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Nepal's "Elephants in the Fog' selected for Cannes' Un Certain Regard
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (340+ words) Nepali film "Elephants in the Fog (Tiniharu)" has been selected in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival, marking the first time a Nepali feature has entered the category, considered the second most prestigious after the main…...
20 Ugandan women held from Thamel over harassment complaints
2+ week, 1+ day ago (178+ words) The Kathmandu Post 20 Ugandan women held from Thamel over harassment complaints Police have arrested 20 Ugandan women from Thamel in Kathmandu on charges of sexually harassing people in the tourist area. The District Police Range, Bhadrakali, said the women were arrested…...
Report on Gen Z protest crackdown could be implemented "in stages
1+ mon, 12+ hour ago (914+ words) The commission investigating the brutal crackdown of the September 8-9 Gen Z protests has submitted its report to the government, setting in motion discussions on how its recommendations will be implemented. While Prime Minister Sushila Karki has said key findings may…...
Politicians return every election, but promises of land titles remain unfulfilled
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (526+ words) Fifty-three households in the settlement, around five kilometres from Ghorahi, have been living without land titles since 2004. The camp lies in Dang Constituency No 2, where candidates in every election over the past two decades have pledged to distribute land title…...
India thump Zimbabwe to revive T20 World Cup title defence
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (417+ words) A rampant India piled up a record total and handed Zimbabwe a 72 run shellacking in a Super Eight contest on Thursday to revive their Twenty20 World Cup title defence. Sent in, the hosts blasted 256 4, the tournament's highest score this year, after…...
Citing required funds received, Samba requests to halt further support
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (253+ words) Nepal's women's national team captain and the country's all-time leading goal scorer, Sabitra Bhandari aka Samba, has thanked her well-wishers for the financial support and, as the required fund has been raised, she has requested to stop sending more. Samba…...
Global youth movements take centre stage at Kantipur Conclave
2+ mon, 8+ hour ago (504+ words) Speakers at the session "From Protests to Possibilities" at the Kantipur Conclave 2026 emphasised the role of young people in challenging oppression and demanding freedom, accountability, and social justice in their societies. Mathlouthi, known for her song "My Word Is Free'which…...
Piped water reaches most households in remote Jumla village
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (503+ words) Until a year ago, Karishma Rokaya of ward 2 of Hima Rural Municipality in Jumla constantly worried about managing drinking water for her family. With no nearby natural springs and only a public tap built for the entire settlement, queuing for…...
On national reconciliation
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (252+ words) By historical symmetry, this article should have been written on the 50th anniversary of BP's return'a delay I readily acknowledge. Yet reconciliation was a method intended to endure across political cycles. Writing during reconciliation week affirms the idea's continuing relevance rather…...
CCTV camera monitors critically endangered vultures in Kaski
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (566+ words) The aim is to understand how vultures breed, how they raise their chicks, what threats they face and what kind of conservation interventions are needed," said Dhakal, adding, Without knowing these details, it is impossible to design effective protection measures....