- Tuesday, 2 June 2026
The Rising Nepal
Pokhara Airport to receive first international flight
Pokhara International Airport is set to welcome its first international flight five months after its inauguration. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) inf
Irrigation far from enough to make nation self-reliant in food grains
Agriculture has been main occupation of Nepali people and the backbone of the national economy. However, the sad fact is that still majority of farmers in Nepal depend on monsoon rains to grow food grains as the country has fared badly in providing irrigation facilities to them.
14 hospitals designated for monkeypox readiness
The Ministry of Health and Population has designated 14 hospitals across the seven provinces with a focal person for monkeypox readiness. According to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), the focal persons have been deployed in the Mechi Hospital, Koshi Hospital and BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (Ghopa Camp) of Koshi Province and Janakpur Hospital and Birgunj Hospital of Madhes Province.
Govt initiates new approach to governance: DPM Shrestha
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Narayankaji Shrestha has announced that the government had embarked on a fresh approach to governance. He made such remarks while speaking at a discussion programme with industrialists in Charikot, district headquarters of Dolakha, on Saturday.
Landslides hit Okhaldhunga
With the onset of the monsoon, risk of landslides has increased in various locations throughout the district of Okhaldhunga. On Wednesday evening, the day when the monsoon entered Nepal, landslides hit two areas in the district.
Chris Hemsworth returns in ‘Extraction 2,’ a gun-for-hire who pulls you completely in
Tyler Rake was clinically dead when we last saw him at the end of “Extraction,” tumbling over a bridge in Bangladesh with a fatal, burbling bullet wound to his neck. But death is no match for Netflix.
Passport from districts for 5000 rupees
The Department of Passport is going to issue passports from the concerned district with a fee of five thousand rupees with effect from June 18. The passport, which was previously prov
Cricket World Cup qualifier: Six talking points
Two-time champions West Indies and 1996 winners Sri Lanka are among 10 teams competing for the final two spots at this year’s Cricket World Cup in India. AFP Sport picks out six talking points at the June 18-July 9 qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe:
‘Adipurush’ released in Nepal by removing contentious dialogue
Prabhas and Kriti Sanon-starrer ‘Adipurush’ has been branded a retelling of the ancient epic Ramayan. However, it appeared to retell the familiar saga a little too much, and landed in hot water with Nepali officials.
Chinese President Xi meets with Bill Gates
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in Beijing on Friday. Xi applauded Gates and the Ga
Thousands of Sudanese fleeing war trapped on the border with Egypt
When fighting in Sudan erupted in mid-April, Abdel-Rahman Sayyed and his family tried to hold out hiding in their home in the capital, Khartoum, as the sounds of explosions, gunfights and the roar of warplanes echoed across the city of 6 million people.
Lalitpur metropolis to install second phase CCTV cameras
Lalitpur Metropolitan City (LMC) is going to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at various places in the metropolitan area in the second phase. The city is going to install CCTV cameras in c
Indrayani celebrates winning of awards
Nepal Bhasa short movie ‘Indrayani’ celebrated the winning of three different awards. Recently, the movie won the ‘Best Feature Film’ for having met the highest standards of excellence in the national film category at the Spiny Babbler International Film Festival-2023.
Mbappe says PSG ‘my only option for now’
Kylian Mbappe on Thursday said staying at Paris Saint-Germain was his “only option for now” after the France superstar told the club he would not be extending his contract beyond 2024. “I’ve already answered this question, I said that my goal was to carry on at the club, to stay at PSG, it’s my only option for now,” Mbappe told a news conference ahead of Friday’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Gibraltar in Portugal.
Cultic Culture Crushes Democratic Hope
The canon of cultic figures denotes its fondness to a particular group loyal to it, not the general people hoping for the dawn of civic culture and a vision of finer lives. Democratic awareness of ordinary Nepalis is rising in the inverse proportion of cultic figures about the personalisation of power undermining the party statutes, constitution and rules governing public institutions. These rules are central to protect the weak against the strong.
