Spiny babbler recorded in Madhesh Province for first time
Ornithologists say the rare bird, found only in Nepal, has now been confirmed across all seven provinces after a sighting in Bara district.
Ornithologists say the rare bird, found only in Nepal, has now been confirmed across all seven provinces after a sighting in Bara district.
Around 30 employees have been laid off in recent weeks as the Alibaba-backed e-commerce platform seeks to streamline operations and strengthen profitability.
A debate over an all-male film pitch panel has reopened deeper questions about power, representation and who gets to shape women’s narratives.
Signing follows delegation-level talks between Foreign Minister Khanal and his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Saturday.
The destroyed devices included seven iPhones and 489 Android smartphones. Officials estimate their combined value at more than Rs10 million.
Record harvests are expected across Karnali this year, but growers worry that poor roads, lack of cold storage and weak market systems will once again force them to sell apples at throwaway prices while consumers pay several times more.
Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal says the prime minister is focused on demonstrating results at home, even as Kathmandu and New Delhi explore a new phase of cooperation and high-level engagement.
Surging bitumen and petroleum prices linked to the conflict in West Asia have disrupted road construction across country, halting blacktopping works and slowing progress on several of Nepal’s largest highway projects.
Officials say they do not worry about the declining insurance renewal rate, as ‘it reduces the burden’.
Committee stops short of making definitive conclusions on financial transactions and share investments in its probe into the former home minister’s assets.
Nearly 1,500 people remain in temporary shelters 39 days after evictions, with no clear timeline for resettlement.
Former bureaucrats and police officials question the legality of the move, calling it an excessive use of police powers.
Supreme Court seeks clarification from government over alleged breach of appointment guidelines.
Decades of efforts to establish new habitats for endangered species have produced uneven outcomes, raising concerns as authorities prepare to relocate blackbucks to Chitwan.
Modern facilities have replaced thousands of classrooms destroyed in Sindhupalchok, transforming learning conditions in some of Nepal’s most remote communities.
The Commission recommends reducing the size of the House of Representatives, National Assembly and provincial assemblies, and granting itself constitutional authority to set election dates.
Krishna Hari Pushkar, posted at the Vice-President’s Office, was released after police questioning over a message sent directly to Prime Minister Balendra Shah.
Decision aims to reduce operating costs and redirect savings to development projects, with annual savings estimated at around Rs5 billion.
Of Rs407.88 billion allocated for development projects in the current fiscal year, only Rs124.61 billion has been spent in ten months, with delays blamed on post-protest budget freezes and structural bottlenecks.
Polish climber Mariusz Chmielewski accuses Himalayan Traverse Pvt Ltd of negligence, mismanagement, alleging Dawa Sherpa was left for dead, and demands investigation.