Today's dollar exchange rate, the day's headlines from Nepal, what is new on Sajha and the next dates in the Nepali calendar.

Dollar exchange rate

Market mid-rate for October 27, 2026 (Nepal Rastra Bank's own rate was not available today).

Today's headlines

The Kathmandu Post

• How Pakistan’s NOC rules are affecting the Nepal Premier League
• Nepalis in Saudi Arabia urged to follow security alerts amid drone attacks
• Activist arrested over protest against Ani Choying Drolma’s appointment
• Nepal plans first feasibility study for Himalayan tourism highway
• In China, the AI bubble has already burst
• Trump approval rises from record low to 32% ahead of midterm election, Reuters Ipsos poll finds
• She climbed Everest without supplemental oxygen. But the summit was never the point
• Opinion | Why Kathmandu is drinking blind
• Devoid of options, flood survivors return to damaged homes
• Oli, Dahal move to extend alliance to next year’s local and provincial polls

The Himalayan Times

• Cyclone Arnab prompts three-day nationwide alert as heavy rain and snow loom
• When the sun becomes an enemy: Life on climate change's frontline in Sri Lanka's Mannar
• Biratnagar, Chitwan, Janakpur and Karnali in action today at NPL
• Lions launch NPL title defence in style

myRepublica

• Vitamin A to be administered to around 2.1 million children
• Kamal Airee’s four-wicket haul powers Chitwan to dramatic 8-run win over Biratnagar
• World's climate pledges would cut emissions a tenth of what's needed: UN
• India braces for Cyclone Arnab with evacuations
• US, UK among 31 countries warning of 'alarming' Sudan famine
• NPL 2026: Lokesh Bam falls as Biratnagar reach 46/1 in powerplay against Chitwan Rhinos
• Jhapa records 22 incidents in a month
• Chinese suspects uncooperative in probe into 21kg gold smuggling case
• 15 injured in jeep accident in Udayapur
• UN probe accuses Israel of 'extermination' in West Bank

OnlineKhabar

• Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal meets Cyprus ambassador
• Supreme Court sets limits on habeas corpus petitions against lower court detention orders
• Gagan Thapa proposes month-long dialogue campaign to reconnect with voters
• Halloween party for children and adults to be held in Kathmandu
• Election Commission removes over 203,000 names from voter list
• Baburam Bhattarai urges parties to let elected government complete its term
• Oli mocks ‘fake gods’, warns against blind devotion
• Parliamentary committee seeks detailed damage and relief records from 49 flood-hit wards
• Nepal expects demand for 5.18 million flower garlands during Tihar
• 19th Chrysanthemum Flower Competition and Exhibition to begin on October 29

Setopati

• PM’s relief funds cross Rs 18 billion as donations continue
• Household, business property losses from Bhotekoshi flood estimated at Rs 79.17 billion
• Six dead after vehicle plunges 200 meters off road in Gulmi
• Supreme Court strikes down mandatory NID requirement for bank accounts

Khabarhub

• Internal bitterness within party must end: NC President Thapa
• NEPSE posts marginal gain as turnover reaches Rs 5.79 billion
• 3,903 vehicles penalized for traffic rule violations in Sudurpaschim
• SPFU contributes around Rs 15 million to Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund
• Cyclone Arnav’s impact in Nepal likely to weaken
• Deposits in PM’s relief funds exceed Rs. 18.13 billion
• Two months after Bhotekoshi flood, families still await DNA results for missing relatives
• Farmers advised to harvest paddy after Nov 1 amid rain forecast
• Women in Jhapa’s Shivasatakshi earn income through collective flower farming
• When Rivers Cease to Be Relatives

On Sajha today

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Community events coming up

• Sat, Nov 7: Nepal Festival Sydney 2026 - One Country, Many Stories (Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour, Sydney NSW)

Patro highlights

• Nov 6 - Nov 11 (Kartik 20, 2083 BS): Tihar - The festival of lights. Laxmi Puja on Nov 8 and Bhai Tika on Nov 11.
• Nov 15 (Kartik 29, 2083 BS): Chhath - Sun-worship festival, celebrated at riverbanks and mainly in the Terai.
• Dec 24 (Poush 9, 2083 BS): Yomari Punhi - Newar rice-harvest festival on the Mangsir full moon, with sweet yomari dumplings.