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Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal answers lawmakers' queries on the Appropriation Bill during a House of Representatives session at the Federal Parliament in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, on Thursday. Photo: Gopal Dahal/RSS

Strategic autonomy in a multipolar Asia: Nepal's smart diplomacy through active non-alignment

Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal’s recent visits to New Delhi (5-7 June) and Beijing (14-17 June) were more than routine diplomatic engagements.

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Homelessness in Kathmandu: A policy gap we can no longer ignore

A child in Kathmandu is heard saying, “Keep on playing, but I will beg money for food in the evening.” Such moments are no longer hidden in the city—they appear on streets, under bridges, and in public spaces across the capital. Despite continued infrastructure expansion and visible development, homelessness remains an unresolved and persistent urban reality.

22 Jun, 2026

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Thame's lesson for Nepal's climate future

A firsthand visit to the site of the 2024 glacial lake outburst flood reveals why Nepal must rethink mountain risk assessment, strengthen climate governance, and prepare for a future of growing cryospheric hazards.

15 Jun, 2026

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Indefinite sit-in protest of Tribhuvan University professors: Day 57

Education is the strongest foundation of modern development, and teachers are the strongest foundation of education. Roads, buildings, technology, industries, and commerce may transform a nation's outward appearance, but education alone has the power to shape human consciousness, character, judgment, work ethic, and the future of a nation.

15 Jun, 2026

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Nepal's biggest export to India may be political creativity

Let us begin with a cockroach.

22 May, 2026

Balen's politics of silence and absence: Not a harbinger of good omen

20 May, 2026

Under the same sky: Why humanity would gain more from peace than rivalry

14 May, 2026

What nurses taught me that Nepal has forgotten

12 May, 2026

Remembering the USS Liberty-and why it still matters

12 May, 2026

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Migrant workers need more than promises: Nepal's policies, budget, and diplomacy must protect them

Migrant workers remain central to Nepal’s public and political discourse. Political parties have promised jobs, governance reform, social protection, and economic transformation.

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What a 1,400-kilometre walk through the Himalayas revealed about climate decision-making

After walking 1,400 kilometres across the Great Himalaya Trail and speaking with communities living alongside retreating glaciers and growing climate risks, I found that the challenge was no longer whether local people were being heard, but whether their knowledge was shaping the decisions made about their future.

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An energy budget with bigger ambitions: The real test lies in execution

Nepal’s latest federal budget offers an important opportunity to reposition the country’s development trajectory.

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Moral dilemmas: In the age of hope and fear

We are today, perhaps, much more than any time before, struggling with moral questions.

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Balen's statement about Indo-Nepal border: An unwarranted outburst

The Parliament was virtually up in flames when Prime Minister Balen Shah said that it was not only India but also Nepal that has encroached neighbouring territory in response to a question by Aaren Rai, a parliamentarian representing the Shrama Sanskriti Party.

A farmer uses a tractor to plough his field, in Dhakaniya, Shuklaphanta Municipality-2, Kanchanpur, on Sunday. Photo: Rajendra Prasad Paneru/RSS

Commercialisation alone will not transform agriculture: The participation of smallholder families is important

Having grown up in a smallholder farming family in rural Nepal and spent my career studying smallholder agriculture across Asia and Africa, I read this year’s agricultural budget with mixed feelings.

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Redefining schooling and classroom learning in Nepal: Moving beyond memorisation towards independent thinking

As the school year here in Massachusetts comes to an end, parents have already begun preparing for the next one.

FILE - A man puts his child on a plastic vessel to play in flood waters of the Bagmati river following heavy monsoon rains in Kathmandu. Photo: AP

When the monsoon returns, so do preventable diseases: The fight begins before the outbreak

Every year, Nepal welcomes the monsoon with hope. Rain revives fields, replenishes springs and softens months of heat and dust. But the same season reopens an old public health wound.

Prime Minister Balendra Shah answers questions from parliamentarians during a House of Representatives session at the Federal Parliament in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, on Sunday. Photo: Pradeep Raj Onta/RSS

Diplomacy is not surrender: Balen's border remarks are strategic

Few issues evoke stronger emotions in Nepal than questions of sovereignty and territory.

File - People from the ethnic Tharu community dressed in traditional attire sang and danced to their traditional tunes to celebrate the Maghe Sankranti festival, illustrating different aspects of their culture in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT

Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Nepal: The inevitable shift

Indigenous Peoples in Nepal have long faced discrimination. Despite the constitutional provisions of Nepal’s rich cultural diversity, indigenous communities have faced socio-economic inequality, land tenure insecurity, and political exclusion for centuries.

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Domestic and foreign remittances in Nepal: Contributions, disruptions, and policy implications

Remittances have become one of the most notable economic lifelines for Nepal. Remittances provide foreign exchange that strengthens the balance of payments, support consumption in households across the country, and help reduce poverty.

