Nurses across the country have been protesting, demanding a review of their salaries and allowances. The protests, which began from Manipal Hospital and Gandaki Hospital in Pokhara two weeks ago, have now expanded nationwide.
Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal has said the country's security situation is gradually turning normal with the formation of the incumbent government.
The government, which is mandated to hold the election to the House of Representatives coming March 5, has decided to hold a joint meeting with the political parties and the Gen Z representatives.
As many as 750 persons stranded at Tilicho base camp of a mountainous district, Manang, have been rescued by a joint squad of the Nepali Army, the Armed Police Force and the Nepal Police.
Speaking at the thematic session on Envisioning Regional and Global Interconnections for Large-Scale Clean Energy Transition in the International Solar Alliance Assembly being held in New Delhi, Minister Ghising stated that Nepal has reached an important phase to enter into a new age of clean energy.
The Muktinath Temple has been covered with snow as snowfall has occurred in the vicinity of Varagung Muktichhetra Rural Municipality.
Mustang has experienced this season's first snowfall since the morning today.
This year's Chhath festival concluded today by offering Argha to the rising Sun this morning. The four-day festival that began last Saturday was celebrated with main Pooja last evening and concluded today by offering Argha to the rising sun.
The northern belt in Gorkha district has received snowfall since last light.
Nineteen passengers were injured in a road accident happened at Maidhar of Shivasatakshi Municipality-10 in Jhapa district this morning, according to the police.
On the day after Tihar, while homes across the country were lit up, industries in Rupandehi plunged into darkness. Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) disconnected the power supply from Friday evening citing unpaid dues for dedicated and trunk line tariffs. As a result, 10 industries in the Butwal-Bhairahawa industrial corridor were forced to shut down. With the suspension of power, around 24,000 workers employed in these industries have now become jobless.
The government-owned public enterprises are set to be classified into two categories. The ‘Public Enterprises Management and Good Governance Policy, 2082’, made public by the Ministry of Finance on Sunday plans to categorise public enterprises into commercial and strategic groups. The Council of Ministers approved the policy on September 28, 2025.