- Tuesday, 11 November 2025
The Rising Nepal
Dhimal community resumes Jatri festival
Jatri - the main festival for the Dhimals living in the Jhapa, Morang and Sunsari districts - has restarted after a break for the local election. The festival begins every year on Baisakh 2 – one day after Nepal celebrates the beginning of its new year. The Dhimals begin the festival by praying at the Maharajsthan shrine at Rajarani, Bhogateni in Morang. Bhogateni is considered the place from where the Dhimal ethnicity originated.
Panta appears at Cannes
Actress Surakshya Panta attended the premiere of The Eight Mountains at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday. Gowned in Surakshya, who made her Cannes debut this year, looked stunning. She wore the red gown designed by Tenzin Tseten Bhutia at the festival. Sharing a photo on her Facebook account, Surakshya expressed how her day was.
Voice Cup USA, Dance Cup USA to be held in Nepal
Two reality shows Mero Voice Cup USA and Mero Dance Cup USA will be held in Nepal soon. The official announcement of the two reality shows were made amid a programme in the capital on Wednesday. The fourth edition of Mero Dance Cup and the second edition of Mero Voice Cup are currently being auditioned in the United States and Canada. Selected top 12 contestants will give their performance in Nepal for the first time. The finals of both programmes will be held in the United States, informed the orgrnisers. Earlier, the shows were organised in the United States.
15th Republic Day to be marked for three days
The government has decided to mark 15th Republic Day for three days from May 28 to 30. A meeting of the Republic Day 2079 Main Ceremony Committee held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers on Thursday decided to celebrate the Republic Day with a three-day programme.
Five stone sculptures arriving from US
The Embassy of Nepal in Washington D.C. has sent five stone sculptures to the Department of Archaeology of the Nepal government via UPS Freight Forwarding. Issuing a press statement on Wednesday, the Embassy informed that five stone sculptures of historical and religious importance dating back to the 10th-to-14th century are sent to their hometown.
NC wins in municipalities,UML in rural municipalities in Syangja
The results of Local Level Election 2022 held on May 13 in all 11 local levels of Syangja have been made public. Among five municipalities and six rural municipalities, Nepali Congress (NC) won the chief posts in four municipalities and a rural municipality while Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) clinched the posts in five rural municipalities and a municipality. CPN-UML won the chief posts in two municipalities, including Syangja’s headquarters Putalibazar Municipality, and five rural municipalities in the 2017 local election. Since 1997, CPN-UML had never lost the election from Putalibazar. However, NC won the mayoral post of the municipality in this year’s election.
NLIC to help establish community hospital in Sindhupalchok
National Life Insurance Company and One Step Foundation have forged partnership to establish and operate a community hospital in Thokarpa Rural Municipality of Sindhupalchok district. The hospital will be established and managed under the initiative of the Foundation and the company will provide financial assistance of Rs. 2 million every year for three years to support operation of the hospital.
Experts suggest for realistic budget
Economists have said that new budget should be realistic with the solid policies and programmes to accelerate the economy by increasing domestic production and productivity. The budget should focus mainly on increasing the production and productivity of agricultural commodities, promoting the use of electricity to reduce the consumption of petroleum products and make the sources of foreign currency earnings effective to overcome the present challenges in the national economy, they said.
Jobs For Youths
The nation is now heading on the path to stability and development as the local elections have lately been held successfully. The elected representatives are in the process of assuming office at local government institutions. The federal parliament has also started discussing the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The government is going to unveil its policy and programmes and the budget on May 21 and May 29, respectively. It must come up with effective plans and programmes to boost the national economy and address the burgeoning issue of joblessness in the country. If we cannot create adequate number of jobs within the country, the tendency of our skilled and muscled manpower going abroad in search of work will not come to a stop. For the employment opportunities to be created at home, we need to accelerate the pace of development. When development activities are given new momentum, job prospects increase.
Tackling Unemployment Problem
With a population of around 29 million, Nepal faces acute unemployment problem. Two-thirds of the population is under the age of 30 and the unemployment rate within this demographic group is about 20 per cent. This number is far greater than the national average joblessness. A report suggests that 500,000 people enter the domestic and international labour market every year, a clear indication of the quantitative component of the employment challenge in Nepal. The unemployment issue also has a qualitative aspect as it is mostly confined to informal sectors where earnings and working conditions are subpar. As a result, