SARLAHI: Residents of Bhokteni in Hariban Municipality, Sarlahi district, have expressed relief and happiness after drinking water taps were installed in individual households, ending decades of water scarcity. People in Ward No. 1 of Hariban had long struggled to access…

KATHMANDU: President Ram Chandra Paudel has urged political parties, citizens and all stakeholders to align their words and actions with the aspirations of Nepal’s martyrs, saying their sacrifice should guide the nation’s future. In a message issued on the occasion…

KATHMANDU: Kathmandu’s early morning cold intensified on Thursday, with the valley’s minimum temperature falling by about two degrees Celsius compared with the previous day. According to the Weather Forecasting Division, the temperature in Kathmandu was recorded at 6.5°C at 5:45…

KATHMANDU: Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, coordinator of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), has warned that Nepal’s current political situation is “fragile and sensitive,” cautioning that continued fragmentation among communist forces could further complicate the national scenario. Addressing a programme at…

KATHMANDU: Newly elected office bearers of the Nepali Congress from the party’s Special General Convention are set to formally assume office on Friday. According to the secretariat of party President Gagan Kumar Thapa, the oath-taking and assumption ceremony will be…

KATHMANDU: Four former prime ministers are locked in direct electoral contests in Nepal’s House of Representatives election scheduled for Falgun 21. The high-profile candidates are Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Madhav Kumar Nepal, KP Sharma Oli, and Dr Baburam Bhattarai, a…

KATHMANDU: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which has emerged as an alternative political force in Nepal, has fielded women in fewer than 10 percent of constituencies for the upcoming election. Out of 164 constituencies where the party has registered candidates,…