- Tuesday, 10 March 2026
Parliament gallery not ready for new assembly
An alternative venue will be arranged for the swearing-in of the members of the House of Representatives, as the construction of the new parliamentary building at the Singha Durbar premises will not be completed on schedule.
NCP's Yadav elected HoR member from Dhanusha-1
According to the vote count, Yadav got 10,430 votes against his closet rival Ram Palatan Sah who got 9502. CPN (UML)’s Ram Chandra Mandal got 9315 votes.
HoR polls: NC's Rai elected from Ilam-1
Party candidate Nishcal Rai secured 14,543 votes to win the election, while his nearest competitor, Binod Kumar Nembang of the Shram Sanskriti Party, garnered 13,632 votes.
Two injured in tractor accident in Makwanpur
The accident occurred on Sunday night when a tractor (Na 1 Ta 3802) heading from Hetauda to Chakari overturned after rolling backward while attempting to climb an uphill section of an inner road.
Nation
NC's Rai elected from Ilam-1, RSP's Gurung from Gorkha-1
Young candidate Nishkal Rai of the Nepali Congress has been elected from Ilam Constituency No. 1. According to the final election results, Ra
Parliament gallery not ready for new assembly
An alternative venue will be arranged for the swearing-in of the members of the House of Representatives, as the construction of the new parliamentary building at the Singha Durbar premises will not be completed on schedule.
Two ex-police officers win from Lumbini
Two former senior police officers, who previously led crime investigations, riot control, and security operations, are set to enter into the Federal Parliament as lawmakers. From Lumbini Province, former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Bikram Singh Thapa of Kapilvastu-2 and former DSP Govinda
Indian PM congratulates RSP Chair Lamichhane and senior leader Shah
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Chairperson of Rastriya Swatantra Party Rabi Lamichhane and its Senior Leader Balendra Shah for their party's landslide victory in the recently concluded election to the House of Representatives.
World
Indonesia landfill collapse kills four
A landslide on Indonesia's biggest landfill buried trucks and food stalls, killing four people, rescuers said Monday as they searched for at least five more reported missing.
Business
Excess liquidity defies policy easing
Nepal’s banking system has been experiencing a prolonged phase of excess liquidity even as monetary policy remains accommodative, according to the latest semiannual macroeconomic report published by the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).
About 1.3M kg of herbs exported
About 1.3 million kilograms of herbs have been exported from Nepalgunj, one of the major border points in western Nepal, in the first seven months of the current fiscal year. Entrepreneurs have said that herbal exports
Cocoa crash drives West African farmers to alternatives
Manu Yaw Fofie was born into the cocoa farming business, but the land bequeathed to him has become more of a burden than a blessing. A sharp fall in cocoa prices over the past year has left beans rotting in some West African war
Liquor shop set on fire, property worth nearly Rs. 2 mln damaged
According to Pramod Mahato, proprietor of Pappu Traders near the incident site, CCTV footage has shown an unidentified person who covered his face, sprinkled a petrol-like substance inside the shop, set it on fire, and ran towards the east.
Sports
ANFA's attention drawn towards footballers' lockout
Issuing a press statement here today, the country's governing body of the football said that administrative business have been obstructed due to the lockout and called upon the concerned side to withdraw the lockout immediately.
Interview
Exercise your sovereign right wisely to elect competent candidates
The election to the House of Representatives (HoR) is set for March 5, marking one of the most closely watched polls in the country’s history. To ensure free, fair, credible and fear-free electoral process, the Election Commission (EC) has stepped up its p
We have prioritised digital outreach
The Election Commission (EC) is all set to conduct House of Representatives (HoR) election next week. There is quite a lot of worry and concern how the EC will conclude the election successfully. In this context, secretar
Society
MoHP urges precaution against increasing air pollution
Ministry's Spokesperson Dr Prakash Budhathoki warned that the air pollution could lead to various health problems affecting the heart, blood vessels, lungs, asthma patients, eyes, kidneys and other organs and could increase risk of cancer. He thus called upon everyone to remain cautious and take preventive measures.