Nepal

Over 104 kg of marijuana seized from Indian SUV in Sunsari

Police have seized more than 104 kilograms of marijuana from an Indian-registered SUV involved in a road accident in Sunsari district.

World Cup 2026

Pakistan Embassy, PNAN organise free medical camp in Nagarjun

The Embassy of Pakistan in Nepal, in collaboration with the Pakistan Nepal Alumni Network (PNAN), organised a free medical camp at Ward No. 4 of Nagarjun Municipality on Saturday.

Sports

Thame's lesson for Nepal's climate future

A firsthand visit to the site of the 2024 glacial lake outburst flood reveals why Nepal must rethink mountain risk assessment, strengthen climate governance, and prepare for a future of growing cryospheric hazards.

Business

Gold price jumps Rs 5,000 per tola, nears Rs 300,000 mark

Gold prices surged sharply in the domestic market on Monday, rising by Rs 5,000 per tola and edging closer to the Rs 300,000 mark again.

Opinion

Indefinite sit-in protest of Tribhuvan University professors: Day 57

Education is the strongest foundation of modern development, and teachers are the strongest foundation of education. Roads, buildings, technology, industries, and commerce may transform a nation's outward appearance, but education alone has the power to shape human consciousness, character, judgment, work ethic, and the future of a nation.

Nepal

Joint security base established in Bajura's Lampata as displaced residents return home

A joint temporary security base comprising Nepal Police and Armed Police Force personnel has been established at Lampata in Himali Rural Municipality-3 of Bajura district, as authorities move to restore order in an area that has seen a series of violent incidents involving residents from neighbouring Humla district.

Environment

Thunderstorms to drench hills as heatwave-like conditions grip tarai

While much of Nepal's hill and mountain regions are bracing for rain and thunderstorms, scorching temperatures are expected to persist across parts of the Tarai, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.

Opinion

Migrant workers need more than promises: Nepal's policies, budget, and diplomacy must protect them

Migrant workers remain central to Nepal’s public and political discourse. Political parties have promised jobs, governance reform, social protection, and economic transformation.

Kathmandu

ISKCON-Budhanilkantha operator in custody

The Nepal Police have arrested an operator of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Budhanilkantha Municipality-5 for a case related to a child sexual abuse incident.

Nepal

The Himalayan Gold Rush: How Yarsagumba drives Nepal's high-altitude communities every spring

As spring gives way to early summer across Nepal's high Himalayas, villages in districts bordering Tibet have fallen silent. Homes are locked, streets are empty, and the only signs of life are found hours away, on alpine meadows above 4,000 metres, where entire communities have pitched tents and set up temporary camps in pursuit of one of the world's most valuable natural commodities: yarsagumba.

Kathmandu

Kathmandu Metro pitches smart city vision, heritage push and social welfare expansion in new fiscal policy

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has unveiled its policy and programme for the fiscal year 2083/84 (2026/27) under the theme "Cultural City, Prosperous Metropolis," laying out an ambitious agenda spanning governance reform, heritage conservation, infrastructure development, digital transformation, and social welfare.

Videos

Australia spoils Turkey's return to the World Cup with a 2-0 victory

Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe scored and Australia spoiled Turkey's return to the World Cup for the first time in 24 years with a 2-0 victory on Saturday night.