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Rethinking Balen Shah's silence in Parliament: It is not a weakness but a political skill

In recent weeks, Nepal’s political discourse has been dominated by a single, polarising question: Why is Prime Minister Balen Shah so silent in Parliament?

File - A section of the Mid-Hill Pushpalal Highway at Bokhim, Bhojpur Nagarpalika-5, collapsed due to rainfall, halting traffic on the route. Photo: Niroj Koirala/RSS

Eastern Nepal's growing rainfall crisis: Foster quality infrastructure, timely warning

Rain has always been a part of life in Nepal’s eastern hills. For the farmers, it means planting, greenery, and hope. But in recent years, the same rain has increasingly become a source of fear.

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New Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation: A step in the right direction

The new government headed by Premier Balen Shah has been virtually carrying twin bags of appreciation and criticism at the same time. It has been criticised for engaging in an evacuation spree of encroached public land without making adequate preparation.

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Special Court grants bail to top accused officials

The Special Court on Monday ordered the release of former Director General of the Department of Passports (DoP), Tirtha Raj Aryal, on bail of Rs 500,000 in the high-profile e-passport case.

Members of a rapid response team from Nepal's Department of Livestock Services, wearing protective gear, cull fowls after authorities confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Photo: AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha

Kavre culls over 40,000 poultry as bird flu spreads; authorities tighten surveillance

Bird flu continues to spread in and around the Kathmandu Valley, with more than 40,000 ducks and layer chickens culled in Kavrepalanchok as authorities intensify containment efforts against the highly contagious disease.

The Moroccan team starts to celebrate after winning on penalty kicks the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between the Netherlands and Morocco in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Monday, June 29, 2026. Photo: AP

Saibari's shootout winner sends Morocco past the Netherlands, earliest World Cup exit for the Dutch

Ismael Saibari scored the decisive goal in a penalty shootout, and Morocco sent the Netherlands to its earliest World Cup exit, eliminating the Dutch 3-2 after a 1-1 draw on Monday night.

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (1) reacts as Paraguay players celebrate after a penalty shootout at the end of the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between Germany and Paraguay in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Monday, June 29, 2026. Photo: AP

Paraguay stuns Germany in a penalty shootout for the biggest upset of the 2026 World Cup

José Canale wasn’t in the starting lineup in either of his previous two appearances for Paraguay in this World Cup.

Brazil's Gabriel Martinelli (22) celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between Brazil and Japan in Houston, Monday, June 29, 2026. Photo: AP

Gabriel Martinelli scores late in injury time to help Brazil beat Japan 2-1 at World Cup

With Brazil trailing for much of the game and with extra time looming, Gabriel Martinelli came through in a big, big way at the World Cup.

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Bosch hosts annual partners summit, unveils new power tool solutions in Nepal

Bosch Nepal, in collaboration with its authorised distributor Infratech Pvt. Ltd., hosted the Bosch Power Partners Summit Nepal 2026 in Kathmandu, bringing together around 120 dealers, retailers and professional users to showcase the company's latest power tool innovations and strengthen partnerships.

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Special Court extends UML Vice-chair Bishnu Paudel's remand by three days

The Special Court on Monday extended the remand of former finance minister and CPN-UML Vice-chair Bishnu Prasad Paudel by three days, allowing investigators to continue probing a money laundering case against him.

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NEPSE falls 16 points as turnover drops to Rs 2.67 billion

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) extended its losing streak on Monday, with the benchmark index falling 16.54 points, or 0.62 percent, to close at 2,632.96 points.

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Elephants at the door: Wild herds terrorise villages in Udayapur and Jhapa as human-wildlife conflict deepens

In Udayapur, six families woke up to find their homes destroyed. In Jhapa, farmers have abandoned their rice fields to spend their days chasing elephants away from their villages.

People shelter from sun with umbrellas as they wait for the Angelus noon prayer celebrated by Pope Leo XIV from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, June 28, 2026. Photo: AP

France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat breaks European records

France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is now the fastest-warming continent and needs to do more to protect its citizens.

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attends an announcement with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 29, 2026. Photo: Kim Min-Hee/Pool Photo via AP

South Korean tech giants to build a $518 billion chipmaking hub to serve soaring AI demand

South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix said Monday they will invest a combined 800 trillion won ($518 billion) in building a new computer chipmaking hub in the country’s southwest region, capitalizing on surging artificial intelligence -driven demand.

Paramilitary soldiers and police officers stand guard on a road cordoned off near the site of a militant attack at the provincial headquarters of the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, June 28, 2026. Photo: AP

Pakistani airstrikes kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan and wound 160, officials say

Overnight ground operations and strikes by Pakistani forces have killed at least 36 civilians and injured more than 160 others, Afghan officials said Monday, as tensions between the neighbors further escalated. One Afghan official said the attacks would be met with retaliation.

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