Submit your Article

Taylor Swift has been named 2025’s best-selling artist of the year for the sixth time, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) announced. The award recognises worldwide sales across streaming, downloads and physical formats over the calendar year.

According to Reuters, the honour follows the success of her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl. According to Billboard, the album sold more copies in its first week than any other release in the modern era, citing data from Luminate. Swift also saw strong global engagement from her tour documentary, The End of an Era.

Swift was first named IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year in 2014, then again in 2019, and consecutively from 2022 to 2024. Reuters reported, with the 2025 title, she has now won the award as many times as all other artists combined over the past decade.

IFPI said the achievement reflects her creative consistency and strong global release strategy. The award considers an artist’s entire body of work and measures performance across all music consumption formats worldwide.

The government has instructed all health institutions (hospitals) to provide details of those injured during the Gen-Z movement last September. 

Dr Prakash Budhathoki, Spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), shared that all health institutions involved in treating those injured during the protest have been instructed to provide complete details to the Ministry by February 27.

According to Spokesperson Dr Budhathoki, the instruction was issued in line with a coordination committee formed to make treatment and relief efforts of injured ones more effective.

The MoHA asked all the health institutions to submit the details by February 27 for timely completion of listing, classification and reclassification of the injured ones. 

Dr Budhathoki informed that the applications received by February 27 will be reviewed after which the final list of the injured persons will be published. 

So far, classification details of 200 injured persons have been received, it was shared.  

The Ministry observed that although many people were hurt during the protests, some individuals with minor injuries may not have come forward as they are not entitled to any benefits.

The government has decided to provide a monthly financial assistance of Rs 9,000 to those classified as critically injured and seriously injured and Rs 4,000 to those with moderate injuries.

According to the Ministry’s data, a total of 2,599 people had sustained injuries during the Gen-Z movement that took place on September 8 and 9 in 2025.

Donald Trump announced new global tariffs of 15 percent on goods entering the US. The move comes after the Supreme Court of the US struck down his earlier import taxes, according to AP. Trump said he would replace the blocked tariffs with a 10 percent levy, but later raised it to 15 percent under a rarely used trade law.

AP reported, the new measure will be imposed under Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act. It allows tariffs to remain in place for about five months without congressional approval. The 10 percent rate was set to take effect on February 24, but it is unclear if the 15 percent tariff will start on the same date. The White House has not confirmed the timeline.

In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court said Trump overstepped his powers by using the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose sweeping tariffs last year. The US has already collected at least $130bn in tariffs under that law. Trump criticised the court’s decision and called it anti-American.

The new tariffs will apply to most imported goods, though some products like critical minerals and pharmaceuticals will be exempt. AP wrote, separate tariffs on steel, aluminium and automobiles remain in place. Business groups have warned the move could hurt trade and slow global growth, while others say it will protect American manufacturing.

Former Prime Minister and Joint Coordinator of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP) Madhav Kumar Nepal has expressed concern over the recent incident at Sapgada of Gaur Municipality-6, Rautahat.

Issuing an appeal today, the Joint Coordinator Nepal urged both communities to exercise restraint in order to end the dispute between Hindus and Muslims.

Stressing on the importance of embracing religious tolerance and respecting each other's religion, culture, and festivals to live together with cooperation and collaboration, he made it clear that communal violence is unacceptable under any circumstances.

Former PM Nepal urged the government to ensure the protection of life along with the safety arrangements for the local people.

Leader Nepal, who has long represented his home district Rautahat in the federal parliament for long, appealed to both communities to exercise restraint, considering that the current problems can only be resolved through mutual dialogue.

Nepal, the NCP Joint Coordinator who is a candidate for the March 5 House of Representatives elections from Rautahat-1, stated that he is discussing with the Home Minister at the center to normalize the 'curfew' imposed by the administration following the increase in incidents of arson, vandalism and pelting of stones by one community against the other.

A curfew has been imposed to control the situation after a dispute that began as a minor argument between the two communities in Gaur three days ago escalated into communal riots.

The local administration in Baitadi has exercised stricter measures on the sales, distribution and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the district in view of the March 5 elections to the House of Representatives.  

The restrictions are enforced in the district to ensure that the upcoming elections are conducted in a free, fair and fearless environment.

According to Bhoj Lal Tharu, Administrative Officer at the District Administration Office, Baitadi, the sale and distribution of alcohol have been prohibited after 7 pm starting from February 21 until the elections are over.

He stated that the decision to tighten regulations on the sale, distribution and transportation of alcoholic beverages was made after holding discussions with business operators to manage and regulate their sale and consumption.

Administrative Officer Tharu further informed that during the silence period, the sale and distribution of alcoholic products will be completely banned. 

Furthermore, the local administration decided to prohibit transportation of alcohol from February 23 to March 8.

He shared, “After discussions with business operators, we have decided to regulate the sale, distribution, and transportation of alcoholic products."

He warned of action against those violating this provision in accordance with the prevailing law.

Altogether 11 candidates are contesting from Baitadi for the upcoming elections.

The tiger census that started on December 18, 2025 has been completed on February 19.

Chitwan National Park Information Officer Avinash Thapa Magar said that 85 cameras were installed in Chitwan and Parsa National Park where 60 were stolen and 25 were found damaged. 

He said that 1,780 cameras were used in Chitwan and Parsa National Parks. According to Thapa Magar, the two national parks were divided into one complex and one complex into three blocks for the tiger census.

This complex was divided into 958 grids for the tiger census. Of the cameras used in those grids, 85 cameras were problematic, Thapa Magar said.

According to him, the work was done by placing cameras in one block for 17 nights.

The two square kilometer area was counted by making a grid.

Earlier, in the tiger census conducted in 2022, data was made public that there were 355 adult tigers in Nepal.

In that census, 128 tigers were found in Chitwan, 125 in Bardiya National Park, 25 in Banke National Park, 41 in Parsa National Park and 36 in Shuklaphanta National Park.

Twenty-two passengers were injured when a bus met with an accident at Bijauna in Manahari Rural Municipality-7, Makwanpur, on Sunday.

According to Pushkar Bogati, Deputy Superintendent of Police and spokesperson of Makwanpur District Police Office, a passenger bus with the registration number Ba 06–001 Kh 0054, heading towards to Chitwan from Birgunj, went out of control and crashed into an electric pole on the left side of the road, injuring 22 passengers traveling in the bus. 

DSP Bogati said that the injured were rescued and sent to Chitwan Hospital for treatment.

As the election campaign for the House of Representatives to be held on March 5 is accelerating, the local administration has removed about 20,000 publicity materials that were installed in violation of the election code of conduct. 

The Dhanusha District Administration Office has removed leaflets, pamphlets, banners and posters that were pastedhaphazardly by various candidates within the Janakpurdham municipal area.

According to the administration, the materials pasted in violation of the code of conduct have been removed from public places, electricity poles, government buildings and roadsides. 

The administration had given candidates and political parties a day's time on Thursday to remove the materials that violate the rules. However, when the materials were not removed within the specified time, the administration took the initiative to remove them.

Dhanusha Chief District Officer Prem Prasad Luitel said that the publicity materials pasted haphazardly at various placesin Janakpurdham violated the election code of conduct, and hence removed as a measure of action. Legal action will be taken if such materials are pasted again. 

The administration has reiterated its call to parties and candidates to follow the election code of conduct whilecampaigning.