A decade into federalism, chief district officers continue to lead crisis response under the old administrative structure; provinces’ responsibility for peace and security remains largely theoretical.

Days after the Home Minister said the seminar would proceed with security vetting, the government’s Chief Secretary personally ordered Kathmandu University to shut it down.

Three active landslides have shut Nepal’s key trade route with China, stranding hundreds of containers, halting customs operations and fuelling criticism of the government’s response.

The recovery team transported the bodies from the mountain days after last week's avalanche, while the recovery mission continues to search for two remaining victims.

The landmark public library at Bhrikutimandap resumes services after months of closure over a rent dispute, but questions remain over the government’s takeover and its future management.

Trump has ​often threatened massive strikes if Tehran did not reach an agreement and then cited progress in talks that have so far failed to ​end hostilities.

The brothers spent more than a month in Dumra Jail after Indian authorities accused them of smuggling fertiliser they had bought for use on their farm amid shortages in Nepal.

Former Tribhuvan University rector Khadga Bahadur KC will head the University Grants Commission, while development economist Yanki Ukyab has been appointed chief executive of Investment Board Nepal.

A journey to report on deadly communal violence became an account of fear, uncertainty and the difficult decisions journalists face when every choice carries consequences.

Three global rights bodies warned of judicial interference; none attended lawmakers’ discussion on allegations.