- Monday, 8 June 2026
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Maoist Centre Chair urges party cadres, leaders, to contribute to promoting citizens' rights
In his address to a programme organized at the party central office in Parisdanda to mark the 25th memorial day of martyrs Suresh Wagle 'Basu' and Bhimsen Pokhrel 'Bairagi' today, the leader said the people's sacrifices for transformations be recognised and their rights be promoted.
Gold price down by Rs 1,200 per tola
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association, fine gold is now being traded at Rs 152,100 per tola, down from Rs 153,000 per tola on last Friday.
Reconstruction of Degu Taleju temple over
The temple was completely damaged due to the Gorkha Earthquake in 2015. The reconstruction works on the outside of this historic temple has been completed while the works in the interior are in progress in the second phase, said Leela Pathak, Chief of the Patan Monuments Conservation and Durbar Supervision Office.
Work of Tanahun hydropower project resumes
The work of Package I of the 140 MW capacity Tanahun hydropower project under construction in Jhaputar of Rishing Rural Municipality-1 has resumed after 51 days. , The work on the project had been stalled due to a payment dispute,
Defending champions APF register first win in League
Defending champions of the ANFA Women´s League, APF Club, registered their first win in the 2081 season. APF defeated Tribhuvan Army Club in a departmental derby played at ANFA Complex in Satdobato, Lalitpur, on Saturday. Army was defeated 2-1 by the defending champs in the final match of Round 2. APF now has four points in two matches; they played a goalless draw against Nepal Police Club in Round 1. Army, on the other hand, faced their first loss after a win in Round 1.
Hunter Woodhall wins Paralympic sprint title to join his wife as a gold medallist
One month after Tara Davis-Woodhall's Olympic title in the long jump, her husband Hunter Woodhall, a double amputee, won a Paralympic gold medal Friday at the Stade de France. Davis-Woodhall's rush into the stands for a celebratory hug from her husband became a viral moment during the Olympics, and the roles switched this time in the Paralympics. Woodhall won the T62 400 meters in 46.36 seconds, leaving Germany's Johannes Floors the silver in 46.90 and the Netherlands' Oliver Hendricks the bronze in 46.91. Woodhall, who raced for the able-bodied track team in college at Arkansas, also won a bronze medal as part of America's 4x100 universal relay team. This comes a year after he didn't make it to the starting line at the Para World Championships because his prosthetics were malfunctioning.
Venice Film Festival wrap-up with awards and ceremony
The 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival is coming to close Saturday, with the world premiere of Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 2” and the awards ceremony. With no real consensus pick going into the evening, eyes are focused on what the Isabelle Huppert-led jury will bestow prizes upon this year. Many of the 21 titles playing in competition have been divisive, with passionate supporters and detractors. Among the highest profile of the films up for the top prize include: Todd Phillips’ “Joker: Folie à Deux,” the not-a-musical-musical with Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga ; Pablo Larraín’s Maria Callas film “Maria,” starring Angela Jolie as the famed soprano; the erotic thriller “Ba
Dhun Nepal hosts international event in Kuala Lumpur
An international event organised by Dhun Nepal successfully concluded under the chairmanship of Dhun Nepal’s President, singer D.R Sujan, concluded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The chief guest of the event was Hari Bhattarai, Regional Coordinator for the Asia-Pacific region of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) International Coordination Council. The event also featured Chholakant Pangeini, Congress President of the Public Relations Committee Malaysia; Jeet Chhetri, a central member of the Nepal Tarun Dal and Santosh Subedi, a youth entrepreneur and model, as special guests. Other notable attendees included Raju Tamang, President of the R.T.F.C. Football Club; Tek Bahadur Tamota from Ugratara Restaurant Malaysia; and Mira Giri Puri, former female coordinator of the Non-Resident Nepali Association Malaysia, along with representatives from various organisations. Dhun Nepal, which has been dedicated to Nepali music for nearly a decade, held its first international event in M
Stakeholders pledge support for orderly Lakhe Jatra
A discussion programme was organized at Majipa: Lakhenani on Saturday with stakeholders related to Jatra (fair) in order to conduct the Lakhe Jatra in an orderly and dignified manner. At the programme, all stakeholder expressed their commitment to provide the necessary support from their respective sides. Rajendra Manandhar, chairman of Ward 20, said all metropolitan residents be responsible to conduct Jatra in a civilized and proper manner. Manandhar said the KMC Ward 20 would sponsor T-shirts for the Jatra.
Couple buried in landslide, daughter rescued
Prem Kumari, a ward member of Barekot Rural Municipality-6 and her husband Man Bahadur Chalune, were buried in a landslide that took place in Dhuma of the Rural Municipality.
Quality and life skills education government's priority, says PM Oli
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that quality and life skills education is priority of the present government, while ensuring the fundamental right to education.
Karnali highway blocked by landslide
As a result, the highway remains completely blocked for traffic due to the mud-slip that took place at Ismod and Gaganekhola located in Shubhkalika rural municipality-1 of Kalikot under the Surkhet-Jumla road of the highway.
Heavy rainfall likely in Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki
Light rainfall is taking place this morning in one or two places of Gandaki and Karnali provinces, with partial to normal rainfall in remaining parts of the country. This is due to the monsoon, which is still active in the country, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.
One dies of diarrhea
A person has died due to diarrhea in Janaki Rural Municipality. Thirty-four-year-old Holi Teli of Belhari in ward no. 5 of the Municipality has died, according to Health Office Information Officer, Naresh Shrestha.
TikTok Returns
With the Nepal Telecommunications Authority instructing all mobile and internet service providers on Friday to lift the 10-month-old ban on TikTok, the government has scrapped the restriction imposed on the popular social media app. Disruption to social harmony was cited as the reason behind the ban. TikTok’s popularity soared in Nepal in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, reaching over two million active users. At the time, the news of ban elicited mixed responses from Nepalis at home and abroad. While some happily welcomed it as the need of the hour for freeing themselves as well as their time off the claws of the highly addictive app, others likened it to a regressive step aimed at curbing free speech – in the name of safeguarding social harmony – that boded ill for the country's image of liberal democracy. There were also accusations that, since many users vent their anger and frustration at the government and mock the political leaders through it, the government couldn't tolerate it and saw it as a threat to social order. Nonetheless, Nepal is far from being the only country to have taken that measure
