Nepal News (English)

KATHMANDU: The hilly and Himalayan regions are generally cloudy in different parts of the country at present. The Weather Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, stated that the hilly region…

TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday (local time) said Israeli forces are continuing targeted operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, while simultaneously engaging in negotiations…

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has increased the fuel prices effective from 12:00 last midnight. The NOC hiked the fuel prices of diesel, kerosene and aviation fuel, while the price of petrol remains…

KATHMANDU: Home Minister Sudhan Gurung has expressed gratitude to Japan government for its assistance to Nepal’s development endeavours. During a courtesy call paid by Japanese Ambassador to Nepal, Maeda Toru, at Home…

Highlighting the broader impact on healthcare infrastructure, he said that since the beginning of the conflict, the WHO has recorded "133 attacks on health care with 88 deaths and 206 injuries", as per Al Jazeera.

SEOUL: South Korea’s employment rose over 200,000 for a second consecutive month amid the continued increase in elderly jobs, statistical ministry data showed Wednesday. The number of employed people aged 15 and older…

KATHMANDU: Over 10,000 applications and websites used for online betting and gambling have been shut down. According to the Deputy Director of the Nepal Telecom Authority (NTA) Surya Prasad Lamichhane, the…

KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has brought into implementation the ‘carpooling’ – an initiative of sharing vehicles on rotational basis while coming to and going from the office. KMC’s acting mayor…

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Balendra Shah has called on the lawmakers elected via proportional category to not limit themselves in a specific area but work for interest of the oppressed and marginalized people. During a…

KATHMANDU: The Nepali Women Cricket Team has left here today for Rwanda to play the ICC Women Challenge Trophy championship to be held there. Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) bid farewell to the team, wishing them…

KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court has ordered the Department of Revenue Investigation to submit the investigation file on a case involving former minister and Nepali Congress leader Dipak Khadka. Khadka has been arrested on…

GENEVA: Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) Anandita Philipose said that 1,355 women in Lebanon have been killed or wounded since the escalation of Israeli attacks on Lebanon last month.…

KATHMANDU: In the 2082 BS annual examination for grade 5, some 170 students from 20 community schools in Panchakanya Rural Municipality, Nuwakot, sat the test. Of them, only 52 (30.6 percent) passed. Five schools…

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KATHMANDU: The government has formed a Commission of Inquiry on Assets to collect and investigate the asset details of major political office-bearers and high-ranking officials who have held public office from 2005/06…

KATHMANDU: There is a particular kind of silence that settles over Nepali villages when the harvest ends and young men depart. Backpacks on their shoulders, documents in plastic folders, they board buses to Kathmandu,…

KATHMANDU: Nepal News presents today’s snapshot of Nepal’s economic activities. Get quick updates on major market movements, policy shifts, and financial developments shaping the economy of Nepal. Here are the key…

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Tuesday that a toddler was among 10 people killed in separate Israeli strikes in the northern part of the Palestinian territory. Violence continues despite a ceasefire in…

A wave of frustration is still sweeping through Nepal’s medical fraternity. On social media, healthcare professionals have publicly criticised the Nepali healthcare system for pushing them out rather than developing…

INDIA: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Samrat Choudhary took oath as Bihar Chief Minister on Wednesday. Chaudhary arrived at, the Governor’s residence, Bihar Lok Bhavan earlier in the morning to be sworn in as CM,…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will depart for an official visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, his office said, as Islamabad continues feverish rounds of diplomacy aimed at facilitating US-Iran peace…

KATHMANDU: The Nepali Congress has decided to seek seven-day clarification from its former Vice President Purna Bahadur Khadka. A meeting of the NC Disciplinary Committee held today took such action against Khadka,…

KATHMANDU: The traditional “Tongue-Piercing Festival” was celebrated with great enthusiasm in Bode of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality this year as well. This year, 29-year-old Sujan Bagh Shrestha continued the tradition by…

KATHMANDU: German Ambassador to Nepal, Udo Eugen Volz, has paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal. During the meeting held at the Foreign Ministry today, they discussed the various issues of…

KATHMANDU: On Wednesday, the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) increased by 33.27 points. Rising by 1.17 percent compared to the previous trading day, NEPSE settled at the 2,866.87 mark. On this day, the Sensitive Index also…

CANADA: Ten countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Sierra Leone, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, expressed deep concern over the worsening humanitarian and displacement…

JANAKPURDHAM: For Shyam Yadav, 50, of Anharban in Bhangaha Municipality-8, Mahottari, memories of a decade and a half or two decades ago remain vivid. Back then he spent more time at the wrestling pit than at home. He…

KATHMANDU: The Second National Economic Census has begun across Nepal to collect comprehensive data for assessing the national economy and guiding development planning. The National Statistics Office has mobilized 4,433…

MYAGDI: A drinking water project has been constructed at Malkabang of Dhawalagiri rural municipality-5 in Myagdi district. An arrangement has been made to distribute drinking water in houses through 89 water taps from…