- Thursday, 2 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
Memorial for Lisa Marie Presley to be held at Graceland
A public memorial service for Lisa Marie Presley will be held next weekend at Graceland, the famed Memphis home of her father, Elvis Presley. The memorial for Lisa
Entire family of Bhuwan Badu in music
The entire family of singer and musician Bhuwan Badu of Baitadi district in Sudurpaschim Province has earned fame by engaging in music. His father, late Hashanraj Badu wa
Ukraine first lady headlines first big day at Davos meeting
Ukraine’s first lady will give a rare international address as the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in the snowy Swiss town of Davos gets into full swing on Tuesday, part of a push by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government to acquire more foreign weapons to defend against Russia’s invasion.
Litmus Test For PM Prachanda
Politics is the game of possibilities. A shrewd politician chooses the best option out of multiple possibilities. Politics is also pursuit to power. Power has been the guiding motive in politics since the evolution of human civilisation.
Damauli Hospital provides 24-hour services
Damauli Hospital in Tanahun district has started providing 24-hour medical services. The hospital has introduced the new service since January 15. Devendra Thapa, chairman of Damauli Hospital Development Committee, said that the services have been started to end the compulsion of the patients to go to the private labs outside the hospital. The patients were compelled to pay expensive fees when they arrived in the hospital at night.
Events Beyond Human Control
Death is the opposite of birth. This is the undeniable truth of life but the one that is never thought of, planned, or prepared for. Most of us pass our lives and die one day instantaneously without having the slightest clue that we are about to be gone to never return. After that we are history. Neither birth is known to us nor death. A total of 72 people who recently passed away in the gruesome aviation disaster came to this earth from different time zones and from different cultures and religions.
Food imported for Limi people from China
Namkha Rural Municipality imported nine trucks of food from China to feed the locals of Limi located beyond the Himalayas. After China opened the Hilsa border one-way December 28 last year, the people of Limi, in Ward No 6 of the rural municipality, have been able to import food from China for the first time after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yemen rebels, Saudis in back-channel talks to maintain truce
Amid Yemen’s longest-ever pause in fighting — more than nine months — Saudi Arabia and its rival, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, have revived back-channel talks, hoping to strengthen the informal cease-fire and lay out a path for a negotiated end to the long civil war, according to Yemeni, Saudi and U.N. officials.
Djokovic gets warm welcome, Murray tops Berrettini
The supportive signs and dozens of Serbian flags and loud chants of Novak Djokovic's nickname filled Rod Laver Arena, providing a warm welcome marking his return to the Australian Open — a tournament he has dominated in the past but one he could not enter a year ago.
The Expanded Cabinet
The Council of Ministers that was first formed on December 26 following the November 20 election has now got the full shape. This paves way for smooth functioning of the government and unhindered delivery of services to the people. President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Tuesday constituted a 23-member Council of Ministers on the recommendation of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, with new appointments and allocation of portfolios.
Fasting For Health
Swasthani Brata Katha has commenced this year and in most Nepali households, families are reciting Swasthani Katha either in the mornings or evenings. Many are fasting during the entire duration of Swasthani Brata Katha. An epic religious saga, Swasthani Brata Katha in English translates as the Story of the Fast of the Goddess Swasthani. As a Hindu epic that is known to have originated in Nepal, it tells the story of the Gods and humans alike.
Udit, Deepa Jha donate to film workers’ welfare fund
Famous Nepali and Bollywood singers Udit Narayan Jha and Deepa Narayan Jha have donated Rs. 511,111 to the Nepali film workers’ welfare fund. Deepa Jha handed over the amount to the fund on Tuesday at the office of Nepal Film Development Board on Tuesday.
Gotamkot gets electricity for first time
Electricity supply has reached Gotamkot, a remote village of Rukum West, for the first time. Locals were happy when electricity service reached Gotamkot in Aathbiskot Municipality-5.
Ukrainian civilians vanish and languish in Russian-run jails
Alina Kapatsyna often dreams about getting a phone call from her mother. In those visions, her mother tells her that she’s coming home. Men in military uniforms took 45-year-old Vita Hannych away from her house in eastern Ukraine in April. She never returned.
Nepal-France meet discusses bilateral cooperation
The third meeting of Nepal-France Bilateral Consultation Mechanism held on Tuesday in the Capital discussed ways and means to enhance bilateral trade and investment, transfer of technology and tourism for mutual benefit.
