- Monday, 25 August 2025
The Rising Nepal
Bollywood singer Aastha Gill coming to Kathmandu
Bollywood singer and songwriter Aastha Gill is coming to Kathmandu for a concert. She is scheduled to perform for the concert Aastha Gill Live in Kathmandu on Saturday. At the concert, to be held at Club Platinum, Durbarmarg, Gill will present her hits Pani Pani Ho Gayi, Tera Buzz, DJ Wale Babu, Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai, Nagin Din Gin Gin, Kamariya and more than a dozen other songs.
Tripartite competition likely in Dhangadhi
Election atmosphere in Dhangadhi, the only sub-metropolitan city in the Sudurpaschim Province, is heating up. As it is also the temporary capital of the province, everyone's attention is focused on Dhangadhi. Top leaders from across the political spectrum have started visiting the place to solicit votes for the candidates of their respective parties and factions. Nrip Bahadur Oad of the Nepali Congress, Rana Bahadur Chand of the Communist Party of Nepal (UML), Bindra Air of Rastriya Janata Party and Basanta Bishwokarma of the Lokatantrik Samajwadi Party are contesting for the vital posts in the sub-metropolis.
Siraha Police controls Indian vehicles used for poll campaign
Siraha Police has started taking under control Indian four-wheeler light vehicles being used for the publicity of local elections. After the candidates of political parties started using Indian vehicles for campaigning, the District Administration Office (DAO), Siraha, issued a public notice on May 2 prohibiting the use of foreign vehicles for electioneering. However, despite the notice, the major parties are found not complying with it.
Bagmati Province biggest contributor to GDP
Among seven provinces in the country, Bagmati Province is estimated to have the largest share and Karnali Province the lowest to the total national gross domestic product (GDP) in the current fiscal year. According to the Provincial National Accounts Estimation published by the Central Bureau of Statistics on Thursday, the share of Bagmati Province will have 36.9 per cent contribution to the GDP while Karnali Province will have a meagre 4.1 per cent. The GDP growth rate is estimated at 5.8 per cent of the national economy in the current fiscal year, while Bagmati is projected to have the highest growth rate of 6.7 per cent and Sudurpashchim Province the lowest at 4.9 per cent.
Candidates intensify election campaign
As the date of local level election draws closer, political parties and candidates in Taplejung have started reaching out to the voters' houses with their election manifesto. Party cadres and candidates started reaching the doorsteps of voters to solicit votes and attract voters. Village targeted activities of the leaders, cadres, candidates and political parties and their presence in toll plazas, settlements and houses with the election campaign has made the village ready for election.
Invasive weed threatens local crops in Kavre
Native to tropical America, Singapore Daisy has been identified for the first time in Panchkhal Municipality of Kavre. Local farmers are worried that the weeds could affect their food and vegetable crops after the weeds were found on the left bank of the river from Jhikukhola of Panchkhal to Sunkoshi River. Stakeholders have shown interest after seeing Singapore Daisy weed in Panchkhal for the first time in Nepal.
Liquidity problem at banks in Sarlahi solved
The liquidity problem of banks and financial institutions in Sarlahi is being solved. Due to the continuous public holidays, the banks and financial institutions here had a shortage of cash for a few days. Especially, service recipients could not get the remittance amount sent from abroad. Many service recipients from rural areas had to return empty-handed as they could not withdraw the required amount sent by their relatives who have gone for foreign employment. As all the banks and financial institutions are fully open from Wednesday, there is no shortage of cash. Banks in the market areas of the district, including Lalbandi, Hariwan, Barhathwa, Bayalbas and Malangawa have said that they are providing money as per the demand of the service recipients.
FNJ Gorkhapatra hosts blood donation programme
BY A STAFF REPORTER Kathmandu, May 6: Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) of Gorkhapatra Corporation hosted a blood donation programme on the occasion of 122nd publication of Gorkhapatra newspaper and 60th anniversary of Gorkhapatra Corporation on Thursday. It was organised by FNJ Gorkhapatra Corporation on the premises of the corporation with the support of blood bank of Paropkar Maternity and Women’s Hospital. Executive Chairman of Gorkhapatra Corporation Bishnu Prasad Subedi inaugurated the programme by donating blood. General Manager Lal Bahadur Airi also donated the blood at the programme. The programme started at 10 am and continued till 2 pm in the afternoon. Blood is essential for the treatment of various diseases, as well as health conditions resulting from accidents and childbirth. In order to reduce the shortage of blood to some extent, it is now necessary for everyone to donate blood from his/her own area. According to the organiser, 35 Gorkhapatra employees, including 10 females and 25 males, donated the blood.
