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Tosima Karki Urges Government To Raise Tobacco Tax To At Least 50%

RSP MP and health department chief Dr. Tosima Karki has urged the Government of Nepal to raise taxes on tobacco products to at least 50%. She said higher tax on tobacco is important to reduce consumption, protect public health, and support the long-term sustainability of Nepal’s health insurance system.

14 hours ago

Pokhara Begins Firke Khola Clearance Drive After 35-Day Ultimatum Ends

Pokhara Metropolitan City has started demolishing illegal structures along Firke Khola after a 35-day ultimatum expired, aiming to reduce monsoon flood risks and restore the river corridor.

16 hours ago

Nepal Police Cyber Bureau Warns Three Comedians Over Alleged Obscene Remarks Against Police In Podcast

Nepal Police Cyber Bureau has warned comedian Sajan Shrestha, Bishal Gautam, and Utsav Sapkota over alleged obscene remarks against Nepal Police in a podcast uploaded on YouTube.

2 days ago

Nepal Introduces New Film Grading System, Moving Away From Traditional Censorship

Nepal’s Central Film Examination Committee has started a new film grading system, replacing traditional scene cuts and beeps with age-based classification to support creative freedom.

2 days ago

Mount Everest Sets Historic Single-Day Record As 274 Climbers Successfully Reach The Summit From Nepal Side

Mount Everest Sets Historic Single-Day Record As 274 Climbers Successfully Reach The Summit From Nepal Side, While Experts Raise Concerns Over Crowding Risks And Increasing Number Of Inexperienced Climbers

2 days ago

Nepal Government Preparing To Increase Rs 100 Duty-Free Border Limit For Goods Brought From India

Nepal is preparing to revise the Rs 100 customs duty-free limit for goods brought through Nepal–India border areas after complaints from daily shoppers and border residents.

3 days ago

Experts Suggest Making Income Up To NRs 12 Lakh Tax-Free In Nepal

Experts and stakeholders have suggested raising Nepal’s income tax exemption limit to NRs 12 lakh, saying it could reduce pressure on low and middle-income earners amid rising living costs.

3 days ago

PM Balen Shah Says He Will Respond in Parliament at ‘Appropriate Time’ After Opposition Pressure

Prime Minister Balen Shah has told Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal that he will appear in Parliament and respond to lawmakers at an appropriate time, as opposition parties continue demanding his presence in the House

3 days ago

UML Returns Rs 3.86 Crore To State Treasury Over VIP Foreign Medical Treatment Expenses

UML has returned nearly Rs 3.86 crore to Nepal’s state treasury after controversy over foreign medical treatment expenses linked to former VIP officials including Ram Baran Yadav, KP Sharma Oli and Jhalanath Khanal.

3 days ago

MP Sumnima Udas Warns FATF Grey List Status May Hurt Remittance, Investment, and Tourism In Nepal

MP Sumnima Udas Says Global Trust In Economy Depends On Financial Credibility Warns FATF Grey List Status May Hurt Remittance, Investment, and Tourism In Nepal And Calls For Strong Action Against Informal Economy And Regulatory Weakness

3 days ago

Uber Officially Begins Test Ride Hailing Service In Kathmandu Valley Through TaxiMandu Partnership

Uber Officially Begins Test Ride Hailing Service In Kathmandu Valley through TaxiMandu Partnership, Offering Discount Rides And Entering Competitive Market With Pathao, inDrive, and Yango, While Expanding Global Mobility Services To Nepal

3 days ago

Government Preparing OTT Service Regulation Rules To Bring Platforms Like Netflix, YouTube Premium Under Legal Registration And Tax System

Government Preparing OTT Service Regulation Rules With Proposed Rs 1 Crore License Fee And Separate Registration Charges As Ministry Plans To Bring Platforms Like Netflix, YouTube Premium Under Legal Registration And Tax System

5 days ago

Supreme Court Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma Unanimously Endorsed As Nepal’s New Chief Justice

