- Thursday, 2 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
UN gathering seeks aid for Pakistan after devastating floods
The United Nations hosted a conference on Monday to help Pakistan cope with the fallout of last summer’s devastating flooding, which the U.N. chief called a “climate disaster of monumental scale” that killed more than 1,700 people in the immediate aftermath. Millions are still living near contaminated and stagnant flood waters.
Govt's Common Minimum Programme made public
The government has made public its Common Minimum Programme. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Bishnu Prasad Paudel read out the programme, drafted by a task force comprising le
Fertiliser purchased from India under G-to-G starts arriving
Chemical fertiliser bought from India under the government-to-government procurement process has started arriving in Nepal since Friday, almost a year after the process for the same had begun.
Students in Bajura take exams out in the sun
All 247 schools of nine local levels of Bajura district are now taking the second terminal examination. The schools, which had begun the new academic session in May last year, had conducted the first terminal examination in June/July last year.
Villarreal dent Madrid's title hopes
Real Madrid blew a chance to ramp up the pressure on La Liga leaders Barcelona in the title race as they fell 2-1 at Villarreal in a disjointed display on Saturday. Yeremy Pino and Gerard Moreno's strikes either side of Karim Benzema's penalty were enough to give the hosts a sixth consecutive victory across all competitions and dent the Spanish champions' bid to retain the trophy.
Bear costumes, dance at popular Romanian festival
Centuries ago, people in what is now northeastern Romania would don bear fur and dance to fend off evil spirits. Nowadays, the custom lives on as a popular festival that has been drawing crowds of tourists. The so-called ‘dancing bears festival’ takes place every Decemb
Scramble For Africa In Asian Age
Slowly and surely, both global power and international focus are shifting from the West to the East — something the traditional powers are yet to publicly acknowledge. These days, the
Tourism On Recovery Course
Even amid uncertainties, triggered by frequent resurgence of COVID-19, its economic fallout and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, tourism has been reviving substantially worldwide since the start of 2022. Being a prominent destination for adventurers, nature lovers and those interested in culture and lifestyle of people, Nepal also witnessed an encouraging trend in international visitor arrivals. As per the data released by the Nepal Tourism B
Impasse At Local Level
Federal system that Nepal adopted through the new constitution in 2015 aims to distribute resources and devolve powers and rights to the local, provincial and federal government in judicious manner so that the people from all social groups have ownership of state and participate in decision-making and development processes. Of course, the country has made strides in gradually realising these objectives.
Empower The Youth
Regrettably, the country is grappling with various anomalies at this time. Countless social and political abnormalities have come to the fore. Corruption and high taxes have made the situation worse. Inflation has grown widespread. With the slowing down of social services and infrastructure development, the country’s economy has deteriorated. And with that quality of living has also dropped to a less desirable level.
Cold-induced diseases increasing
Cold wave has affected normal life in Banke and Bardiya districts in Lumbini Province. Local health facilities have reported an increase in the number of patients suffering from cold-related diseases.
Measles outbreak grips Banke
The measles epidemic, which initially spread in Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City, has now started spreading to other municipalities of the district as well. After Nepalgunj, measles has been confirmed in children of Khajura Rural Municipality. So far, 63 children have been diagnosed with measles and one child from Nepalgunj-5 has died of the dise
Nagarjun distributes blankets, runs cleaning drive, sterilises dogs
Nagarjun Municipality-1 Office, in Kathmandu district, has distributed 48 blankets to single women, low-income people, elderlies and differently-abled women of the municipality on Friday and Saturday.
First parliament session after polls begins today
The first session of both the Houses of the Federal Parliament after the November-20 elections, is beginning on Monday. According to a constitutional provision, the session of the House should start within 30 days of the annou
Mexican capo's arrest a gesture to US
Mexico’s capture of a son of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán this week was an isolated nod to a drug war strategy that Mexico’s current administration has abandoned rather than a sign that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s thinking has changed, experts say.
