- Wednesday, 1 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
Silence period for Presidential election begins from today
Silence period for the Presidential election began from Monday midnight. The election for the new President is taking place on Thursday. The Election Commission (EC) has said that candidates of the Presidential election need to conclude their election campaign by Monday mid-night as the election code of conduct does not allow any activity related to election campaign 48 hours before the election.
Rukum East faces food crisis in lack of snow, winter rain
As there has been neither snow nor winter rain so far this season in Rukum East district, farmers there are worried that they will starve to death.
Vehicular movements on Arun bridge resume
Vehicular movement that was affected along the Dhankuta-Bhojpur section of the road for the last three days after eight nuts of a concrete bridge over the Arun River broke resumed Sunday afternoon.
Brahmin, Kshatriya women in Dolakha play Panche Baja
Women from the Brahmin and Kshatriya communities have come up with encouraging programmes to conserve the traditional musical instruments used to play 'Panche Baja', which are gradually disappearing with the emergence of modern musical instruments.
Jawalakhel stun title holders Machhindra 3-1
Jawalakhel Youth Club stunned defending champions Machhindra FC 3-1 to make a winning start at the Martyr’s Memorial A Division League on Sunday.
DPM Shrestha urges for scaled up aid to LDCs
Three countries graduating from the status of Least Developed Country (LDC) to ‘developing’ ones in 2026 have called upon the international community and development
Recycling lake litter, Ugandan makes innovative tourist boat
Flowering plants rise as if by magic from Lake Victoria onto a wooden boat, giving it a leafy ambiance that enchants many visitors. The initial attraction becomes more compelling when tourists to Uganda learn that the greenery emerges from an innovative recycling project which uses thousands of dirt-encrusted plastic bottles to anchor the boat. Former tour guide James Kateeba started building
Humla patients depend on security personnel for blood
Patients, who need blood and who are undergoing treatment at the Humla District Hospital, have no option but to depend on security personnel for blood.
NCC demands for lock-in interest system
President of Nepal Chamber of Commerce Rajendra Malla has said that the interest rate lock-in system should be implemented for economic sustainability in the country.
From Marcos To Marcos
Change In Philippines.” That was the heading in this scribe’s debut-making article on international affairs back in February 1986, days after that archipelago’s long-ruling President Ferdinand
Alliance Steers Nation In Right Course
With the date for presidential election arriving soon, the two candidates — Ram Chandra Paudel, 78, and Subas Nembang, 70, — and the political parties belonging to them have intensified canvassing.
Stability For Prosperity
Despite scores of democratic movements launched to meet the aspirations of the Nepali people, the country continues to suffer from volatile political situation, which bears negative ramifications for g
Mark Fagu With Fun
Holi, the festival of colours, has begun today in the Kathmandu Valley and some other parts of the country. It is such a fun festival. People enjoy this festival with friends and family by smearing colours and throwing colours and water-filled balloons at each other. Gathering in large groups, playing with colours, drenching in water, dancing, and enjoying with loved ones makes the festival more convivial.
Fiorentina deny Milan second spot
AC Milan missed the chance to go second in Serie A on Saturday after falling to a 2-1 defeat at Fiorentina, ending a recent upturn in form for the reigning champions. Nicolas Gonzalez's penalty three minutes after the break and a late Luka Jovic header earned Fiorentina the three points and ended Milan's four-match winning streak ahead of their Champions League showdown at Tottenham on Wednesday.
In 'The Quiet Girl,' a history making film for Ireland
Irish filmmaker Colm Bairéad discovered Claire Keegan's novella "Foster" a little later than most. The "long short story," as Keegan likes to call it, is told through the eyes of a 9-year-old girl in rural Ireland who leaves her overcrowded, neglectful family in the summer of 1981 to live with distant relatives— an older, childless couple. There, she experiences love and care for perhaps the first time in her life.
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