- Friday, 10 April 2026
TRN Online
NA Session: Lawmakers express concern over climate crisis and governance gaps
Renu Chand of the CPN (Maoist Centre) questioned the delay in tabling the Integrated Election Management Bill and criticized the lack of priority given to the Social Network Bill and the School Education Bill. She advocated for a mandatory 33% candidacy provision for women in elections. “Women have contributed equally to movements that secured citizens’ rights, yet they still have to struggle for equal representation and rights,” she said.
New bird species recorded in Nepal
A new species of bird has been recorded in Nepal from the Manohara area of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality. The bird, identified as the Siberian Sand Plover, was spotted at an altitude of 1,319 metres above sea level. Locally, it has been named 'Siberiyali Rajputrika'.
President Paudel unveils Land Cover Map of Nepal
The land cover map published by the Forest Research and Training Centre under the Ministry of Forests and Environment was handed to the President by the Centre's director Dr Rajendra KC.
Minimum wage of workers increased by Rs 2,250
A meeting held between the government, employers and trade unions on July 16 had agreed to fix the minimum wage to Rs 19,550 for two years and recommended it to the government for the same.
Nepal's politics is built on BP's reconciliation policy: NC President Deuba
Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said Nepal's politics is built on the foundation of the national reconciliation policy adopted by BP Koirala.
Courtesy meeting between PM Oli and Chairman of China International Development Cooperation Agency
A delegation led by the Chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency Chen Xiaodong paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday.
China finds cover-up in lead poisoning of 200 children
Dozens of provincial officials and hospital staff attempted to cover up a lead poisoning case that made hundreds of children sick in north-west China and sparked widespread outrage, an official investigation has found.
Gold price up by 1, 800
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association, the price of hallmark gold has been determined at Rs 195, 500 per tola today which was traded at Rs 193, 700 per tola on Monday.
Gandaki province Chief Minister Pandey leaves for China visit
The Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers stated that Chief Minister Pandey is leading a five-member visiting delegation to participate in a program organized on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Nepal-China diplomatic relations.
UML Central Committee to begin shortly
The ongoing Ninth Central Committee meeting of the CPN (UML) is beginning at 11:00 am today at the party central office in Chyasal, Lalitpur.
Congress says ‘far deeper reasons’ behind Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that Mr. Dhankhar was not personally informed about Union Ministers J.P. Nadda and Kiren Rijiju not attending the second Business Advisory Committee meeting at 4.30 p.m. on Monday (July 21, 2025)
Cardamom worth Rs 7.67 billion exported from Kakadbhitta customs point
Altogether 4.29 million plus kilograms of cardamom worth Rs 7.67 billion was exported from the Kakadbhitta customs point in Jhapa district in the Fiscal Year 2081/82 BS, the customs office shared. Cardamom export earnings totaled Rs 7.67 billion – the highest amount received from among the exported goods from the Kakadbhitta customs point in the year.
View of Sindhuli tea plantation area
Beautiful view of the Sindhuli Tea Plantation area on the Sindhuli-Bardibas section of the BP Highway.
72% paddy plantation completed so far this year
The country recorded 72 per cent of paddy seedlings plantation till the third week of the month July, which is 12 percent point less compared to the same period of the last year.
43rd BP Memorial Day being marked today
The 43rd Memorial Day of the first elected Prime Minister, BP Koirala, is being celebrated today by organizing various programmes across the country, recalling BP contributions to Nepal's political, literary and social sectors.
