KATHMANDU: Former President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called for stronger cooperation among Himalayan countries, including Nepal, China, and India, in sharing meteorological data, monitoring glaciers, developing early warning systems, and coordinating disaster response. Addressing the 2026 Global Governance Forum in Xiong’an, Hebei Province, China, earlier today, Bhandari said global governance was closely linked to climate […]

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Farmers busy with paddy harvesting

BHOJPUR: Terraced fields across the hilly landscape in Bhojpur have turned golden as paddy stalks ripen, signaling the arrival of the harvest season. As the Dashain festival coincides with the peak paddy-harvesting season, farmers are now preparing to return to their fields after celebrating with family and relatives. Sangita Khadka, a farmer from Bhojpur Municipality-6, […]

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World Polio Day: Sustained efforts needed to maintain polio-free status

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World Polio Day: Sustained efforts needed to maintain polio-free status

KATHMANDU: Prof. Dr. Srijana Shrestha, Chairperson of the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication, has emphasized the need for sustained efforts to maintain Nepal’s polio-free status. In a video message released today to mark World Polio Day, she said Nepal’s achievements in polio eradication were significant but stressed that continued […]

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Bodies of missing Japanese climbers found in Manang

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Bodies of missing Japanese climbers found in Manang

MANANG: The bodies of two Japanese climbers who went missing while attempting to scale Nepal’s Mount Gangapurna have been found, authorities confirmed on Friday. The climbers, Japanese nationals Hidesuke Taneishi and Tetsu Hashimoto, went missing while climbing the 7,455-meter Gangapurna Himal in Gyasyang Rural Municipality-6. According to Chief District Officer Mukti Prasad Khanal, the two […]

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NCP launching one-and-a-half-month national awareness campaign

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NCP launching one-and-a-half-month national awareness campaign

KATHMANDU: The Nepali Communist Party (NCP) is launching a nationwide awareness campaign lasting one and a half months from today (Saturday). The campaign will be inaugurated at 2:30 pm at the party’s central office in Parisdanda, according to NCP spokesperson Prakash Jwala. “Our party coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal will […]

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Former President Bhandari urges global action on climate justice for vulnerable Nepal

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Former President Bhandari urges global action on climate justice for vulnerable Nepal

KATHMANDU: Former President Bidya Devi Bhandari has urged the international community to take Nepal’s call for climate justice seriously, saying recent devastating natural disasters have once again exposed the country’s vulnerability to climate change. Addressing the 2026 Global Governance Forum (Xiong’an), organised by the China Institute of International Studies in China, Bhandari outlined Nepal’s priorities […]

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Trump reiterates claim of India-Pakistan ceasefire through tariff threat

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Trump reiterates claim of India-Pakistan ceasefire through tariff threat

FLORIDA: US President Donald Trump has once again claimed credit for averting a military confrontation between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan, asserting that he brought the fighting to a halt by threatening both nations with a punitive 250 per cent trade tariff. Addressing a campaign rally here, boasting of his diplomatic interventions on the international […]

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Auto-rickshaw driver arrested for smuggling firecrackers in Dang

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Auto-rickshaw driver arrested for smuggling firecrackers in Dang

DANG: Police have arrested an auto-rickshaw driver for allegedly smuggling various types of firecrackers into Nepal. According to Police Inspector Kumar Poudel of the District Police Office, Dang, the arrested individual has been identified as Anubhav Agrawal, 25, a native of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh, India, who currently resides in Alumandi, Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City-5. Police arrested […]

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772 foreign tourists enter Mustang via Thorong La Pass in two weeks

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772 foreign tourists enter Mustang via Thorong La Pass in two weeks

MUSTANG: A total of 772 foreign tourists have entered Mustang via Thorong La Pass through the Besisahar-Manang route over the past two weeks. According to the Jomsom checkpoint of the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP), 43 tourists from SAARC countries and 729 from other countries entered Mustang during the period following heavy snowfall. Foreign trekkers […]

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Finance Minister Wagle discusses Nepal-India ties with Jaishankar

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Finance Minister Wagle discusses Nepal-India ties with Jaishankar

KATHMANDU: Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle held direct talks with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar on Nepal-India relations and regional issues during the NDTV World Summit 2026 in New Delhi, India. Speaking at a session titled “A World Between Orders,” Wagle praised India’s assistance to Nepal during recent disasters. According to the Ministry […]

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RSP Chair Rabi urges public against political speculation over India visit

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RSP Chair Rabi urges public against political speculation over India visit

KATHMANDU: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane has clarified that his visit to India is strictly personal and urged people not to attach political interpretations to the trip. Speaking to journalists at Dhangadhi Airport, Lamichhane said he was travelling to fulfil a religious vow he had made while in prison. “This is a personal […]

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RSP Chair Rabi leaves for three-day India visit

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RSP Chair Rabi leaves for three-day India visit

KATHMANDU: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane has left for a three-day visit to India, accompanied by his wife, Nikita Lamichhane. Lamichhane and his entourage flew from Kathmandu to Dhangadhi on Monday morning and are scheduled to travel to India from there. Minister Pratibha Rawal is also accompanying them on the trip. According to […]

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