- Thursday, 2 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
NKorea fires 3 missiles amid tensions over drone flights
North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters in its latest weapons display on Saturday, a day after rival South Korea conducted a rocket launch related to its push to build a space-based surveillance to better monitor the North.
Caution called for turning economy around
The economy of the country has been at a crossroads for the past several months. Its health has deteriorated over the months because of both the internal and external pressures. The country experienced its fir
2022: A chequered year for Nepal and beyond
From shocking deaths and horrifying wars to unexpected court decisions and unprecedented protests, 2022 was quite the eventful year. Disease, conflict, protests, economic and n
Dr. Aryal’s Shiva hymns released
A collection of Shiva hymns “Jiwan Muskuraunechha” was released amid a programme at the Academy Hall in Kathmandu on Thursday. The album consists of eight hymns penned by Dr. Binu Baba Aryal. They are sung by Mohan K. Rai.
Thamel organising festival today
New Year’s Eve is set to be a party at Thamel as the Thamel Tourism Development Council has decided to organise a street festival.The Council will see off the Gregorian year 2022 and welcome the new year 2023 on Saturday with a grand street festival on Saturday. The festival will be organised at the main road in front of the Employees Provident Fund building.
COVID infection detected in Banke
A new COVID-19 patient has been detected in Banke after three months. A 30-year-old woman from Jajarkot district, who was returning home from India via Jamunaha border in Nepalgunj, has been tested positive for COVID-19.
CMR unveils four books; exhibition on misinformation kicks off
Centre for Media Research Nepal (CMR) has unveiled four books.Books “Press Tatha Nagarik Swatantrata Suchanka -2079”, “Dababma Nagarik Samaj”, “Sankuchanma Press” and “Media Coverage of Nepali Labour Migrants during COVID-19 Pandemic” were unveiled at a programme held at the Nepal Art Council in Kathmandu on Thursday. An exhibition of informative materials related to misin
Mohan Rai translates The Director’s Journey in Nepali language
“The Director’s Journey: The Creative Collaboration Between Directors, Writers, and Actors” written by American actor and director Mark W. Travis has been translated into Nepali by Mohan Rai.
New Swing In Coalition Politics
Nepali politics resembles the classic game of a tertius. The Latin term tertius denotes a triumphant third party. When two big parties in the parliament—Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML—set themselves at loggerheads, the tertius CPN-Maoist Centre as the third biggest party in parliament, successfully maneuvered to elect its chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ the Prime Minister for third time. He will continue to relish power if
Options For Restoring Global Biodiversity
To slow and reverse the fastest loss of Earth’s living things since the dinosaurs, almost 200 countries have signed an agreement in Montreal, Canada, promising to live in harmony with nature by 2050. The Kunming-Montreal agreement is not legally binding but it
Pelé remembered for transcending soccer around world
Pelé was remembered for a life beyond the field, for transcending the sport of soccer and becoming perhaps the most well-known person on Earth. “Before Pelé, ‘10’ was just a number,” current Brazil forward Neymar wrote following the soccer great’s death Thursday at the age of 82. “That line, beautiful, is incomplete. I would say that before Pelé soccer was just a sport. Pelé changed everything. He transformed soccer into art, e
Winter pushes tourism entrepreneurs out of Khumbu
With the arrival of winter and the end of the tourism season, local businessmen have started leaving Khumbu to escape the biting mountainous cold. Toya Shrestha of Lukla said that exodus of entrepreneurs had left the Himalayan region empty. The airport, hotels and sightseeing spots in Gorakshep, Labuche, Gokyo, Chukung, Jongla and Thame, which were packed with tourists until autumn, now lie deserted, she said.
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Nepathya rocking Kathmandu today
After performing in all seven provinces from the eastern corner to the western corner of the country, the folk rock musical band Nepathya is preparing to present their last concert of the series in Kathmandu on Saturday.
Eight Rupandehi students get buffaloes as livelihood support
With the objectives encouraging independent learning and supporting academic, cultural and emotional growth of students, Um Hong Gil Human Foundation (UHGHF) distributed eight buffaloes worth Rs. 460,000 to eight students studying in Sundi Secondary School located in Mayadevi Rural Municpality of Rupandehi district. Those students stood out first and second positions in a book review contest organised by the school on December 29.
'Lack of coordination ignited controversy on SPP'
A policy review by the Centre of Social Inclusion and Federalism (CESIF) has concluded that the controversy on the State Partnership Programme (SPP) has raised concerns on the credibility of the Nepal Army and lack of coordination among the state institutions.
