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Ganga Sonam was declared the winner of the Nepal Idol Season-6. 

In a grand finale on Sunday evening, Sonam won the title by leaving behind four other competitors in the singing reality show. 

With the title, Sonam received Rs 2.5 million in cash. 

Likewise, Babita Thapamagar was declared the first runner up, Darshana Gandhari second runner up while Abhinaya Khati and Milan Manandhar secured the fourth and fifth positions, respectively. 

Minister for Communications and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung distributed the prize and award to the winners.

"Nepal Idol is a home grown product from the country. After the commencement of this singing competition, other new competitions too have come up," Minister Gurung added. 

Mayor of Lalitpur Metropolitan City Chiribabu Maharjan, former minister Sher Bahadur Tamang and other guests were present at the event.

A human trafficking racket involved in taking Nepalis to India and selling their kidneys has been exposed. Police have arrested the ringleader, Shyam Krishna Bhandari, along with his associate Sujan Bharati. According to the Human Trafficking Investigation Bureau, the gang had lured people from districts including Sindhupalchok, Kavre, Sindhuli, Nuwakot and Dhading with various promises before transporting them to India for organ trade.

The arrests were made at the Kanchanpur and Birgunj border points while the suspects were entering Nepal from India. The Bureau has registered four cases against the group, based on complaints from five victims. The investigation, launched under the operation code-named Life Field, revealed that the gang arranged transportation to New Delhi for those willing to sell their kidneys. Earlier, three other individuals linked to the group were arrested on Aug 5.

Police continued their probe based on victim testimonies and statements from the detained suspects. During interrogation, Bhandari confessed that the victims were kept at a hotel in Kasturba Niketan, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, where doctors were brought in for blood tests and medical examinations. He admitted that victims were sedated, blindfolded and kept in hospitals for three to four days before sending them back to Nepal.

Bhandari also told police that he lured individuals by promising InRs 600,000 for a kidney. However, one victim reported receiving only InRs 5,000. He further confessed to facilitating the removal of kidneys from at least 25 people, though investigators believe the network has trafficked kidneys from over 100 individuals.

Police say further investigation is underway.

The Mid-Hill Highway's Rukum-West section has been obstructed since this morning due to a landslide following a landslide at Kalekhola-8 in Chaurjahari Municipality.

According to Avinash Aryal, Information Officer of the Road Division Office, the landslide has buried the bridge over the river.

It has been learnt that a team with equipment has been deployed to clear the landslide debris.

Luna Luitel has been crowned Miss Nepal World 2025, succeeding Ashma Kumari KC at the 31st edition of the pageant held in Godavari on Saturday.

The 26-year-old, a nursing graduate from Australia now pursuing a master’s in Public Health at the University of Sydney, stood out among 26 contestants. Luitel, who previously placed first runner-up in Miss Teen Nepal 2015, said she wishes to live by the motto “Learn, Earn and Return” and use her platform to support social causes.

Other titleholders include Dipshikha Nepal (Miss Nepal Cosmo), Urusha Bhandari (Miss Nepal International), and Sony Ghale (Miss Nepal Earth).

The event concluded with a final Q&A, where the top four addressed changing perceptions of beauty pageants. The judging panel featured figures from the arts, media and former Miss Nepal winners.