- Thursday, 2 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
Brazil says final farewell to 'King' Pele
Santos, Jan. 4: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva led the tributes on Tuesday, January 3, as Brazil said its final farewell to football legend Pelé, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time.Lula, who took office on Sunday in a ceremony that started with a minute's silence for Pelé, traveled to the southeastern city of Santos to pay his respects to family and friends of Pelé.Visibly moved, Lula and First Lady Rosangela "Janja" da Silva paused before Pelé's coffin and embraced his widow and other family members inside the Vila Belmiro stadium, home to Pelé's longtime club, Santos FC.Tens of thousands of fans, political leaders and football dignitaries have filed through the stadium since the wake began Monday morning for the player known as "The King," who died Thursday at age 82 after a battle with cancer.After holding three days of national mourning, Brazil has been paying its last respects to the player known as "The King," who died Thursday at age 82 after a battle with cancer.The stream of mourners continued straight through the night at the 24-hour wake, which will be followed by a funeral procession and private interment later on Tuesday.Pelé's coffin was carried into the stadium Monday morning by pallbearers dressed in black, led by his son Edinho. The late icon's widow, Marcia Cibele Aoki, his third wife, whom he married in 2016, cried before his open casket as she reached out to touch his head. She also placed a rosary in his coffin.The casket was draped in the flags of Santos and Brazil and was surrounded by white flowers, including bouquets from the likes of Real Madrid or current Brazil star Neymar, whose father was in attendance. "Pele is eternal. He's a global icon of football," Infantino told journalists on Monday, saying football's governing body would ask all member countries to name a stadium in the player's honor.Last paradeHe went on to win the World Cup three times with Brazil, in 1958, 1962 and 1970 -- the only player in history to achieve the feat.Tributes have poured in from around the world since his death, with a Who's Who of current and former football greats hailing his genius for the "beautiful game."A stream of athletes, politicians, dignitaries and fans have traveled to Santos for the ceremony, though turnout may be dented somewhat by the New Year's holiday weekend.Other tributes have come in from around Brazil. At the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio, a giant poster with Pele's image bears the word "eternal."The funeral procession through Santos went past the house of Pele's mother, 100-year-old Celeste Arantes, who is still alive.It ended at Santos's Memorial Cemetery, where a Catholic funeral service was held before Pele is interred in a special mausoleum. (AFP)
Bhedetar Food Festival concludes
The 10th Bhedetar Food Festival organised targeting the New Year concluded on Monday, luring more than 10,000 tourists.The festival is organised every year with the aim of attracting domestic and foreign tourists in the off-season.
S Korea: Talks with US on management of nukes underway
South Korea confirmed Tuesday that Seoul and Washington are discussing its involvement in U.S. nuclear weapons management in the face of intensifying North Korean nuclear threats, after President Joe Biden denied that the allies were discussing joint nuclear exercises.
CNI requests DPM Shrestha to increase development expenditure
The Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) on Tuesday met Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Narayan Kaji Shrestha and urged him to facilitate the increase of capital expenditure.
‘Avatar’ sequel again dominates box office
“Avatar: The Way of Water” is the box office king for a third straight week, and shows no sign of slowing down. James Cameron’s long-awaited sequel to the first “Avatar” film brought in an estimated $63 million over the holiday weekend, roughly the same as the previous week, and now has made more than $400 million domestically and more than $1.3 billion globally. “The Way of Water” is already the 15th highest global release ever, just behind the first “Black Panther.”
Beautification of roads in full swing in Damak
The work of beautification of the roads in the main market area of Damak, in Jhapa district, is going
Envoy Adhikari meets Fatemi
Nepali’s Ambassador to Pakistan Tapas Adhikari on Monday met with Syed Tariq Fatemi, Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs to the Prime Minister of Pakistan. The meeting was held at Fatemi’s office in Islambadad.
Police destroy marijuana cultivated in Narayan Khola of Lalbandi Municipality
Police have destroyed cannabis cultivated in more than eight bighas of land in Narayan Khola area, a remote part of Lalbandi Municipality-14 in Sarlahi district. As soon as new police Chief Naresh Raj Subedi took the charge of the Malangwa District Police Office, he began an operation against the illegal cultivation and trading of cannabis in the district.
Palika official Ghimire making millions from orange farming
One of the people's representatives in Tahanun has succeeded in generating good income from orange farming. Vice-chairman of Myadge Rural Municipality Balkrishna Ghimire earns more than Rs. 2 m
Pakistan bounce back after Conway hits century in 2nd test
New Zealand slipped against Pakistan allrounder Agha Salman's offspin in the final session after Devon Conway hit his fourth test hundred on the opening day of the second test on Monday. New Zealand was cruising along at 234-1 on the back of Conway's 122 off 191 balls before Salman picked up 3-55 and the Black Caps finished the day at 309-6. Tom Blundell was not out on 30 while Ish Sodhi, who made a career-best 65 in the drawn first test, was unbeaten on 11.
Purnima is shining in Nepali music industry
Singer Purnima Lama ,who has been singing since her childhood, has now emerged as a strong pillar in the Nepali music industry. Active in the Nepali music field for almost a decade and a half, Purnima has sung about 500 songs over the years.
Panchebaja distributed in Gulmi
'Panchebaja', a set of five musical instruments, has been distributed in Turang of Chandrakot Rural Municipality Ward-8, Gulmi district in order to preserve the traditional Nepali culture.
BP’s Vision For Changing Geopolitics
Forty-six years ago, on Paush 16, 2033, (December 30, 1976), Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, popularly known as BP Koirala, decided to end his eight years of exile in India. Koirala, who was the leader of 1950-51 popular democratic revolution, became the first ever elected prime minister of Nepal after the first general elections in 1958-59 for five years. King Mahendra dismissed the Koirala cabinet in 18 months of five-year term, imprisoned the Prime Minister and his cabinet colleagues for no fault
Formalising Remittance Is Not Easy
Nepal is a least developed country with a small economy. Unemployment is one of the problems besetting the country. That is why many Nepalis seek job opportunities in foreign lands. They seek jobs in Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, South Korea, Cyprus and other countries. Although India is not often mentioned while it comes to foreign employment destinations, the number of migrant workers working in India is high because Nepal and India are close neghbours with open borders.
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Aviation Infrastructure
Renowned as an attractive tourist destination worldwide, Nepal has made great strides in the advancement of aviation infrastructure as the nation aims to expedite development works and give a boost to the multifaceted tourism industry.
