The Gagan Thapa-led establishment faction has deployed 85 election officers across 77 districts, while Deuba supporters claim the process should be postponed until court decides on their review petition.

Doubling the tax-free threshold to Rs1 million means the prime minister, ministers, MPs and security chiefs owe no personal income tax on their salaries and raises questions about tax equity.

Hunger prevails among nearly 2 million people as the province has an annual food deficit of about 25,000 metric tons.

A government investigation into the July 30 violence recommends disciplinary action against officers carrying handguns and calls for major changes to crowd-control procedures across Madhesh.

With legal disputes, land acquisition and contract-related cases contributing to years-long delays in major projects, the government is seeking a quicker mechanism to resolve infrastructure disputes.

Contaminated water, inadequate toilets and rotting animal carcasses are raising the risk of water- and vector-borne diseases.

Women in Ghale Gaun have tripled commercial production of the traditional fermented food in three years, but demand from markets at home and abroad continues to outstrip supply.

A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday that Iran would now shift to a “fully offensive” posture ⁠due ​to the stalled diplomatic ​efforts to secure a permanent end to the conflict.

The students, all below Grade 5, were returning home from Nirmal Secondary School in Hetauda when they were swept away by the Basudev stream.

General Dhiraj Seth is in Kathmandu on a four-day visit at the invitation of Nepali Army chief Ashok Raj Sigdel.

Labour Ministry says a new fee will be fixed only after the Foreign Employment Act and regulations are amended, prompting recruitment agencies to suspend their protest.

Police say an MBS student photographed the question paper inside the exam hall and shared it on WhatsApp, with five others charged in connection with the leak.

Cricketer-turned-politician Khan, 73, has been in jail since August ​2023, convicted in a string of cases that he ​says were politically driven following his ouster in 2022.

Sudan Gurung remarked while responding to a local party worker who reminded him of his campaign promise to establish a laboratory in his Gorkha-1 constituency.

High court judge among six travelling in jeep that plunged 50 metres after hitting a road divider.

The student group says the cooking gas shortage is disrupting studies, forcing students to spend hours searching for LPG instead of attending classes or preparing for exams.

Nine families have moved into a school building for safety as cracks spread across the land, while residents in other parts of the district face similar landslide threats and demand urgent relocation.

Lamsal was flown from Baitadi to Kathmandu after falling ill, highlighting a stark contrast with residents who struggle to find ambulances, basic medicines and specialist care.

Stalled diplomacy over Iran’s nuclear programme and the future of the Strait of Hormuz raises the risk of renewed fighting and further disruption to global energy supplies.

Known as ambiguous loss, this experience can involve loneliness, anxiety and uncertainty about when—or whether—the parent will return.

Injured midfielder Aashish Rai has received around Rs2 million from well-wishers worldwide, exposing the sharp contrast between public solidarity and official indifference.

Tea estates in eastern Nepal offer wages of up to Rs40,000 a month, but migration abroad and movement to urban areas are making workers harder to find.

Party president Gagan Thapa insists the October 2-5 convention will proceed as planned as the rival faction seeks a court order to halt the process pending a Supreme Court review.

Despite being part of the curriculum through grade 8, Comprehensive Sexuality Education is often reduced to a few chapters, hampered by limited teacher training, and dropped from the compulsory curriculum just as adolescents enter their teenage years.

The estimated Rs5 billion procurement has been delayed by legal challenges and internal disputes over whether the billing system should be bought as a single platform or split into separate contracts.

General Dhiraj Seth will call on Prime Minister Shah Tuesday, sources say.

The costs include medical tests, transportation, food, accommodation, and income lost due to illness.

After weeks of pressure from opposition parties, Speaker Aryal has ordered the prime minister to appear in the House on August 26 amid a prolonged dispute over his repeated absence and controversial remarks.

‘Myth & Memory’ brings Kirati Rai folklore, sisterhood, and the movements of Sakela into a contemporary series of paintings.

The agency seeks one-year extension citing delays caused by Trump’s aid pause and failed transmission line bids.

People are more willing to pay taxes when public resources are managed effectively and transparently.

With technological advancement, the traditional priority of ‘newsworthiness’ is being outpaced by a data-driven logic of ‘share-worthiness’.

Latest inspection offers no firm restart date as the state-owned factory continues to deteriorate more than a decade after shutting down.

The bench says Shrestha can be investigated outside custody, citing the absence of grounds for detention and constitutional protection of the right to communication.

Each parliamentary party will be allowed at least one question, with up to 15 additional questions allocated based on party strength in the House.

Disagreement over the proposal delays the Nepali Congress gathering’s conclusions and forces the postponement of a scheduled press conference.

Named Hamas’ overall leader in July, Hayya narrowly escaped assassination ‌himself in a 2025 Israeli airstrike in Qatar that killed his son and aides.

The poet, lyricist, playwright and language activist spent more than eight decades writing in a style that was simple enough for ordinary readers but deep enough to endure.

Projects launched under the federal government’s rural hospital drive have stalled amid contractor disputes, repeated deadline extensions and design changes.

Panettiere’s memoir “This Is Me: A Reckoning,” released in May, portrayed ​the trauma around the difficult 2014 birth of her daughter and ​her subsequent battles with postpartum depression and alcohol addiction then.

The Nepali Congress leader stepped down before a confidence vote after failing to secure enough support to keep his government in power.

The directive comes after opposition lawmakers repeatedly demanded a response from the prime minister over his remarks on Nepal’s encroachment on Indian territory.

Kathmandu District Court grants police more time to investigate the alleged privacy law violation.

The agreement averts the possibility of a halt in sending Nepali workers abroad as the government pledges to address recruiters’ policy and administrative concerns.

Turns out inflation doesn’t need your new address to find you; it just needs an appetite.

Television showed images of relatives thronging hospitals ​as rescuers brought in people ​on ⁠stretchers.

Indra Bahadur Baniya is expected to step down after addressing the provincial assembly, clearing the way for the UML and NCP to form a new coalition government.

Hindu families across the country placed images of serpent deities above their doors and offered prayers, milk, flowers and other ritual items on the festival.

In an interview with Kantipur, the acclaimed author reflects on his seven-book literary journey, the influence of American academia, his latest novel, and the universal psychology at the heart of his fiction.