- Thursday, 2 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
Five years’ progress in Lumbini made public
In the first five years since the establishment of Lumbini Provincial Government, 749 kilometers of roads have been blacktopped in the province.
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SDNTC performs 1000th kidney transplant
Sahid Dharmabhakta National Transplant Centre (SDNTC) has performed its 1000th kidney transplantation on Wednesday. During the 10 years of its establishment, the transplant team led by Dr. Pukar Chandra Shrestha achieved significant success and performed kidney transplants for around 200 people every year. And 1,000 people have successfully transplanted kidney.
CMP Underscores Inclusive Development
After the first phase of government formation, Nepal’s coalition partners have brought out a 21-point Common Minimum Programme (CMP). This indeed provides a clear direction to the government of ideologically differe
Political Stability Key To Growth
The political turmoil in some ways has been over by now, but still the public as a whole are worried about the bickering within the major political parties and among the leaders as well. What many peace-loving and sensible people are saying is that that there should be stability first, both politically and economically and the people should be able to live in prosperity. This is very true but this cannot happen if the political leaders keep on harping on the mistakes of others instead of providing solutions to the problems being faced by the nation.
Provincial Governments
Following a power-sharing deal reached among the ruling coalition partners, all the seven provinces have now new chief ministers. On Wednesday, chief ministers were appointed in Madhes, Lumbini and Karnali Provinces. Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP)'s Saroj Yadav, CPN-UML's Lila Giri, CPN-Maoist Centre's Raj Kumar Sharma and UML's Rajendra Rawal have been entr
Lessons From Joshimath
India’s Uttarakhand has now been plunged into a deep catastrophe. Joshimath, a city located in that State, is slowly sinking and the people’s lives are in peril. Most residents have now been shifted to a safer location after their houses began developing cracks. With changing times, problems seem to have evolved too. And this is true in the case of land
Former commissioner of CIAA Pathak convicted in graft case
The Special Court (SC) Kathmandu has convicted former commissioner at the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Rajnarayan Pathak in a graft case and sentenced him to jail in three years and three months.
Illegal crusher industries being shut across country
Respective District Administration Offices across the country have started closing down the crusher industries being operated illegally across the country following the directives of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Make Teachers More Accountable
At a policy dialogue held the other day under joint auspices of National Teacher Service Commission and Policy Research Institute (PRI), senior university officials, educationi
Fast-track Urban HIV Response
As cities around the globe continue to adapt urbanisation, health status of urban populations is becoming more complex and challenging in the recent years. In order to address the growing public healt
Monumental Mandate
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda Tuesday won a historic mandate in the House of Representatives (HoR) to lead the seven-party coalition government. PM Prachanda secured 268 votes in 275-m
All 7 provinces get Chief Ministers
All seven provinces have now new chief ministers after the ruling coalition on Wednesday appointed chief ministers in four of the seven provinces.
Bubble tea shops mushrooming at Basantapur
Basantapur, which holds historical and cultural significance, has become a bubble tea hub in eyes of many people recently. When we walk across the streets and alleys of Basantapur, we can easily find bubble tea shops after every five to ten houses. Currently, there are more than 25 bubble tea shops in this small and crowded area which is also the heart of the capital
Marking Unity Day With Ardour
The spirit of unification of Nepal that was divided into dozens of small states evolved when king of tiny Gorkha kingdom Prithvi Narayan Shah raised the flag of unity and brought together all th
Women Journalists Vent Against Taliban
Necessity is the mother of creation. The imposition of fundamentalist regime in Afghanistan has led to the creation of a new form of journalism by Afghan women journalists in exile. Since 2021 the Taliban have been back in power in this beautiful South Asian Country. They were ruling Afghanistan from 1996 till 2001. Then for almost 20 years the US had their forces were there and in August of 2021 the NATO pulled out. Since then, the Islamic Emirate is back in power and among the various stringent ruling strategies, their main concern is to control the freedom of women and girls. In 2022, they banned girl’s education completely. They h
