- Tuesday, 31 March 2026
The Rising Nepal
Feeling injustice, ‘Bulaki’ lifted from halls
Bulaki', which was released on the Nepali New Year Day, has been withdrawn from the local theaters on the third day on Sunday, after its filmmakers felt injustice from the exhibitors.
Diplomats gather in Japan at 'historic turning point'
Top diplomats from Europe and North America were arriving Sunday in this hot spring resort town to discuss the world's most intractable crises, including ways to end Russia's war in Ukraine, confront China's aggression toward Taiwan and lure North Korea back to nuclear disarmament talks.
Suryodaya Street Festival begins in Ilam
The 4th 'Suryodaya Street Festival' kicked off in Phikkal of Ilam from Sunday The two-day street festival has been organised jointly by the Suryodaya Hotel Business Association, Aayam United Club Phikkal and Suryodaya Jaycees on the occasion of the New Year 2080 with the aim of promoting tourism. The street festival has 40 stalls with local food dishes and agricultural produce of Ilam
Haaland equals EPL goals record with Salah
The records keep coming for Erling Haaland at Manchester City. The losses are mounting for Frank Lampard at Chelsea. City's 3-1 win over Leicester on Saturday, which moved the defending champions three points behind Premier League leader Arsenal, was inevitably propelled by Haaland even though the prolific striker had just 45 minutes on the field.
First look of Bato unveiled
A thriller film 'Bato' has unveiled its first look poster. The production team also released a first look motion poster to promote the movie. The poster showcases a female character at the centre, attempting to pique the audience's curiosity.
Ties That Bind China, Russia
In a show of solidarity, President Xi Jinping of China and President Vladimir Putin of Russia reiterated their deepening bilateral relations when the two met in Moscow last month, shortly after Xi obtained an unprecedented third term in office. Beijing sees in Russia a partnership that could help check Western attempts at weakening China and its development strides. Moscow, too, see multiple advantages in building strategic rapport with Chinese counterpart. China had abstained from a United Nations general assembly vote that called for Moscow to withdraw from Ukraine.
Maintain Fiscal Discipline To Stem Arrears
Even when establishing good governance has been high on agenda of every political party in Nepal, arrears keep increasing considerably, indicating an alarming financial mismanagemen
Fixing The Economy
Nepal’s economy has shown some signs of positive development amidst multiple challenges. The remittance inflow has increased by 25.3 per cent and reached Rs. 794.32 billion while gross foreign
Life As Refugee In Kenya
I came to Nairobi in 2005 fleeing the civil war in South Sudan. I was eight years old. Now I am one of the 140,000 refugees from my country who, according to statistics of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), currently live in Kenya. I knew from the start that my life in this new country would not be easy. But the horrific situation we fled from prepared most of us to be ready for pretty much anything.
Dozens killed as army, rivals battle for control of Sudan
The Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group battled for control of the chaos-stricken nation for a second day Sunday, signaling they were unwilling to end hostilities despite mounting diplomatic pressure to cease fire. Heavy fighting involving armored vehicles, truck-mounted machine guns and war planes raged Sunday in the capital of Khartoum, the adjoining city of Omdurman and in flashpoints across the country. The rival forces are believed to have tens of thousands of fighters each in the capital alone.
30, including Qatari Princess Al Thani, Nirmal Purja, ascend Mt. Annapurna
The peak of Mount Annapurna, the tenth highest peak in the world at a height of 8,091 metres, saw 30 mountaineers on Saturday. Among the summiteers were Sheikha Asm
CPN (MC), NC agree to run Gandaki govt in turns
The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) and Nepali Congress have decided to run the Gandaki Province government in turns. The agreement was reached in the presence of CPN (Maoist Centre) chairman and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Nepali Congress (NC) president Sher Bahadur Deuba at the Prime Minister's residence in Baluwatar on Sunday.
As water dries up, Morang’s Kamal Pokhari reduced to grassland
While many government authorities are constructing artificial ponds for tourism promotion or to mitigate water-related issues, Kamal Pokhari, a natural pond at Kechana in Ward No.
Sujan pierces tongue for first time
Sujan Baga Shrestha, a resident of Khasi, Bode, Madhyapur Thimi Municipality, pierced his tongue for the first time on Saturday on the occasion of Jibro Chhedne (tongue piercing) festival. Sujan, 27, performed the tongue piercing act in an effort to preserve the dying culture.
Putha Uttarganga to use local tika, dubo and flowers, jettisons khada, vermillion
Whenever a programme is to be organised, someone is given a responsibility to buy khada, a traditional Nepali scarf, and vermillion from the market. It is because khada and vermillion are the items used to welcome guests in Nepali culture.
