history.
Nepal 25 Apr, 2021
File Photo - A view of Hetauda Community Eye Hospital in Makawanpur district, on Sunday, January 6, 2019. Photo: THT

Spike in cases of eye infection, allergy in Makawanpur due to persistent air pollution

Spike in cases of eye infection, allergy in Makawanpur due to persistent air...

Eye hospitals in Makawanpur district have been receiving more patients than usual lately with complaints of infection and allergies due to persistent air pollution -
Eye hospitals in Makawanpur district have been receiving more patients than usual lately with complaints of infection and allergies due to persistent air pollution -
Nepal 07 Apr, 2021
File Photo - Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Photo Courtesy: Rajan Kafle

Oli firm on decision to amend UML statute

Oli firm on decision to amend UML statute

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who chairs CPN-UML, on Friday, told the UML’s parliamentary party that he would not rescind the March 12 decision to amend the party’s statute and induct 23 former Maoist leaders in the party’s central committee.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who chairs CPN-UML, on Friday, told the UML’s parliamentary party that he would not rescind the March 12 decision to amend the party’s statute and induct 23 former Maoist leaders in the party’s central committee.
Nepal 27 Mar, 2021
A collage image consisting of the offices of Civial Aviation Authority of Nepal and Nepal Medical Council. Photo: THT

NAC pilot's wife accuses docs of negligence

NAC pilot's wife accuses docs of negligence

The wife of senior captain of Nepal Airlines Corporation Rakesh JB Rana, who recently died of a massive heart attack, has filed complaints against the doctors at Nepal Medical Council and the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, accusing them of negligence.
The wife of senior captain of Nepal Airlines Corporation Rakesh JB Rana, who recently died of a massive heart attack, has filed complaints against the doctors at Nepal Medical Council and the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, accusing them of negligence.
Nepal 20 Mar, 2021
Madhav Kumar Nepal, Jhalanth Khanal and other senior leaders were present during a planned national cadres’ meet, held on Wednesay, March 17, 2021. Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT

Nepal questions Oli's communist credentials

Nepal questions Oli's communist credentials

Undeterred by the threat of disciplinary action by CPN- UML Chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, the faction of the party led by Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanth Khanal held its planned national cadres’ meet here on Wednesday and questioned Oli’s communist credentials in front of some dyed-in-the-wool communists.
Undeterred by the threat of disciplinary action by CPN- UML Chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, the faction of the party led by Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanth Khanal held its planned national cadres’ meet here on Wednesday and questioned Oli’s communist credentials in front of some dyed-in-the-wool communists.
Nepal 18 Mar, 2021
File - CPN-UML senior leader duo Madhav Kumar Nepal (left) and Jhala Nath Khanal at a press meet in Bharatpur of Chitwan, on Wednesday, December 9, 2015. Photo: Tilak Ram Rimal/THT

UML rival factions in war of words

UML rival factions in war of words

Leaders of the CPN-UML faction led by Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal and those in party Chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s camp on Tuesday continued their diatribe against each other.
Leaders of the CPN-UML faction led by Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal and those in party Chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s camp on Tuesday continued their diatribe against each other.
Nepal 17 Mar, 2021
Speakers, trainers and participants at the Master Training Of Trainers (MTOT) in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, at Hotel Earth Light, in Sauraha, Chitwan, as on March 04, 2020. Photo Courtesy: Dr Utkarsh Karki

Master training of trainers on Child and Adolescent Mental Health concludes in Chitwan

Master training of trainers on Child and Adolescent Mental Health concludes in...

