First-time voters in Nepal’s poorest districts want results not empty promises
As election day approaches, students from remote farwest say survival and opportunity matter more than slogans.
As election day approaches, students from remote farwest say survival and opportunity matter more than slogans.
Across 10 constituencies in Kathmandu, 250 candidates are in the fray, including 46 women.
Tournament co-hosts Sri Lanka appeared to be well set after restricting England to a below-par 146-9 in the Group 2 match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
Contractors accused of using heavy machinery in breach of agreements; activists demand firm political commitment to protect natural heritage.
Iran has threatened to strike US bases in the Middle East if it is attacked by US forces.
Clashes in October killed dozens before a fragile ceasefire was agreed, but Pakistan continues to accuse Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers of harbouring militants who stage attacks inside its territory - a claim Kabul denies.
Turnover falls to Rs6.69 billion, with 220 stocks declining.
Trump announced the plan on social media moments before hosting a dinner for Republican governors at the White House, where he sat next to and chatted with Landry.
Unpaid compensation for 14 households halts construction on Bhangaha–Bardibas rail stretch, residents hopeful as ministry review continues.
Gold up by Rs5,600 per tola, silver gains Rs375.
US warships traverse the strait every few months, enraging Beijing, and some US allies, such as France, Australia, Britain and Canada, have also made occasional transits.
Municipality remains tense as authorities maintain restrictions following stone-pelting and vehicle burning.
Tremor near Ritak felt early morning, no damage reported.
Ravina Khan, once a frontline combatant, now campaigns door-to-door on a shoestring budget, seeking to represent the poor and marginalised after being sidelined by her party.
Passengers taken to Chitwan for treatment.
The protests coincided with 40-day mourning ceremonies for those killed by security forces during last month’s anti-government demonstrations, the deadliest unrest since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.
The teams earned one point each from the abandoned first fixture of the tournament's Super Eight stage.
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We should try to incorporate some creative joy into our daily lives in whatever way we can.
Pakistan cannot look forward to becoming a citizen-friendly state without eliminating preventable deaths.
Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest may reveal more than the DOJ’s selective Epstein releases.
As he walked to the shop instead of the cricket park, the streets revealed his past, loneliness and the weight of social expectations.
From campus hubs to distant suburbs, a map of where students can live well in this southern Indian city without overspending.
APF beat Nepal Police by eight wickets, while Army hand Bagmati a nine-wicket defeat.
Over 10,000 applications under review; field inspections and election schedule likely to push concessional loan disbursement beyond original timeline.
Parsa National Park officials have reportedly urged forest authorities not to renew the land arrangement.
Prime Minister Karki alerts security agencies to some groups’ activities that are intended to disrupt March polls.
Growing influence of social media on voter decision is a global phenomenon, and Nepal isn’t untouched: Experts
Tenant farmers have tilled the fields owned by the Guthi for generations but lack formal ownership certificates.
Slovakia, along with Hungary, is one of just two EU countries that still rely on significant amounts of Russian oil shipped via the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline over Ukraine.
Budget shortages and incomplete DPR stall progress on the strategic road linking the Tarai to the Nepal–China border via Bajhang.
Neymar, who recently underwent successful knee surgery, has scored 79 goals for Brazil, the highest by any player, but he has not featured for the national side since October 2023.
Locals said the vehicle entered a shop’s shutter while the girl was buying goods.
The Supreme Court had over the past year permitted Trump's expansive assertion of executive power, with few exceptions, in a series of decisions issued on an emergency basis.
Although some parties have spoken of boycotting the elections, they are extremely weak and have raised the issue out of fear of defeat, the prime minister said.
Tensions flared after a vehicle was set on fire during the clashes.
Hong Kong operates as a separate customs territory from mainland China, a status that has shielded it from direct exposure to US tariffs targeting Chinese goods.
The 71-year-old was struck by a stone dislodged by an excavator while maintenance work was underway.
Here are some of the photos taken by our photojournalists and reporters this week.
The court’s landmark 6-3 ruling upended the leverage Trump and his trade envoys have wielded over foreign governments at negotiating tables to reshape diplomatic relations and global markets.
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The Post brings you a lowdown on some major events this week.
A collaborative exhibition at the Nepal Art Council explores themes of spirituality, devotion and self-expression through the works of artists Shivangini Rana and Chirag Bangdel.
This year’s winners will represent Nepal at the Australasian Economics Olympiad in Sydney, Australia and Suzhou, China.
A murder, an unbreakable silence, and a therapist driven by obsession form the core of Alex Michaelides’s ‘The Silent Patient’.
In Achham, temporary election work has given women both a source of income and a boost in confidence. Traditional gender roles are slowly changing.
As manuscripts face threats from disaster and neglect, youth volunteers and heritage experts are working together to revive Nepal’s historical scripts.
From Tulsipur to Itahari, confrontations fuel fears of wider unrest ahead of March 5.
Experts dismiss manifestos as unrealistic, lacking research and data, and warn delivery is doubtful.
The justices, in a 6-3 ruling authored by conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, upheld a lower court’s decision that the Republican president’s use of this 1977 law exceeded his authority.