Celebration of Tihar festival: For the promotion of social and cultural bonhomie The festive season of Nepal has almost reached its fag end with the solitary Chhath festival still to grip the nation, mostly the tarai region. Opinion 06 Nov, 2024
Wheelchair marathon organized in Kathmandu A wheelchair marathon took place today at Exhibition Road, Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu. Kathmandu 16 Mar, 2024
PM Prachanda's twin addresses: More conventional, less original Prime Minister Prachanda has made two addresses in his visit to the United States before his departure to China on a goodwill visit. Firstly, he spoke at the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit as the President of the Least Developed Countries (LDC). Soon after, he aired his views on the podium of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Opinion 26 Sep, 2023
Two police vans, police post set ablaze Transport workers, who obstructed vehicular movement at Balaju by-pass area for almost the entire day today, turned violent later in the evening setting ablaze two police vehicles and burning down a temporary police beat, injuring at least 17 cops, including two who suffered serious head injuries. Nepal 14 Feb, 2023
Authorities eyeing Khula Manch face criticism Government bodies that have long been facing criticism for encroaching and occupying Khula Manch have once again faced similar vitriol after Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s Mayor Balendra Shah wanted to construct a three-storey underground building in Khula Manch. Nepal 20 Nov, 2022
'Bhaitika' observed en masse in Rani Pokhari The temple is opened only once on the day of Bhaitika, and those, who have no brothers and sister to exchange the Tihar tika, visit the temple to receive and offer Bhaitika. Nepal 27 Oct, 2022
Bhanu Jayanti, Guru Purnima being observed today Adikavi Bhanubhakta Acharya is being commemorated by organising various programmes among Nepali community at home and abroad to mark his 209th birth anniversary today. Nepal 13 Jul, 2022
EDITORIAL - Misuse of power The 10th session of the federal parliament, which commenced on December 14 last year, was prorogued from Tuesday midnight, one day before the scheduled debate on the impeachment motion filed by lawmakers of the three ruling parties against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana was to begin in the parliament. Opinion 17 Mar, 2022
MCC protesters face tear gas, water cannon Riot police fired at least 30 rounds of rubber bullets and 115 rounds of tear gas, and used dozens of water cannons and baton to disperse an angry mob of protesters gathered around Baneshwor area against the Millennium Challenge Corporation almost all day long today. Nepal 21 Feb, 2022
Govt claims to have made progress in reconstruction of cultural heritages Nearly six years after the 2015 earthquakes, the National Reconstruction Authority said 493 out of 920 damaged cultural heritage sites were constructed, while 288 were under-construction. Nepal 01 May, 2021
President pays tributes to those killed in Gorkha quake President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has offered tributes to those who lost their lives in the 2015 earthquake and its subsequent aftershocks. Nepal 26 Apr, 2021
In Pictures: From around the skies of Kathmandu View of the reconstructed Rani Pokhari and under-construction Dharahara and their surrounding areas can be seen from the skies of Kathmandu. Photo Gallery 13 Mar, 2021