Parliamentary Hearing Committee Unanimously Endorses Supreme Court Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma As Nepal’s New Chief Justice With a Six-Year Term And Major Judicial Reform Plans, Including an E-Court System And Faster Case Resolution

5 days ago

Nepal elected unanimously at WHO assembly

Nepal Elected Vice President Of 79th World Health Assembly During WHO Meeting In Geneva As Health Minister Nisha Mehata Represents Country At Global Health Gathering

6 days ago

Supreme Court Faces Rare Tension Over Rejected Writ Petitions

Nepal’s Supreme Court saw rare internal tension after Acting Chief Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla ordered court officials to register rejected writ petitions linked to the Chief Justice recommendation process.

6 days ago

Ramesh Prasai Proposes Up To 50% Tax Hike On Alcohol And Cigarettes To Fund Free Healthcare In Nepal

Lawmaker Ramesh Prasai has urged the government to increase taxes on alcohol and cigarettes by up to 50% and use the extra revenue to provide free healthcare for poor and low-income citizens in Nepal.

6 days ago

Nepal Becomes First South Asian Country To Officially Include Gender And Sexual Minorities In Federal Ministry Name

Nepal Becomes First South Asian Country To Officially Include Gender And Sexual Minorities In Federal Ministry Name And Mandate, Marking Historic Progress For LGBTQIA Plus Representation And Recognition In National Governance

6 days ago

Sandeep Lamichhane Creates History In ODI Cricket By Becoming Fastest Bowler To Reach 150 Wickets In Just 73 Matches

Sandeep Lamichhane Creates History In ODI Cricket By Becoming Fastest Bowler To Reach 150 Wickets In Just 73 Matches, Breaking Mitchell Starc's Record During ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 Match Between Nepal And Scotland At Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground

6 days ago

Shram Sanskriti Party MPs Protest In Nepal House Of Representatives With Placards Against Prime Minister Balen Shah

Shram Sanskriti Party MPs Protest In Nepal House Of Representatives With Placards Against Prime Minister Balen Shah, As Harka Sampang Led Members Demand Answers On Questions, While Speaker Issues Warning In Kathmandu Parliament Session

6 days ago

Police Recover Huge Amount of Drugs and Cash in Pokhara’s Malepatan Area

Massive Drug and Cash Seizure in Pokhara's Malepatan Raises Questions About Bigger Illegal Network; Two People Under Police Control

May 17

Kami Rita Sherpa Climbs Mount Everest For Record 32nd Time While Lakpa Sherpa Becomes First Woman To Reach Everest Summit 11 Times In Historic Day For Nepal Mountaineering

Nepal has once again created history on the world’s highest peak as legendary climber Kami Rita Sherpa successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 32nd time. According to PM Balen Shah, he reached the top at 10:12 AM, extending his own world record as the person with the highest number of Everest ascents in history. On the same day, Lakpa Sherpa, also known as the “Mountain Queen,” successfully completed her 11th Everest summit at 9:30 AM. With this achievement, she set a new world record among female climbers, adding another proud moment for Nepal in global mountaineering history.

May 17

25 year old inmate escaped around 1 AM

A 25-year-old woman serving a life sentence escaped from Sundhara prison in Kathmandu late Friday night. The escaped inmate has been identified as Sapana Tamang from Bidur Municipality of Nuwakot. According to prison administrator Krishna Chapagain, she escaped around 1 AM after reportedly placing some objects on the ground and climbing over the prison wall.

