Nepal Pulse

Kathmandu — The price of gold surged sharply in the domestic market on Monday, increasing by Rs 4,600 per tola, according to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers Association. With the latest revision, gold is being traded at Rs 265,000 per tola, up from Rs 260,400 per tola…

The unfolding crisis in Venezuela has once again exposed a fundamental contradiction in the global order: international law is proclaimed as universal, yet applied selectively. For small and medium-sized countries, the recent developments are not merely about Venezuela or its leadership. They are about the fragile promise that sovereignty, democracy,…

Kathmandu — The probe commission formed to investigate the crackdown and subsequent violence during the Gen Z movement has completed the process of recording statements and has now moved toward drafting its final report. Former Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli has submitted a written statement to the…

Kathmandu: Solu Hydropower Limited is set to issue its initial public offering (IPO) to the general public starting January 13 (Poush 29), following the completion of share allocations for local residents and Nepalis employed abroad in the first phase. The company has received regulatory approval to issue 20 million shares,…

Kathmandu- The government has finalized the budget required to recruit nearly 150,000 temporary police personnel for the upcoming House of Representatives elections scheduled for February 21, as part of a broader effort to strengthen election security nationwide. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, both the Nepal Police and the…

Dolpa: Transport services across Dolpa district have been suspended indefinitely as tensions escalated between local residents and police over the disappearance of a local youth. Protests intensified after residents of Lha village in Tripurasundari Municipality–5 demanded justice, bringing all vehicular movement into and out of the district to a complete…

Kathmandu- Police personnel reported missing following an attack on the Karopguard Area Police Office in Tripurasundari Municipality–5 of Dolpa have now been contacted, even as the whereabouts of a local youth who went missing in a river remain unknown. Chief District Officer Bhimraj Koirala said that some police officers had…

Janakpurdham- Tension has escalated across Madhesh Province following a controversy involving alleged indecent remarks targeting religion and culture on TikTok, with its impact now extending to Birgunj in Parsa district. In response to what officials describe as a “sensitive situation,” security agencies have heightened alert levels in all eight districts…

Achham — A 13-year-old schoolgirl has been abducted from the premises of a school in Achham district, with her whereabouts and condition still unknown. The girl, a Class 7 student at Saraswati Secondary School in Jaigad of Bannigadhi Jaigad Rural Municipality, was reportedly taken from the school compound on Thursday…

Kathmandu — The United States plans to temporarily run Venezuela and tap its vast oil reserves following a dramatic military operation that removed President Nicolás Maduro from power and took him into US custody, President Donald Trump said on Saturday. Speaking hours after the operation, Trump said Washington would step…