Digital Rights & Safety: Women Minister Sita WADI says Nepal needs faster legal and institutional reforms to curb digital violence, including cyberbullying, deepfakes, blackmail and stalking, with an integrated gender-based violence law concept already sent to the Law Ministry. Healthcare & Labor: Nurses in Kathmandu keep up an indefinite hunger strike and protest at Bir Hospital, demanding minimum wages and an end to labor exploitation; Health Minister Nisha Mehta says talks are being prepared. Justice in Custody: A Supreme Court public interest petition seeks structural reforms in prisons, police detention centers and child reform homes, calling for specialist health checks, suicide prevention protocols and limits on force. Provincial Politics: Coalition formation in provinces remains stuck nine days after UML–Maoist agreement, with delays blamed on party-center interference and internal disputes. Identity & Mobility: Nepal has formally asked India to accept Nepal’s National Identity Card for cross-border travel, aiming to ease movement and strengthen identity checks. Culture & Heritage: Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Museum invites research articles for its journal on heritage, archaeology and museums. International Ties: Nepal–Mongolia talks in Kathmandu explore cooperation in school sports and chess. Food Prices: Rising costs of rice, oil, pulses, vegetables and eggs add pressure ahead of Dashain/Tihar, alongside reports of cooking gas shortages. Mountaineering Tragedy: Nepal’s Nirmal Purja’s Broad Peak mission ends in mourning after reports of deaths in the avalanche.