- Saturday, 21 February 2026
Nepal's foreign trade reaches Rs. 1,291B
Nepal’s foreign trade recorded a significant expansion in the first seven months of the current fiscal year 2025/26, driven by a sharp rebound in exports and a steady rise in imports.
Nation ready for polls, only ballots awaited: PM Karki
Prime Minister Sushila Karki has said that with the House of Representatives (HoR) election set to be held simultaneously across the country, the only step left is for the citizens to cast their votes.
Changes in poll publicity: Doorstep visits and digital platforms use on focus
Political parties and candidates in Myagdi have altered the old-fashioned election publicity style for the upcoming House of Representatives (HoR) election.
Ballot papers with election materials 1transported to three provinces: EC
The Election Commission (EC) has stepped up the task of transporting ballot papers with other election materials to all electoral constituencies across the country.
Nation
Changes in poll publicity: Doorstep visits and digital platforms use on focus
Political parties and candidates in Myagdi have altered the old-fashioned election publicity style for the upcoming House of Representatives (HoR) election.
Nepal-Portugal bilateral consultation mechanism meeting concludes
At the meeting held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lisbon on Friday, an agreement was reached to enhance cooperation and collaboration in the areas of bilateral trade, investment, tourism, culture, education, and science and technology.
Ballot papers with election materials 1transported to three provinces: EC
The Election Commission (EC) has stepped up the task of transporting ballot papers with other election materials to all electoral constituencies across the country.
Three dead, one injured in a motorbike accident
The Area Police Office, Malakheti (Attariya) informed that three people who sustained critical injuries in a motorcycle collision died while being rushed to Dhangadhi for treatment.
World
Trump's rollback to hit poor hard
In a stretch of Louisiana with about 170 fossil fuel and petrochemical plants, premature death is a fact of life for people living nearby. The air is so polluted and the cancer rates so high it is known as Cancer Alley.
Business
Nepal's foreign trade reaches Rs. 1,291B
Nepal’s foreign trade recorded a significant expansion in the first seven months of the current fiscal year 2025/26, driven by a sharp rebound in exports and a steady rise in imports.
Japan's exports surge 17%
Japan's exports surged nearly 17% in January from a year earlier, lifted by seasonal factors and strong demand in China and other Asian markets. Imports slipped 2.5%
Reviving fallow land through sugarcane cultivation
By leasing fallow land left unused by others and growing indigenous sugarcane, a young man in Baitadi has earned Rs. 500,000 from selling jaggery. With nearly 75 per cent of villagers migr
Triyuga bridge almost ready to link Udayapur
Construction of a suspension bridge over the Triyuga River, linking Ikraha and Shivanagar with the Madan Bhandari Highway in Chaudandigadhi Municipality-10 in Udayapur, has reached its final stage.
Sports
Zimbabwe surprise as T20 World Cup Super Eights begin without Australia
Pakistan and New Zealand will clash in Colombo on Saturday as the second "Super Eights" phase of the T20 World Cup kicks off without former champions Australia, who shockingly failed to make it out of their group.
Interview
Let's make this election a cornerstone of stable Nepal
With the House of Representatives elections set for 5 March 2026, Nepal finds itself in a markedly different political atmosphere. Gone are the familiar scenes of blaring loudspeakers, crowded rallies, streets lined with banners,
Nepal is going to be a hub for global cinema: Bham
Renowned Nepali filmmaker Min Bahadur Bham has been selected as a jury member for the Berlin International Film Festival 2026, along with six other colleagues chosen from among thousands of filmmakers worldwide. With this achievement,
Society
Three dead, one injured in a motorbike accident
The Area Police Office, Malakheti (Attariya) informed that three people who sustained critical injuries in a motorcycle collision died while being rushed to Dhangadhi for treatment.