- Friday, 22 August 2025
The Rising Nepal
Watchtower built to deter dacoits in Kalyanpur turns popular hangout
The Tung Ghar (watchtower) at Kalyanpur in Ratuwamai-1, southern Morang, has now become a hangout for youth and students. These days, new view towers, resembling th
We need Rs. 15 billion extra to buy fertilisers: Minister
Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Ramnath Adhikari has claimed that there has been a significant improvement in the supply of chemical fertilisers. Informing about the status of supply and dis
PSG begin French title defence as Pogba returns home
Paris Saint-Germain will be hoping a severely curtailed summer break does not come back to bite them as the Ligue 1 season begins this weekend, headlined by the newly-crowned European champions and featuring the return to France of Paul Pogba.
Over 31,000 households in Tanahun, Nawalpur get tap water
Under the ‘One House, One Tap’ programme launched by the Gandaki Province government, more than 31,000 households in Tanahun and Nawalpur districts have received drinking water taps. According to the Tanahun Drinking Water
Last chance saloon for global plastic pollution treaty
Negotiators trying to secure a global agreement on tackling the scourge of plastic pollution have less than 24 hours to salvage a deal on Thursday after the talks plunged into total disarray. Countries wanting
From Snoop Dogg to Tom Brady, stars flock to English second-tier clubs
When Snoop Dogg sang the praises of Swansea City, it signalled the unlikely arrival of the latest celebrity owner in the once unfashionable Championship, English football's second tier. The American rapper
Contracts signed to build transmission line
Following the successful completion of the foreign aid review, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nepal Compact resumed work with renewed momentum and shared commitment from both governments.
India’s Cosmic Leap: A Billion Dreams
Reaching for the stars is becoming an everyday affair at India’s space agency, having visited the Moon and Mars with orbital missions, now eyes are set on a mission to Venus and a sample return from the Moon. Human space flight to fly an Ind
Gen Z Grapples With Information Dilemma
Human history has passed through several revolutions — cognitive, agricultural and industrial — each transforming how we live, think, and relate to one another. But none has invaded the human psyche as rapidly and deeply as the Inform
Expand Green Spaces
The Kathmandu Valley’s rapid urbanisation and population growth come at a heavy price. An excessive number of concrete and vehicles makes it impossible for people to breathe clean air. Urban heating is intensifying and public spa
Heed Monsoon Message
The monsoon comes as a boon for Nepal, bringing much-needed rains to the parched fields, replenishing the depleted aquifers, and boosting the water supply across water bodies. When the rains fail to arrive in sufficient quantity in the
Farmers make frantic efforts to get fertilisers
Shanti Adhikari of Shukrabasti in Madhuban Municipality-7 received only six kilos of urea from the cooperative after waiting in line all day. “I am worried about where to apply this little urea. I fear t
Floods, landslides wreak havoc in Humla, Bajura
Sudurpaschim and eastern regions have been severely affected by the latets monsoon floods, with multiple districts suffering extensive damage to houses, infrastructure, and agricultural land.
Govt approves National AI Policy-2025
The government has finally initiated a significant endeavour to incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into its national strategy with the introduction of the National AI Policy-2025. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held on August 11 took the decision to endorse the National AI Policy-2025. The decision in this regard was made public by Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, at a press conference held in Singha Durbar on Thursday.
Critically endangered vulture gets well
A critically endangered slender-billed vulture, known as sano khairo giddha in Nepali, that flew more than 600 kilometres from Nawalparasi in central Nepal, via India, before falling ill, has been nursed back to health.