Ballot paper printing completes: EC
The Election Commission (EC) has completed printing ballot papers required for all 77 districts as part of its final preparations to conduct the local election on May 13 as announced by the government. “The printing of ballot papers required for the local polls has been completed. All the printed ballot papers will be dispatched by May 9,” said EC’s Spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel. Ballot papers were printed at the state-run Janak Sikshya Samagri Kendra (JSSK). According to the EC, a total of 19,400,000 ballot papers were printed for the local polls. Although there are a total 17.73 million plus voters for local level polls, the EC has printed 19.40 million keeping in mind the need for additional ballot papers.
Prudence In Imports
Nepali economy has been grappling with numerous problems and challenges, including a fall in foreign exchange reserves, in the post-COVID scenario. The pandemic has hit almost all the sectors of the national economy. The remittance sector that is the biggest source of foreign exchange earnings of the country has remained affected. Tourism is considered to be the second largest sector to contribute to foreign currencies. As a fragile sector, tourism was in the doldrums following the outbreak of the pandemic. This sector, however, has begun bouncing back with a remarkable drop in COVID-19 infections. If tourism keeps on reviving, it may help bolster foreign exchange reserves. However, Nepal’s economy, which is mostly import-based, has continued to witness a widening trade imbalance as the country has to pay a lot of foreign exchanges for goods and services. The government, however, has adopted some urgent measures to reduce trade deficit and shore up foreign currency reserves.
Local Polls Deepen Democracy
It might be worthwhile to quote Abraham Lincoln’s famous political statement, “Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth,” at a time when local elections are going to be held on May 13 throughout the country. It looks like Lincoln’s statement is as relevant in today’s world as it was uttered in Lincoln’s time in the American situation. As a matter of fact, people themselves are their own government. The representatives are chosen only for people’s convenience for work, as we know it is impossible to hold meetings and decide things in a crowd of a large number of people.
NIGHT SKY IN MAY 2022 Pre-dawn Rendezvous Of Major Planets
This month's night skies exhibit the exquisite elegance of major planets during their pre-dawn rendezvous in the eastern sky. The elusive planet Mercury and the far-flung planet Uranus will stay out of sight for most of the month. They would be scurrying near the sun and cavorting with the stars of Taurus (bull) and Aries (ram). Venus and Jupiter could be viewed at dawn in the eastern sky among the stars of Pisces (fishes) until sunup. The blue planet Neptune could be perceived very succinctly in the eastern sky after the middle of the month, as it would be mingling with the stars of Pisces.
Manage Pashupati Pilgrims Properly
On my way back home, I came across a very weird scene, the other day. Right outside the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, a lot of washed clothes were being hung on railings installed along the footpath. Not just this, the cloth owners seemed to have tried their best to hang some of the garments on branches of trees. Apparently, the clothes belong to pilgrims who visit the temple for worshipping. This is a common tendency among budget travellers. Most often these tr
Reversing Chure encroachment difficult
The management of forests in the Chure and National Forest areas in Rautahat has become a difficult task as landless and homeless people are staying there for many years and government agencies are facing a hard time removing them from the area. Although the President-Chure Tarai Madhes Conservation Development Committee has been conducting various programmes for the conservation of the Chure, the task of clearing the encroached areas has become a herculean task.
Home Minister inspects Gautam Buddha Int’l Airport
By Our Correspondent Bhairahawa, May 5: Minister for Home Affairs Bal Krishna Khand Wednesday inspected the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) following its successful test flight. Home Minister Khand, who arrived in Rupandehi on Tuesday, inspected the airport on Wednesday. During the inspection, Minister Khand was briefed by airport officials on international flight preparations. Arriving at the airport on Wednesday morning, he was briefed about the operational and administrative functions of the airport and flight safety, said Anup KC, acting chief of the airport immigration office.The first international flight is being prepared at the airport on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti on May 16. According to KC, the head of the immigration office, Jazeera Airlines has agreed to make its first flight.Minister Khand also inquired about the preparations for immigration, arrival and departure at the airport. During the inspection, Minister Khand questioned the employees of the Immigration Office whether they could work in the present situation after beginning of the international flight. In response, the employees told the Minister that they were fully prepared to handle all the aeronautical operations. He returned to Kathmandu on Wednesday and left for Biratnagar in the afternoon to attend the provincial level security committee meeting in Province 1.
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