20.16°C KathmanduRabi Lamichhane meets top Indian ministers and BJP leaders
Meeting with PM Modi expected on Wednesday.
Wed, Jun 3, 2026
Prime Minister’s Office to take charge of IT and digital governance
Government has dissolved key IT agencies and shifted them under the prime minister’s office as a new central structure is being readied.
Indian tourists return to Nepal in record numbers as new travel trends reshape the market
Visa-free access, easier payments, the revival of the Kailash Manasarovar pilgrimage and affordable airfares are drawing Indian travellers back to Nepal.
Human rights watchdog’s call for retrospective law sparks legal and constitutional questions
The rights body has recommended new law to prosecute atrocities committed during the Gen Z protests, but legal experts question whether such a move would violate constitutional protections against retrospective criminal legislation.
India rejects ‘third-party involvement’ in boundary talks with Nepal
Immediate past Nepali ambassador to India says New Delhi has been denying neighbours’ proposals for third-party mediation.
OPINION
Writing for readers in a world run by algorithms
The opinionator with a ‘kalam’ in hand and column in the newspaper no longer commands the loyalty of the audience. But this doesn’t mean that column-writing has lost its civic value.
Budget 2026-27: Big on ambition, shaky on the math
One wonders whether this is a budget that hands the poor a ten-rupee rebate, takes a hundred from their pocket, and returns thirty in concessions to the rich.
Upshots of prime minister’s frivolous statement on India
The geopolitical genie PM Shah has let loose with his statements will be hard to put back in the bottle.
The judiciary waits for justice
If the court begins to look like a venue for political gain, people’s trust gradually turns into suspicion.
LATEST UPDATES
India rejects ‘third-party involvement’ in boundary talks with Nepal
Immediate past Nepali ambassador to India says New Delhi has been denying neighbours’ proposals for third-party mediation.
Rabi Lamichhane meets top Indian ministers and BJP leaders
Meeting with PM Modi expected on Wednesday.
Nepal, China review stalled and ongoing infrastructure projects
Chinese-funded projects including highways, tunnels, and cross-border railway discussed for speedy implementation.
Rejected at border, former Bhutanese political prisoners return after 18 years in jail
Denied entry into Nepal for lacking identification documents, Chatur Man Tamang and Hasta Bahadur Rai head back towards Bhutan with nowhere else to go.
Human rights watchdog’s call for retrospective law sparks legal and constitutional questions
The rights body has recommended new law to prosecute atrocities committed during the Gen Z protests, but legal experts question whether such a move would violate constitutional protections against retrospective criminal legislation.
Nepal qualify for Asian Games
National men’s cricket team booked a spot in the upcoming games in Nagoya after Malaysia secured a nine-wicket victory over China in Singapore.
Prime Minister’s Office to take charge of IT and digital governance
Government has dissolved key IT agencies and shifted them under the prime minister’s office as a new central structure is being readied.
Forward Al‑Tamari headlines Jordan’s first World Cup squad
Jordan will begin their World Cup campaign against Austria on June 17 in San Francisco, before facing Algeria on June 23, and defending champions Argentina five days later.
No third-party role in Nepal-India border issue, says Indian foreign ministry
New Delhi reiterated bilateral mechanisms as the basis for resolving boundary matters after Prime Minister Shah mentioned talks with UK and China.
Nepali mountain guide missing during Everest descent
Expedition operators say delayed official communication and coordination gaps are raising safety concerns during the climbing season.
Q&A: You cannot expect the top of the world to be comfortable
Norwegian mountaineer Kristin Harila, who summited all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks in a staggering 92 days, discusses her rapid rise to fame, the controversies that have followed her up the peaks, the urgent need to protect the Sherpa community, and why anyone eyeing Everest needs to be fundamentally prepared to suffer.
England’s World Cup puzzle: Promise, dependence on Kane, search for identity
The 32-year-old Kane’s scoring record and influence for club and country are beyond dispute, but recent tournaments have exposed a reliance that edges into vulnerability.
Indian tourists return to Nepal in record numbers as new travel trends reshape the market
Visa-free access, easier payments, the revival of the Kailash Manasarovar pilgrimage and affordable airfares are drawing Indian travellers back to Nepal.
