- Thursday, 23 April 2026
TRN Online
Police fire tear gas, water cannons in Balkhu
Police have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse the demonstration in Balkhu.
National Youth Federation's demonstration in Tinkune
The National Youth Federation Nepal (NYFN), considered to be close to the CPN (UML) party, has staged a demonstration in Tinkune, Kathmandu today.
Economic problems being gradually resolved, claims Finance Minister
Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat today said the economic problems were being gradually resolved.
1300 years old Ganga Jamuna festival still attracting people
Ganga Jamuna waterfall of Dhading district is a well-known religious and tourism destination in Dhading district. People's attraction towards a religious fair that is taking place since the last 1300 years at the waterfall site is still the same as earlier.
Durga Prasain supporters clash with UML youth
A clash has erupted in Balkhu between Durga Prasai supporters and UML Youths.
Government honours outstanding taxpayers
The government has honoured the outstanding taxpayers. Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat today honoured the 'best taxpayers' from various sectors at the closing ceremony of the Tax Week organised on the occasion of the National Tax Day, 2080.
Possibility of light snowfall in high hilly and mountainous regions
The weather will be partly cloudy in the hilly region with the likelihood of light snowfall in the high hilly and mountainous region of the country today due to the impact of the Westerly wind, the Meteorological Forecasting Division said.
Earthquake jolts Kathmandu Valley
According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the aftershock measuring 4.5 in the Richter scale took place at 1.19 am this morning.
Three people die in motorbikes collusion
Three persons died when two motorbikes collided with each other along the Postal Highway in Siraha municipality-19, Sanhaitha on Wednesday.
Concrete trekking route constructed with people's mobilization
A narrowed passage amidst a dense forest. Trouble for two-way mobility along the main road from the village. Local folks were facing difficulty in collecting grass and firewood. Even more there was a big challenge to take lifeless bodies to the cremation sites of Kaligandaki.
Earthquake destroys 54 police offices; daily works from tents
The earthquake that occurred on last November 3 with its epicenter around Barekot rural municipality-1, Ramidanda of Jajarkot has caused damages to 54 police offices in Karnali province.
Climate Finance Claim
Ahead of an annual global conference on climate change starting from November 30 in Dubai, UAE, Nepal is set to put forth its claim on the climate financing as grant for adaptation and resilience. Nepal has preferred grants to loans to reduce the negative impact of climate change that has badly affected the nation. Nepal has adopted this position as the portion of loans under the international cooperation that seeks to fight the devastation of climate change has grown disproportionately. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda and Minister for Finance Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat echoed this line of thought at the national cli
Posture On Free Press And Assange
An Australian citizen, now imprisoned in the United Kingdom, is wanted by the United States to face charges which could incarcerate him for up to 175 years! What did Julian Assange, 52, do to attract such extraordinary attention? What is his sin? Does it amount to crime of the unpardonable kind? Ostensibly, his sin was to make public well-sourced information on matters of public concern — relating to the US-led wars on Iraq and Afghanistan, among others. His so
Kleptocracy Poses Threat To Democracy
Kleptocracy is a word that has been used in Nepal to signify the ill-gotten wealth stashed away in the foreign banks or invested in the shady deals overseas. From the time of monarchy to these days of republican era, rulers and political leaders are accused of having looted and siphoned off the illicit wealth to foreign banks to execute opaque transaction and shady financial deals, though there is no any corroborated or confirmed basis to these speculative accusations. Even as there may be cases of kleptocrats hiding their wealth in the banks or involved in shady financial deals overseas, such stances should be very few and limited compared to the countries in Africa, former Soviet republics and so on. Kleptocracy has been widely interrogated and discussed in the reports brough
Quake-affected children too scared to attend classes
Children in Jajarkot and Rukum West are afraid to go to school. The earthquake of November 3 has impacted them so much that they are afraid to be indoors. The schools in these districts opened for the first time since the quake on Monday. But not many students could attend. Dipesh Pun Magar, a grade 2 student at Dobhan Secondary School in Chinabagar, Sanibheri Rural Municipality-1, Rukum West, said he was afraid of the school collapsing. The quake demolished his house and injured him and his mother. He has not been able to forget that event.