May 17

Police Recover 276 Kilograms Of Marijuana Found Abandoned Inside Bushes Near Karjanha Municipality In Siraha

Massive Marijuana Recovery In Siraha As Police Launch Investigation Into 276 KG Illegal Drug Haul

May 17

RPP Leader Gyanendra Shahi Urges Harka Sampang Not To Demand Prime Minister’s Resignation

RPP Leader Gyanendra Shahi Urges Harka Sampang Not To Demand Prime Minister’s Resignation, Saying Current Government Holds Public Mandate And Should Be Held Accountable Through Democratic Process And Parliament Instead Of Political Pressure

May 15

Mountain Dew Batch No. 168 Removed From Market After Food Safety Inspection

Government Orders Immediate Removal of Mountain Dew Batch Produced by Varun Beverages After Reported Health Issues Raise Safety Concerns

May 15

Prime Minister Balen Shah Brings National Investigation Department Back Under Prime Minister’s Office

Prime Minister Balendra Shah Brings National Investigation Department Back Under Prime Minister’s Office Through Government Work Division Regulation Restructuring 18 Ministries While Previous Home Ministry Control Is Reversed And Earlier Centralization Model From 2018 Is Partly Restored

May 15

Nepal Government Spends Only Rs 1.13 Arba on Development in 10 Months, Just 27.91% of Annual Capital Budget Used

Development Projects Still Moving Slowly as Government Uses Less Than 28% of Capital Budget Despite Flexible Spending Rules

May 15

Uber Officially Enters Nepali Market, Opens App Registration with Nepal Maps Integration

Uber Officially Enters Nepali Market As Global Ride Hailing Company Opens App Registration With Nepal Maps Integration, While Ride Availability Remains Limited During Early Rollout Phase Across Country

May 15

Sandeep Lamichhane Nears Historic Cricket Record, Close to Fastest 150 ODI Wickets Milestone

Sandeep Lamichhane Nears Historic World Record In ODI Cricket As Nepal Star Spinner Targets Fastest Ever 150 Wickets Milestone In Just 71 Matches And Needs Only Three More Wickets In Upcoming Five Games To Break Mitchell Starc Record.

May 15

Nepali QR Payment Service Officially Launches In Sri Lanka

Nepali QR Payment Service Officially Launches In Sri Lanka, Allowing Nepali Travelers To Make Direct Digital Payments At More Than LankaQR Merchant Stores

May 13

Opposition MP Harka Sampang Demands PM Balen Shah's Resignation and Walks Out Of The House

PM Balen Shah did not appear in the Federal Parliament of Nepal To Respond To Policy And Programme Debate, Leading Opposition MPs, including Harka Sampang, To Walk Out Of The House And Demand His Resignation During Heated Parliamentary Session

May 13

NIMB CEO Arrested From Sindhuli While Allegedly Trying To Escape With Mobile Phones Switched Off

NIMB CEO Jyotiprakash Pandey Arrested From Sindhuli While Allegedly Trying To Escape With Mobile Phones Switched Off, Investigation Moves Forward In Fraud And Criminal Breach Case Linked to Smart Telecom Scam

May 13

Budget 2082/83: Key takeaways for Nepali households and SMEs

The finance minister presented a Rs 18.6 trillion budget focused on tourism revival, hydropower, and digital infrastructure.

Apr 30

Nepal stuns Oman to reach ACC Premier Cup final

Sandeep Lamichhane returns with a four-wicket haul as the Rhinos book a place in their first continental final since 2018.

Apr 30

Kathmandu unveils five-year action plan to tackle hazardous air quality

Targeted EV adoption, brick-kiln modernisation and green-belt expansion form the core of the new plan.

Apr 30

Visit Nepal 2026 campaign formally launched in Kathmandu

Tourism Board targets 2 million visitors in the campaign year, banking on adventure tourism and revived MICE travel.

Apr 29

Nepali rupee touches 22-week high against the US dollar

Remittance inflows and tighter monetary policy from the Indian central bank are driving the appreciation.

Apr 29

Nepal heads to COP30 with sharper climate-finance demands

The delegation will press developed economies for predictable, grant-based loss-and-damage funding for Himalayan nations.

Apr 29

Kathmandu metro feasibility report flags Rs 320B price tag

JICA-funded study recommends a phased BRT-first approach before any heavy-rail commitment.

Apr 29

India and Nepal resume bilateral trade-treaty talks after a year

Negotiators meet in New Delhi to discuss revised rules-of-origin and a digital-payments corridor.

Apr 29