Nepal Bar Association criticises PM Shah’s remarks on border issue
Lawyers’ body says comments made in Parliament undermine Nepal’s position on territorial disputes and national unity.
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E-PAPER | June 03, 2026
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Culture & Arts
The growing misuse of mental health language in everyday life
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National
India rejects ‘third-party involvement’ in boundary talks with Nepal
- Rabi Lamichhane meets top Indian ministers and BJP leaders
- Nepal, China review stalled and ongoing infrastructure projects
- Rejected at border, former Bhutanese political prisoners return after 18 years in jail
- Human rights watchdog’s call for retrospective law sparks legal and constitutional questions
Politics
Parliament consumed by controversies as public issues take a back seat
- Opposition parties obstruct National Assembly over PM Shah’s border remark
- NCP terms Prime Minister Shah’s ‘encroachment’ remarks anti-national
- New Delhi wanted to engage with Shah government. It will now start with RSP chairman
- Congress digital update drive struggles as large number of 850,000 members stay away
Valley
In Kathmandu’s squatter eviction drive, animals are collateral damage
- Displaced children return to school without basics
- Eviction pressure adds to hardship for Gen Z protest victim
- Demolition drive displaces over 500 students as schools razed in Kathmandu Valley
- Bulldozers roll through Manohara settlements as eviction drive continues
Money
Nepali mountain guide missing during Everest descent
- Indian tourists return to Nepal in record numbers as new travel trends reshape the market
- Nepal plans sunset law to fast-track stalled infrastructure projects
- Midnight matches put Nepal’s World Cup business boom in doubt
- VAT on electricity sparks debate over bills, grid capacity and fairness
Climate & Environment
An unusually rainy spring, a drier monsoon ahead: What’s happening to Nepal’s weather?
- Global temperatures to reach near-record highs in next five years, report finds
- Diesel-run public vehicles are driving Kathmandu’s air pollution
- UN weather agency confirms hottest decade on record
- Record heat and raging fires ring in 2026 across the Southern Hemisphere
Health
WHO chief rallies community in Congo’s Ebola response, calls for more funding
- MBBS classes to begin at Dasharath Chand Health Science University this year
- Heatwave, holidays push up patient load at Bardiya Hospital
- Monsoon returns, and so do drinking water safety fears
- First OPD cuts and now private hospital services halted under health insurance scheme
Science & Technology
Starlink seeks Nepal entry, but law blocks full foreign ownership
- As machines listen, human conversations fade
- Meta seeks to fend off EU order to allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp at hearing
- Humanoid robots race past humans in Beijing half-marathon, showing rapid advances
- 4G keeps growing fast in Nepal, while users still face slow speeds and patchy coverage
World
Russian drones, missiles strike Ukraine in major attack; 10 dead, dozens wounded
- Lebanon announces partial ceasefire between Israel, Hezbollah but attacks continue
- India’s viral ‘Cockroach’ youth group plans street protest in challenge to Modi
- ASEAN’s AI hub race raises growth hopes — and risks for workers, SMEs and the environment
- US says it struck Iranian military sites, Tehran responds with air base attack
Features
They went to build the city of the future in Saudi Arabia. They’re returning home with nothing
- They built lives on land that was never theirs. Now they have nothing
- The man who mastered Nepali politics couldn’t master himself
- The woman rewriting the rules
- Nepali media is fighting for survival. Its journalists are fighting for their paychecks
Interviews
Q&A: You cannot expect the top of the world to be comfortable
- Q&A: Focusing on the middle class and high-income groups will inevitably lead to increased inequality
- Q&A: A single film can open a door, but lasting change requires a stronger ecosystem
- Q&A: Social media has made Everest ascent look easy, but it isn’t
- Q&A: RSP breaks norms to deliver results, no intent of circumventing constitution
Nepali Diaspora
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Thirty-six Nepali workers in Qatar unpaid for eight months
Workers say a Qatari company has withheld salaries and benefits for eight months, leaving ...
Hundreds of Nepalis still trapped in Cambodian scam compounds despite crackdown
Embassy moves to repatriate 277 individuals as victims recount coercion, abuse and traffi...