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A man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a female police officer on duty in Kathmandu’s New Baneshwor. The incident began after the officer asked him to use an overhead pedestrian bridge, while the full sequence of events remains under investigation.
Nepal’s taxpayer reward scheme is encouraging more consumers to ask for official bills, while complaints against businesses refusing to issue bills have increased, according to the Inland Revenue Department.
Nepal’s first modern road tunnel has opened to private vehicles on a trial basis, allowing cars, jeeps and vans carrying up to nine passengers to travel between Kathmandu and Dhading through the Nagdhunga Tunnel.
Kathmandu District Administration Office has given private hostels one month to meet a new 21-point set of requirements covering safety, registration, fees, hygiene, infrastructure and student welfare. The crackdown follows complaints ranging from excessive fees and poor facilities to drug use and mistreatment, while authorities say some hostels have already faced fines of up to Rs 3 lakh and sealing during inspections.
Nepal’s Supreme Court has ruled that an intact hymen cannot by itself be used to conclude that a minor was not raped, explaining that even partial penetration or legally sufficient sexual contact can establish the offence under the law applicable to the case. The ruling came in the case of Sanjay Mukhiya Bin, whose rape conviction involving his eight-year-old stepsister was upheld, although the Court reduced the separate incest-related punishment, bringing his total prison sentence from 20 years to 11 years.
Government To Open One Residential School For Children With Autism In Each Of Nepal’s Seven Provinces, With Budget Already Allocated And Plans To Provide Education, Health Care, Therapy And Creative Activities
A 2½-year-old boy who went missing in a community forest in Nawalpur while following his grandmother was found alive after a three-day search.
Kathmandu Valley commuters can now use the KTM Public Transport app to see GPS-enabled buses in real time and estimate when they may reach their stop, with around 1,200 public vehicles reportedly connected to the system. The wider plan goes beyond tracking buses, with authorities also working toward GPS information displays at major stops, clearer pick-up/drop-off points, expanded night services and a future cashless fare system.
Nepal’s Department of Transport Management has reiterated that students with valid student identity cards are entitled to a 45% discount on public transport fares, reviving attention around a concession first agreed between the government and transport operators in 2009. Despite the directive, implementation remains disputed, with students complaining that they do not always receive the full concession while transport entrepreneurs say the government has stopped providing the tax benefits originally promised in return.
Upper Mustang’s historic Yartung Festival filled Lo Manthang with horse racing, traditional processions, cultural performances and religious ceremonies from August 17–19, with Jigme Sigme Parawal Bista joining the opening celebrations. The centuries-old festival marks the seasonal transition after the rains while communities pray for a good harvest, a peaceful winter and the continuation of Mustang’s distinctive Himalayan traditions.
Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police chief SSP Suresh Prasad Kafle has called for wider adoption of a technology-driven “faceless traffic” system, arguing that road deaths cannot be reduced through conventional roadside policing alone. He says Nepal needs to combine technology with better road engineering, traffic education and effective enforcement as reckless driving continues to put both offenders and rule-following road users at risk.
Kathmandu turned into a vibrant showcase of Nepal’s Indigenous heritage on Sunday as communities gathered for the 32nd World Indigenous Peoples Day, bringing traditional clothing, music, dance, food and cultural displays to the capital. Beyond the celebration, NEFIN used the occasion to highlight continuing concerns involving identity, language, cultural preservation, land, natural resources, representation and constitutional rights.
A 32-year-old Nepali worker identified as Bikash Sherpa from Taplejung died in Jeju, South Korea, after entering a waste-treatment tank at a pig farm where a Vietnamese colleague had reportedly gotten into difficulty while checking equipment. Both workers were pulled from the tank in cardiac arrest and later died, while authorities are investigating the exact cause and circumstances of the workplace accident.
Kathmandu Metropolitan City has introduced grants of up to Rs. 40 lakh and a 90% fee discount to encourage the preservation and restoration of traditional Newari-style buildings in historic settlements.
Nepal has successfully tested ‘Myna’, a locally developed multi-disaster early warning system that can send automated alerts in local languages during floods, landslides, fires and other emergencies.
Parliament Receives Long-Awaited Bill to Strengthen Passenger Rights, Airline Accountability, and Insurance Coverage
The Government of Nepal and the families of two young men killed in the Devanganj clash have signed a seven point agreement. The deal includes the process to declare the victims as martyrs, Rs 10 lakh in relief for each family, employment opportunities, legal action against those responsible, and the construction of a memorial park.
Authorities have imposed a curfew in Janakpur Sub-Metropolitan City and parts of Golbazar in Siraha after tensions between two communities raised concerns over possible violence. The restrictions took effect from 3:30 PM on Thursday following a decision by the District Security Committee, with officials urging residents to remain calm and cooperate with security agencies
Traffic police have proposed requiring drivers to pass a separate trial before operating electric vehicles in Nepal, arguing that unfamiliarity with EV acceleration, braking and mechanical systems may be contributing to road accidents.
