Trump returns from China with stability and a stalemate
By The summit signalled a return to managed rivalry, with both sides easing trade tensions but leaving core disputes unresolved.
Is Nepal’s grand old party heading for another breakup?
By Anil Giri The Deuba-Khadka camp is weighing a new party as tensions with Gagan Thapa intensify over leadership, convention and Congress’s election debacle.
Electric traps emerge as growing threat to rhino conservation in Nepal
By Ramesh Kumar Paudel Chitwan National Park records show seven of the 204 rhinos that died between the fiscal years 2015-16 and 2022-23 were killed by electric current.
Where red forests bloom: Spring at Ghorepani and Poon Hill
By Mithun Kunwar Rhododendron season draws visitors to the popular trekking route, boosting local livelihoods.
Ruby Khan refuses to relent in the fight for Nirmala Kurmi’s justice
By Gaurav Pokharel & Rupa Gahatraj Rights activist alleges repeated detention and intimidation as police accuse her of using the case to influence legal proceedings.
Humanoid robots await laws for Everest mission
By Sangam Prasain A Chinese-made and US-backed humanoid robot could become the first bipedal machine tested on Mount Everest, but Nepal must first draft laws governing non-human expeditions.
Nepal will seek delayed LDC graduation citing economic constraints
By Krishana Prasain & Sajana Baral Government officials and private sector leaders say Nepal lacks the economic strength, trade preparedness, and investor confidence needed to graduate from Least Developed Country status in 2026.
Arrests, device seizures in crackdown on consultancies over shady student migration process
By Hom Karki & Gaurav Pokharel Poor oversight by education and labour authorities enabled illegal overseas recruitment through consultancies.
Bhurtel returns with a bang as Nepal outclass USA at packed TU Ground
By Nayak Paudel Kushal Bhurtel top-scores with his career-best performance at the TU Ground, which witnessed the largest crowd in Nepal’s match since its upgrade, with England great Andrew Flintoff in attendance.
Congo confirms new Ebola outbreak, 80 deaths
By Reuters Africa’s top public health agency said earlier on Friday there was a confirmed Ebola outbreak in DRC’s Ituri province, giving the death toll as 65 so far.
Sixty fractures fail to break Pokhara boy’s resolve to study
By Deepak Pariyar After years of battling brittle bone disease and repeated fractures, Animesh Lamichhane scored a 3.37 GPA in SEE.
Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, China says war shouldn’t have started
By Reuters Tehran said it would not unblock the strait until the US ended its blockade.
Bhurtel century powers Nepal to dominant nine-wicket win over USA
By Binod Pandey Nepal chased down 196 in 36.4 overs at TU Cricket Ground, sealing the victory with 199/1, driven by Bhurtel’s unbeaten 120.
Politically correct? Concern grows over what MPs can utter in Parliament
By Krishna Bahab From Panchayat-era controversies to today’s disputes, Nepal’s Parliament still wrestles with what counts as ‘unparliamentary’.