Politics

Kathmandu- Internal tensions within the Nepali Congress have intensified as party General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwaprakash Sharma move toward convening a Special General Convention, concluding that the party’s 15th regular general convention cannot be held within the scheduled timeframe. The regular general convention was slated for January 9–11 (Poush…

Kathmandu: The Commission of Inquiry formed to investigate the incidents related to the Gen-Z Movement of Bhadra 23 and 24 has begun preparations to formally seek clarification from then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. On Thursday, Commission Chairperson Gauri Bahadur Karki informed that the commission is in the process of…

Kathmandu — More than 1.3 million Nepalis returned home within a year, even as over 1.5 million people left the country during the same period, according to data from the Department of Foreign Employment. The department’s 2025 data shows that 1,313,991 Nepalis returned to Nepal, while 1,523,000 people migrated abroad.…

Kathmandu, December 17 — Renowned mountaineer Tashi Lakpa Sherpa, whose name was included in the proportional representation (PR) candidate list of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has announced that he wants to withdraw from the list, stating that he is not interested in partisan politics. Taking to social media on…

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— 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 — 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…