- Wednesday, 1 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
Nearly one million asylum requests in the EU in 2022
Nearly 1 million people applied for international protection in the European Union in 2022, according to data published Wednesday, bringing the number of asylum requests to a level not seen since the refugee crisis of 2015-2016.
Lumbini provincial festival records turnover of Rs. 25m
Organising committee of Lumbini Provincial Festival in Kohalpur informed that a transaction of Rs. 25 million was made in five days of the festival. Laxman Raj Poudel, president of Kohalpur Chamber of Comm
Human error likely cause of last year’s Tara Air crash
The 9N-AET Tara Air plane crash of May 29, 2022 could have been caused by the flight crew’s failure to monitor and maintain proper course while inadvertently flying in instrument meteorological (cloudy or low visibility) conditions with the aircraft’s Terrain Avoidance and Warning System (TAWS) inhibited.
Loan sharks in Sarlahi seizing land of victims
Sudamadevi Hazam Thakur of Ishwarpur Municipality-15 of Sarlahi district took a loan of Rs. 20,000 from Ramchandra Rai Yadav of the village in 2020. After two years, Thakur of the Dalit family returned the principal amount of Rs. 20,000, but could not pay Rs. 5,000 in interest.
Roads with poles in middle go viral in Gorkha
Pictures of two roads constructed in Gorkha Municipality have gone viral now. Pictures of the electric poles standing in the middle of the tarred and graveled road have heated up social media.
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13 new species of birds recorded in Gulmi
Some 13 new species of birds have been recorded in Gulmi’s Resunga and Madane Forest Conservation areas. Bharat Panthi, project officer of Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) Gulmi, informed that 13 species of new birds were recorded during a rece
Ensuring Equitable Health Service
The constitution of Nepal has made a clear articulation of basic health care as a fundamental right of its citizens. Over the decades, health system is interestingly progressing in terms of achieving the ambitious social goal of health
Presidential Poll Dominates National Politics
The country is awaiting a new president as the five-year term of the incumbent President Bidya Devi Bhandari ends by the second week of March and the election for the next president being slated for March 9
Presidential Poll Dominates National Politics
The country is awaiting a new president as the five-year term of the incumbent President Bidya Devi Bhandari ends by the second week of March and the election for the next president being slated for March 9. Nepali politics hinges on the
Gold Import Restraint
Gold is one of the highly-desired precious metals in the world. It is a ductile and least chemical reactive solid element. It is mostly demanded for jewelries, investments and industrial use. It is estimated that around 50 per cent of the global demand of gold is for je
Summer beckons tourists to Rara Lake
With the arrival of summer, tourist season has begun in Rara, one of the beautiful tourist destinations in Karnali Province. Bishwa Babu Shrestha, Conservation Officer of Rara National Park Office, informed that since the tourist season has started, flow of tourists and tourism activities had increased in the area. Rara Lake, the biggest and deepest fresh water lake
Income, expenditure gap goes negative again
The gap between the government income and expenditure has further widened in a month as the improvements seen in revenue collection by January end couldn't be sustained in February this year. Economists and development experts worry that the revenue mobilisation has remained poor and income couldn't meet public expenditure despite the utilisation of less than one-fifth of the allocated capital budget.
Flurry Of Diplomatic Visits Nepal Gains Geopolitical Traction?
A slew of international dignitaries, ministers, diplomats, and army officials have descended on Nepal in recent days, sparking surfeit of speculations about why and for what they've come here, especially given that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda's coalition administration has just been in place for approximately two months and our presidential election is just around the corner. The Kathmandu grapevine, journalists, media outlets, political analysts, pundits, and others appea
National Pride Projects In Sorry State
Nepal is a least developed country waiting for the attainment of the status of developing nation. As the country has been in developmental backwaters for years, it is imperative to launch development projects to accelerate development in every noo
Democratic Values
With Nepal facing a myriad of challenges ranging from political instability to economic slump, efforts being made by the government alone may not be sufficient to take the nation out of this testing situation. In this post-COVID scenario, the unemployment problem has also gone from bad to worse. This has led to an increase in the number of foreign job aspirants. The country could become capable of dealing with such challenges and moving forward to accomplish goals of overall development
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