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Nepal’s Electronic Commerce Act, 2081 (2025) gives online shoppers clearer rights when products differ from what sellers advertised. Buyers may return goods that do not match their description and can receive a refund if they do not want a replacement. The law also sets responsibilities for sellers and platforms covering product information, delivery, complaints, returns, and misleading practices.
For nearly eight decades, exchanging new notes during Dashain has been a major Nepali tradition linked with blessings, family gatherings, and the growth of Nepal’s own currency system. This year, Nepal Rastra Bank has changed the approach by moving away from fixed distribution programs and allowing people to exchange new and clean notes through banks and ATMs based on demand.
Loneliness can exist even when we are constantly connected through phones, social media, and crowded communities. Research suggests meaningful relationships depend less on how many people we contact and more on genuine interaction, presence, and a sense of belonging. Regular face to face activities, shared routines, and honest conversations can help turn everyday contact into deeper connections.
Nepal’s proposed Waste Management Bill, 2083 seeks tougher rules for public waste disposal, including fines that can reach Rs 15,000 for repeated improper disposal of waste and Rs 15,000 to Rs 50,000 for damaging or removing public dustbins. It also proposes requiring local governments to install covered public bins that separate biodegradable, non-biodegradable and hazardous waste.
Teen pornography exposure is rising in Nepal despite the country’s 2018 ban. Studies suggest more than half of Nepali adolescents and young people have viewed porn, while a smaller group show signs of problematic use. Experts and research point to early exposure, weak sexuality education, limited parent-child conversations, and growing online risks such as sextortion and image abuse.
The Nepal government has officially declared the Ram-Janaki Temple area in Janakpurdham a Protected Monument Zone, setting defined boundaries around the historic religious area and bringing development inside the zone under stricter heritage-protection rules. The decision is also an important step in Nepal’s long-running effort to strengthen the case for Janaki Temple’s future inclusion on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Nepal’s proposed waste-management law could fine individuals, groups and organizations Rs 50,000 to Rs 2 lakh if they fail to remove posters, pamphlets, leaflets, wall writings, flags and similar materials placed for public programs. The provision is part of a wider bill registered in Parliament to strengthen accountability for waste and keep public spaces cleaner.
The Government of Nepal has registered a new Waste Management Bill in the House of Representatives that proposes mandatory covered dustbins in public places within three months after the law comes into effect. The bill aims to improve waste management by defining the responsibilities of individuals, local governments and other authorities while promoting waste segregation and cleaner public spaces.
Nepal cannot simply introduce the death penalty because Article 16(2) of the Constitution prohibits capital punishment. Nepal is also bound by the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR, which commits the country to abolition. However, Nepal can still pursue stronger laws, better investigations, victim protection, prevention, and greater accountability within its legal framework.
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 education laws give students specific protections when schools delay or refuse Transfer Certificates, especially for children who have not completed basic education. But the rules also allow schools to require certain dues before issuing a TC, so the answer depends on the student’s grade, certificate type, and situation. Parents can also challenge certain refusals, and schools may face fines for violating specific legal provisions.
Authorities fined Oliz Store and New Family Girls Hostel a total of Rs 5 lakh during market monitoring in Kathmandu, while several other businesses were ordered to submit documents or improve their practices.
Nepal’s Labour Act, 2017 covers key worker rights on contracts, pay, leave, safety and termination. It also provides legal options through labour authorities and the Labour Court when disputes arise.
A woman in Kaski reportedly lost Rs 3.1 million (रु 31 lakh) after an online relationship that began on Facebook developed into an elaborate scam involving a supposed wealthy British man and callers posing as Indian police. Police say the case highlights how online fraudsters increasingly exploit emotions, trust and fear alongside techniques such as fake identities, OTP theft and fraudulent foreign opportunities.
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.