A special training programme for medical professionals to help them understand child and adolescent mental health, to further train others, has concluded in Chitwan, on Friday. 
A special training programme for medical professionals to help them understand child and adolescent mental health, to further train others, has concluded in Chitwan, on Friday. 
Nepal 05 Mar, 2021
FILE - Nepali Congress General Secretary Shashanka Koirala interacts with media after a meeting with Pushpa Kamal Dahal, on Sunday, February 19, 2017. Photo: RSS

Nepali Congress should join government to split NCP: Shashanka Koirala

Nepali Congress should join government to split NCP: Shashanka Koirala

Shashanka Koirala, General Secretary of the main opposition Nepali Congress, has said the party should form a new government together with Dahal-Nepal faction of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP). 
Shashanka Koirala, General Secretary of the main opposition Nepali Congress, has said the party should form a new government together with Dahal-Nepal faction of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP). 
Nepal 03 Mar, 2021
A view of the premises of the National Reconstruction Authority office, in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, in 2017. Photo: Jagannath Kandel via Google maps/File

India to fund Rs 142 million for restoration of cultural heritage sites

India to fund Rs 142 million for restoration of cultural heritage sites

Three contract agreements were signed by the Project Director of Central Level Project Implementation Unit (Building) of National Reconstruction Authority and contractors today for conservation and retrofitting of Seto Machhindranath temple, construction of Dharamshala at Budhanilkantha and conservation and development of Kumari Chhen and Kumari Niwas.
Three contract agreements were signed by the Project Director of Central Level Project Implementation Unit (Building) of National Reconstruction Authority and contractors today for conservation and retrofitting of Seto Machhindranath temple, construction of Dharamshala at Budhanilkantha and conservation and development of Kumari Chhen and Kumari Niwas.
Nepal 12 Feb, 2021
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Bagmati celebrates third anniversary

Bagmati celebrates third anniversary

The Bagmati provincial government has honoured persons and organisations, staffers, and pensioners for their contribution to the social sector in its third anniversary at a programme organised in Hetauda on Thursday..
The Bagmati provincial government has honoured persons and organisations, staffers, and pensioners for their contribution to the social sector in its third anniversary at a programme organised in Hetauda on Thursday..
Nepal 12 Feb, 2021
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) cadres clashing with the police during a protest demanding the release of Ram Kumari Jhakri, a leader belonging to the faction of NCP led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal, in Kathmandu, on Thursday. Jhakri was arrested for making derogatory remarks against President Bidhya Devi Bhandari. Photo: Skanda Gautam / THT

Jhakri arrested for remarks against prez; freed more than five hours later

Jhakri arrested for remarks against prez; freed more than five hours later

Nepal Communist Party (NCP) leader Ram Kumari Jhakri was arrested on Thursday for derogatory remarks against President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, but was freed in the evening after protests by the NCP faction led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal, the Nepali Congress, and civil society.
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) leader Ram Kumari Jhakri was arrested on Thursday for derogatory remarks against President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, but was freed in the evening after protests by the NCP faction led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal, the Nepali Congress, and civil society.
Nepal 12 Feb, 2021
FILE - Bagmati Province Chief Minister Dormani Poudel addressing the seventh municipal meeting of Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City, on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Photo: Prakash Dahal/THT

I have never failed, says Bagmati province CM Poudel

I have never failed, says Bagmati province CM Poudel

Bagmati Province Chief Minister Dormani Poudel on Sunday said that he had never failed in life and he would foil the no-confidence motion registered against him in the Provincial Assembly.
Bagmati Province Chief Minister Dormani Poudel on Sunday said that he had never failed in life and he would foil the no-confidence motion registered against him in the Provincial Assembly.
Nepal 01 Feb, 2021
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Contempt of court case filed against PM Oli

Contempt of court case filed against PM Oli

Senior Advocate Kumar Sharma Acharya and Advocate Kanchan Krishna Neupane today filed a contempt of court case against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli for his remarks against Senior Advocate Krishna Prasad Bhandari.
Senior Advocate Kumar Sharma Acharya and Advocate Kanchan Krishna Neupane today filed a contempt of court case against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli for his remarks against Senior Advocate Krishna Prasad Bhandari.
Nepal 27 Jan, 2021

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