Education Minister Sasmit Pokharel has responded after Class 12 students protested at Maitighar over concerns about NEB results, saying the evaluation process was clear and reliable. He also announced that a committee has been formed with deputy secretary-level representatives from the Ministry of Education and Sports and the Curriculum Development Centre to conduct sample testing of answer sheets and verify marks and data entry.
A complaint filed at the National Human Rights Commission has accused Home Minister Sudan Gurung and his team of entering a detention room at Sorhakhutte Police Circle and allegedly threatening three detainees.
The men who crawled through a 50-foot tunnel beneath Nakhu Jail were not ordinary prisoners but young revolutionaries determined to continue their political struggle. Decades later, some of them would hold the highest offices in Nepal, turning a prison escape into a remarkable chapter of national history.
CPN-UML Vice President Bishnu Prasad Poudel has been arrested in Surkhet in connection with a money laundering investigation linked to alleged suspicious assets and share transactions.
The Rastriya Swatantra Party has postponed the closed session of its First National Convention in Bharatpur to Asar 9 after delegate verification and card printing took longer than expected.
Two centuries-old Akash Bhairav crowns, missing from Dolakha for nearly three decades, have been brought back to the district after being recovered from museums in the United States. The artifacts were welcomed through traditional ceremonies and formally reinstalled, restoring an important part of Dolakha's cultural and religious heritage.
Germany has committed 37.6 million euros in development assistance to Nepal for the 2026–2027 period, focusing on key sectors including energy, health, and sustainable economic growth. The commitment was made during bilateral development cooperation talks held in Kathmandu, where both countries agreed to deepen their long-standing partnership.
Tea producers in Jhapa have shut down all tea factories and estates after export disruptions to India remained unresolved for more than 45 days. The closure has affected around 60,000 workers and deepened concerns about the future of Nepal's tea industry.
In 2002, Maoist guerrillas walked into a school in Kavre and recruited 12 year old Lenin Bista training him to make bombs, spy on army bases, and fight a war where two of his classmates died beside him. Twenty years later, after being labelled disqualified, paid just Rs 10,000 and jailed for his activism, Nepal's Supreme Court finally declared what was done to him and 4,000 other children a heinous war crime.
Installation of street lights has begun along the Koteshwor–Kalanki section of Kathmandu's Ring Road, addressing a long-standing lack of adequate nighttime lighting. Authorities expect the project to improve road safety, support smoother traffic movement, and enhance security for both drivers and pedestrians.
Kathmandu District Administration has ordered employee trade unions and professional associations operating from government buildings to vacate their offices, remove signboards, and clear occupied spaces within seven days.
Nepal will continue exporting only 40 MW of electricity to Bangladesh after India declined to approve an additional 20 MW due to transmission line capacity limitations. The proposed increase to 60 MW will require further discussions and approvals from Nepal, India, and Bangladesh before it can move forward.
Police have taken an ISKCON Budhanilkantha operator into custody for investigation under the Children's Act following a complaint involving a minor. The case has drawn wider attention after additional allegations of child abuse and institutional misconduct at the Bhaktivedanta Gurukul surfaced in separate complaints.
Kathmandu Metropolitan City has approved a monsoon preparedness plan after identifying 128 flood-prone locations across the city. The plan estimates that more than 8,300 households could be affected by flooding and inundation during this year's monsoon season.
Shram Sanskriti Party Chair Harka Sampang has proposed NPR 1 kharab for Nepal border fencing, saying border security should be a national priority.
Asim Shah-led constitution amendment task force met former PMs Prachanda, Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal in Lalitpur to collect suggestions for a discussion paper.
