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Biratnagar, October 8 Police have arrested a man for allegedly making firearms at his home in Letang Municipality-7, Warangi Kolaghar, Morang.

Kathmandu, October 8 The venues of the Nepali Congress’ 15th General Convention have been covered with campaign materials despite the party’s Election Committee imposing a complete ban on printed and physical publicity.

Kathmandu, October 8 The Nepal Tourism Board has introduced a budget of Rs 1.7 billion for the current fiscal year 2026/27.

Kathmandu, October 8 The Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies is on the verge of a split following a dispute over the listing of 275 manpower agencies in Malaysia’s Foreign Worker Centralized Management System (FWCMS).

Kathmandu, October 8 Resident doctors at the National Medical College in Birgunj have approached the government, seeking solutions to the challenges they face.

Janakpur, October 8 The director of Janakpur Provincial Hospital has been transferred to the Madhesh Ministry of Health and Population following the death of a snakebite patient who was reportedly referred elsewhere after the hospital could not provide ICU

Kathmandu, October 8 Voting to elect the new working committee of the Nepali Congress under its 15th General Convention has yet to begin, despite being scheduled to start at 2:30pm on Thursday.

Chief Election Commissioner Man Bahadur Karki Kathmandu, October 8 Chief Election Commissioner Man Bahadur Karki has said the Election Commission is carrying out internal preparations for the upcoming local-level elections.

Nepal Electricity Authority Kathmandu, October 8 Around 73 per cent of electricity customers in Nepal still pay their electricity bills by physically visiting payment counters.

Bidya Devi Bhandari takes oath as UML Senior Leader.

Kathmandu, October 8 The CPN-UML Standing Committee meeting has begun, with former president and senior leader Bidya Devi Bhandari taking part in the meeting for the first time since her appointment to the party’s senior leadership.

Kathmandu, October 8 Aryan Majhi, the alleged leader of a robbery group who was arrested after police opened fire in Kathmandu’s Kageshwori Manohara area, has been found to be a defendant in 27 cases.

Kathmandu, October 8 Voting to elect the new leadership of the Nepali Congress has been delayed again, with the Election Committee now scheduling the voting process to begin at 2:30pm.

Representational image Kathmandu, October 8 Police have arrested four people on charges of defrauding individuals by promising to send them to various countries for foreign employment with attractive salaries.

Gulmi, October 8 A windstorm accompanied by rainfall has damaged tomato farms in Thulolumphek of Satyawati Rural Municipality-3, Gulmi.

Kathmandu, October 8 Nepal Police has urged the public to immediately report any suspicious or criminal activities observed during the festive season instead of keeping such information to themselves.

Kathmandu, October 8 The voting time for electing new leadership under the 15th General Convention of the Nepali Congress has been postponed again.

Kathmandu, October 8 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year will be jointly awarded to French scientist Henri B.

File: Gas cylinders in a line to get refilled Kathmandu, October 8 Consumers in Kathmandu Valley will be able to exchange empty LPG cylinders of one brand for filled cylinders of another brand without paying any additional fee during the festive season.

Kathmandu, October 8 El Niño is expected to strengthen further towards the end of 2026 and reach its peak around December, potentially affecting temperature and rainfall patterns in different parts of the world.

ANFA General Secretary Kiran Rai and President Pankaj Bikram Nembang.

File Kathmandu, October 8 A total of 788 climbers from 70 countries have obtained permits to climb 31 Himalayan peaks in Nepal during the autumn 2026 season.

Kathmandu, October 8 World Sight Day is being observed today with various programmes under the theme “Love Your Eyes, Protect Your Vision.”

The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police Kathmandu, October 8 The Nepal Police Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has recommended filing cases against four officials of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) after concluding its investiga…

Kathmandu, October 8 Tribhuvan University has proposed a budget of Rs 30.87 billion for the fiscal year 2026/27, an increase of 9.77 percent from the previous fiscal year.

File: Tara Air DHC-6 Twin Otter 9N-AEV in Jomsom airport with Nilgiri on the background Gandaki, October 8 Passenger traffic on the Pokhara-Jomsom air route has surged following the blockage of the road connecting Mustang with Beni in Myagdi due to floodi…

A person carries gold bangles at a shop in Kathmandu.

Kathmandu, October 8 Minister for Education and Sports Sasmit Pokharel has directed that students’ results at the university be made public within one month.

Kathmandu, October 8 Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal and Australian Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong have held talks.

Kathmandu, October 8 A total of 95,540 students are set to graduate from Tribhuvan University (TU) this year.

Surkhet, October 8 Around 300 Nepali citizens who went from Humla to China are stranded in Purang, Tibet, after heavy snow accumulated on the Hilsa-Simkot road section and blocked movement.

Bidya Devi Bhandari Kathmandu, October 8 The Standing Committee of the CPN-UML is meeting today.

Kathmandu, October 8 Veteran Bollywood actor Nana Patekar has died at the age of 75, Indian media outlets have reported.

File photo Banke, October 8 Wednesday’s rain has caused heavy damage to the paddy crop in Banke.

Kathmandu, October 8 The government has begun preparations to build temporary homes for people affected by the devastating Bhotekoshi-Trishuli floods of August 26.

Butwal, October 8 Seven people from Lumbini Province are competing for various central office-bearer posts at the Nepali Congress’s 15th General Convention.

Kathmandu, October 8 The election to choose the Nepali Congress’s new Central Working Committee, which was to begin at 10 am today, has been postponed until 1 pm.

File: People gather outside a bus ticket counter to book their tickets for Dashain travel Kathmandu, October 8 The Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs has urged transport operators not to charge passengers more than the government-appr…

Ratna Behoshi Kathmandu, October 8 Veteran singer, composer, lyricist and playwright Ratna Behoshi, also known as Ratna Bajracharya, has died at the age of 91.

Mudslides and floods disrupted Central Nepal on August 26, 2026, with children being one of the most affected ones.

Kathmandu, October 8 A complaint alleging that “apple boxes” were increasingly being used to transport bribes led the Department of Money Laundering Investigation to conduct searches at the residences of former Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana and se…

Kathmandu, October 7 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended departmental action against four senior security and administrative officials over their handling of the pro-monarchy protest in Kathmandu’s Tinkune area on March 28, 2025.

ANFA General Secretary Kiran Rai and President Pankaj Bikram Nembang.

Kathmandu, October 7 Nepal and the United States are moving closer to an agreement to extend the implementation period of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC Compact) in Nepal by up to one year, according to sources at the Ministry of Finance.

Kathmandu, October 7 The government is preparing to amend the law to significantly reduce the period after which a missing person can be legally declared dead.

Kathmandu, October 7 Voting to elect the new Central Working Committee of the Nepali Congress will begin at 10 am Thursday, with 7,255 general convention delegates set to cast their ballots for the party’s new leadership.

Kathmandu, October 7 The Nepal Panchanga Nirnayak Samitee has published the auspicious dates and times for receiving tika during this year’s Bada Dashain in different countries.

Kathmandu, October 7 The names on Wednesday’s cause list contained an unusual addition.

Kathmandu, October 7 Malaysia has announced that it will recruit workers from Nepal through a new system starting November 5.

Dhankuta, October 7 Police have recovered 341 kg of marijuana from an SUV that met with an accident in Bhedetar, Sangurigadhi Rural Municipality-6, Dhankuta.