Sangita Shrestha

Nepal made a winning start to the ACC Women's Premier Cup underway in Malaysia, defeating Qatar by eight wickets in their opening match on Wednesday.

Every monsoon, the same story returns to Nepal's Terai. Farmers queue at cooperatives that have run short of urea, and the government turns once more to India. This year was no different: in early May, Nepal arranged to import 60,000 tonnes of urea and 20,000 tonnes of DAP from its southern neighbour under a 2022 government-to-government deal, short of the 150,000 tonnes it had originally requested.

An additional ODA Loan of 5.7 billion Japanese Yen for the “Nagdhunga Tunnel Construction Project” was signed today, bringing the total loan to over 22 billion Japanese yen. The Exchange of Notes regarding the additional assistance was signed by Ghanashyam Upadhaya, Secretary, Ministry of Finance, on behalf of the Government of Nepal and Maeda Toru, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, on behalf of the Government of Japan, today, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) stated.

In collaboration with the federal government, the Karnali Province government itself will construct hydropower projects with a generation capacity of up to 20 megawatts through a public-private partnership.

The second generation of the Nepali diaspora in the UK is beginning to emerge. While the first generation was often focused on finding opportunities in a new environment, the younger generation is making progress in areas such as health, sports, and business.

On May 28, the government invited applications for ambassadorial appointments through an open competition process. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the

World Environment Day 2026 is being celebrated today with the theme “Foundation for a Prosperous Future: Climate and Nature-Friendly Development”. Various events are being held in different venues to commemorate the Day. On the occasion, the Department of Environment is organising a special event in Lalitpur in the presence of Minister for Agriculture, Forest and Environment Gita Chaudhary.

The price of gold and silver has decreased in the domestic market today.

More than six thousand saplings have been planted under the ‘Green Pokhara, Clean Pokhara' campaign launched with the aim of making Pokhara clean and green. Saplings were planted in various areas of Pokhara Metropolitan City today on the occasion of World Environment Day.

Drivers need not pay the parking fee for ‘pick and drop' done for up to 15 minutes at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). The TIA Office has made arrangements so that vehicles coming to drop off or pick up passengers at the airport will not be charged for up to 15 minutes when using the ‘pick and drop' service.