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Kathmandu — The Election Commission has granted permission to 40 organizations, including four international observer groups, to monitor the House of Representatives elections scheduled for February 21. Election Commission Joint Secretary and spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai said that approval has been given to 36 national and four international organizations to…

Kathmandu — Bir Hospital has successfully performed a major brain surgery on a 103-year-old woman from Koteshwor, Kathmandu, in what doctors describe as a rare neurosurgical achievement, even by international standards. According to Dr Rajiv Jha, senior neurosurgeon and head of the Neurosurgery Department at Bir Hospital, the patient was…

Kathmandu— The Special Court has ordered former Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration Rajkumar Gupta to be sent to custody for trial in connection with the Lichibari land corruption case in Pokhara. A bench comprising Justices Sudarshan Dev Bhatta, Dilli Ratna Shrestha, and Vidur Koirala issued the order on…

Agency- New Year’s Eve revellers toasted the end of 2025 on Wednesday, waving goodbye to 12 months packed with Trump tariffs, a Gaza truce and vain hopes for peace in Ukraine. It was one of the warmest years on record, the stifling heat stoking wildfires in Europe, droughts in Africa…

Kathmandu — The Madhesh Provincial Government has been fully formed with the appointment of six additional ministers on Tuesday. Chief Minister Krishna Prasad Yadav completed the Council of Ministers by inducting six new members in the third phase of cabinet expansion. Yadav was appointed Chief Minister on November 19 with…

Kathmandu — Final preparations are underway for the allotment of Reliance Spinning Mills Limited’s initial public offering (IPO). The issue manager, Global IME Capital, is preparing to complete the allotment process by Friday this week. The IPO has attracted strong investor interest, receiving applications worth around 33 times the shares…

Kathmandu — Suresh Devkota, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sindhu Bikas Bank, has resigned from his post. A meeting of the bank’s board of directors held on February 9 accepted his resignation. Devkota, who was appointed CEO last year, stepped down with around three years remaining in his term. A…

Sindhuli— The body of a 22-year-old man was found with gunshot injuries in Sindhuli district, police said on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Ashman Tamang of Sunkoshi Rural Municipality-5, Bandipur. According to the District Police Office, Sindhuli, his body was discovered in the Piuri Khola forest area of…

Kathmandu — Foreign Minister Balananda Sharma departed for Dhaka on Monday to attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Begum Khaleda Zia. Minister Sharma is accompanied by senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to the ministry, he is scheduled to return to Kathmandu on…

Kathmandu — Recent political developments have intensified speculation that Nepal’s two largest parties, the Nepali Congress (NC) and the CPN-UML, may form an electoral alliance in the upcoming national elections. The speculation gained momentum after CPN-UML Vice Chair Ram Bahadur Thapa ‘Badal’ publicly advocated for a Congress–UML alliance, arguing that…