- Wednesday, 1 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
Lack of sugarcane shuts Sarlahi sugar mills
Mahalaxmi Sugar Mill, located at Bagdah in Godaita Municipality, Sarlahi district, has stopped sugarcane crushing for this year. The Mill stopped sugarcane crushing after the
Meeting on financial inclusion begins in Kathmandu
A meeting of two thematic working groups of Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) has started in Kathmandu from Tuesday. The meeting of Inclusive Green Finance Working Group (IGFWG) and SME Finance W
France on strike: Unions say 'no' to higher pension age
Garbage collectors, utility workers and train drivers are among people walking off the job on Tuesday across France to show their anger at a bill raising the retirement age to 64, which unions see as a broader threat to the French social model. More than 250 protests are expected in Paris and around the country in what o
Bridge Digital Gender Gap
A mother of a minor girl called me one day to say that her daughter was being harassed by somebody on the mobile and that he was threatening to expose her nude picture on Facebook. S
Kim's sister says NKorea ready to act against US, South
The influential sister of North Korea's leader warned Tuesday that her country is ready to take "quick, overwhelming action" against the United States and South Korea, a day after the U.S
Achievements made on women empowerment, gender equality are unique: President
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said that Nepal's achievements on women empowerment and gender equality are unique for the global women's movement. However, a long journ
Human Rights & Power Of Plain Language
As a human rights advocate, I often wonder why the enemies of human rights are successful at getting their messages across while we struggle to catch the public’s attention. While ou
Drought And Food Crisis
The pattern in which rains come are showing unpredictable ways in recent decades. This is a phenomenon that scientists have ascribed to the impact of temperature rise and climate change.
Towards Gender Equality
March 8th is the International Women’s Day which will be celebrated throughout the world. Programmes will be organised to honour women and their contributions will be held to a limelight. And yet, at the end of the day, women will still be doing most of the household chores and they will still be paid less than men at work. According to research, as of 2022, for every $1 men
Economic empowerment of women must to accelerate development efforts- Prime Minister
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has called for the need to intensify efforts to develop women's entrepreneurship and self-employment. In a message on the occa
Janakpur Mayor crowned with ‘Mahamurkha’ title
Mayor Manoj Kumar Shah of Janakpurdham Sub-metropolitan City was honoured with the title of 'Mahamurkha' at the two-day Fagu festival held in Janakpurdham on Tuesday.
Mugu locals have to walk two days to get 5kg of salt
Believe it or not, people in Karmarong Rural Municipality of Mugu district have to walk for two days to reach Gamgadhi, the district headquarters, to get 5kg salt at subsidised rate! The municipality lies near Nepal-China border in the
Nepal bag two gold medals at Asian Cross Country
Nepal clinched two gold medals at the 16th Asian Cross Country race held at Gokarna Resort in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ inaugurated the event organised in Nepal after two decades.
UK says plan to stop Channel migrants pushes bounds of law
The U.K. government said Tuesday that it was ready for legal challenges to a tough new law intended to stop tens of thousands of migrants a year reaching the country in small boats across the English Channel.
People's perception about women need to change
The 113th International Women’s Day is being marked globally today by raising voices to recognise the accomplishments of women and spread awareness of gender equality.
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