- Wednesday, 3 June 2026
The Rising Nepal
Fukushima plant to release treated water to sea
Japan will start releasing treated and diluted radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday — a controversial step that the government says is essential for the decades of work needed to shut down the facility that had reactor meltdowns 12 years ago.
CPN (Maoist-Centre) assigns leaders for 3-month campaign in Lumbini
The ruling CPN (Maoist Centre) has assigned responsibilities to its leaders in Lumbini Province for the party’s three-month campaign 'Maoists with People, Special Transformation’. The party has assigned members of the party’s standing committee, central commi
Power trade agreement with Bangladesh soon: Energy Minister
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, has said the power trade agreement would be soon reached with Bangladesh. Talking to journalists at Bharatpur airport today, he made it clear that the announcement of the agreement would also be made within this year. "Some topics remain to be formalized and this is also in the final phase. It goes into execution once the agreement is signed," the Energy Minister said.
Woman resumes school education at 61
Prem Kumari Giri, a 61-year-old from Ward No. 5 of Kohalpur Municipality in Banke district, has set an example that one can pursue education at any age if interested. At present, she is studying in grade six at Gyan Jyoti Secondary School in Bagiya of Ward No. 11.
Greece struggles to control wildfires
Hundreds of firefighters struggled Tuesday to control major wildfires burning out of control for days in northeastern Greece and on Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands, with strong winds fanning the flames and prompting evacuations of villages and a city hospital in Greece.
Arsenal sink Palace to extend perfect start
Arsenal shrugged off Takehiro Tomiyasu's red card to extend their perfect start to the Premier League season as Martin Odegaard sealed a 1-0 victory against Crystal Palace on Monday. Odegaard's second-half penalty at Selhurst Park put Arsenal on course for their second successive win.
Bradley Cooper says he has been sober for 19 years
Bradley Cooper recently went deep into the icy canyons of the Wyoming Basin, where he opened up about his sobriety with Bear Grylls. On a Season 2 episode of National Geographic’s “Running Wild With Bear Grylls,” the British adventurer asked Cooper about his most meaningful roles.
Yartung fest begins in Lo Manthang
The centuries-old Yartung festival began in Lo Manthang, Mustang, on Monday. Residents of the walled city celebrate the three-day festival every year with much fanfare. Yar means monsoon and Tung means winter. The festival Yartung signals the end of monsoon and the start of winter. According to locals, it also means the conclusion of the planting season in upper Mustang, the region beyond the mountains. In the festival, people of Lo Manthang also go to the palace to receive blessings from the king and queen.
Putin stays away from emerging econ0mies meet
Russian President Vladimir Putin will be notably absent when Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders from the BRICS group of emerging economies start a three-day summit in South Africa on Tuesday. The bloc, consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is holding its first in-person meeting since before the COVID-19 pandemic, but Putin will participate via video call after his travel to South Africa was complicated by an International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued for him in March over the abduction of children from Ukraine.
Pragmatic Politics Trumps Ideology
In his book famous book “Clash of Civilisations and the Remaking of World Order”, Huntington discusses about the emergence and re-emergence of civilisations based on ideological grounds which, to some extent, is believed to have shaped pol
Films Ought To Enhance Religious Harmony
The recent violence in the Manipur State in India and the attack on Christian minorities in Faisalabad district of Pakistan, are unpleasant but important reminder in August of 2023. August is actually the time to wish friends and families in Indi
Maui struggles to find over 800 missing people
Two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century swept through the Maui community of Lahaina, authorities say more than 800 people remain unaccounted for — a staggering number that presents huge challenges for officials who are trying to determine how many of those perished and how many may have made it to safety but haven't checked in.
Perils Of Plastic Pollution
The breathtaking wilderness of Nepal has long been a haven for diverse wildlife, from elusive snow leopards to majestic greater one-horned rhinos. Yet beneath the serene surface, a dangerous threat looms for the wildlife: plastic pollution. Recent research has cast a harsh light on the impact of plastic pollution on Nepal's iconic rhinos, revealing a crisis that demands immediate attention and concerted action. A groundbreaking study titled "Plastic Ingestion by Greater One
Vulnerable Earth
As 2023 trails on its second-half, it has set a cautionary warning over extreme weather. In one particularly adverse week in July, regions of the US, Asia and Europe saw instances of wildfires, flash floods, landslides, and torrential rain. This summer, Iran set a two-day holiday in response to the heat waves that gripped the nation while devastating floods inundated regions of South Korea, Japan, and China.
Richardson trumps Jamaicans for stunning women's 100m gold
American Sha'Carri Richardson crushed Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's hopes of a sixth women's world 100m title when she stormed to victory in Budapest on Monday. Richardson sprinted to a championship record of 10.65sec despite being in lane nine to seal a US 100m double after Noah Lyles' victory in the men's event on Sunday.