Nepal’s University Grants Commission has introduced the Academic Credit Bank Establishment and Operation Directive, 2082, creating a common framework for storing, verifying and transferring academic credits between recognized higher education institutions. Students may carry eligible credits to another institution or program instead of losing their previous academic work, but transfers depend on subject equivalency, institutional approval and limits set by the directive.
Infrastructure Development Committee Chairman Ashish Gajurel has instructed traffic police to improve the way they speak to and treat citizens while maintaining strict financial discipline, following complaints that some officers allegedly take money from traffic violators instead of issuing official tickets. He also stressed better technology, nationwide traffic awareness and stronger enforcement, while clarifying that proposed fines of Rs 100,000 to Rs 150,000 are only under discussion and have not been implemented.
Nepal's mountaineering community is mourning the loss of veteran high-altitude guide Pur Bahadur Gurung (Yukta), whose career included guiding climbers on 28 expeditions above 8,000 metres and reaching the summits of 12 of the world's 14 highest mountains. Beyond his achievements in the Himalayas, he was remembered as a mentor, community leader and one of the driving forces behind the first recorded ascent of Khumjungar (6,759m) in 2023.
As social media becomes a bigger part of everyday life, Nepal faces the challenge of protecting free expression while addressing cybercrime. This article examines how laws on hacking, online fraud, defamation, and privacy are applied through real cases and what they mean for ordinary internet users.
Learn everything about Vehicle Tax in Nepal (2026 Update), including how to check your Bluebook, renewal dates, the 90-day grace period, latest penalties, online tax payment, and tips to avoid unnecessary fines.
CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli has described the violence and destruction during Nepal’s September 8–9, 2025 Gen Z uprising as more frightening than the tactics used during the Maoist conflict, while accusing the post-protest political transition of violating the Constitution. His remarks have reopened debate over responsibility for the deadly crackdown, the destruction that followed, the dissolution of Parliament and whether the two very different periods of violence should be compared at all.
Why didn’t a survivor fight back, show injuries, or report immediately? Trauma can cause freezing, silence, compliance, and delayed reporting none of which automatically means consent was given. Nepal’s law focuses on whether consent was freely and voluntarily provided, not whether a survivor behaved the way society expected.
A dispute over a wheel lock outside the Department of Passports was followed by nearly two hours of waiting before 26-year-old ride-hailing driver Ganesh Nepali set himself on fire. Videos, family accounts, official statements, and public protests have raised serious questions about what happened that afternoon.
The Gandaki Provincial Assembly has unanimously approved a landmark bill allowing the regulated cultivation of cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes. The new law introduces a strict licensing and monitoring system, making Gandaki the first province in Nepal to legally permit cannabis cultivation under government supervision.
This article explores why male victims of domestic abuse are rarely discussed, using survivor stories, data from Nepal, the UK and the US, and Nepal’s gender-neutral legal framework to show that abuse can affect anyone, but stigma, shame and fear of not being believed often keep male victims silent.
Nepal has proposed GPS tracking for passenger and goods transport vehicles to improve monitoring, tax compliance, and the movement of commercial goods
Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police say around 40 to 50 percent of traffic actions are now based on CCTV footage under the faceless traffic policing system.
Former South Korean First Lady Kim Keon Hee has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of accepting luxury gifts in exchange for political and business favours. The ruling deepens the legal downfall of South Korea's former presidential couple, with her husband, former President Yoon Suk Yeol, already serving a life sentence over his failed 2024 martial law attempt.
Traffic police in the Kathmandu Valley took action against 2,556 drivers for violating traffic rules in the past 24 hours. The enforcement campaign generated Rs 22.39 lakh in government revenue through fines and penalties.
NHRC Recommends Action Against KP Sharma Oli, Ramesh Lekhak, And Prithvi Subba Gurung Over Human Rights Violations Linked To Bhadra 23 And 24 Incidents And Suggests New Law For Punishment
Police in Gandaki Province have arrested 1,022 absconding convicts during the fiscal year 2082/83, with authorities set to recover more than Rs 14.36 crore in fines and penalties.
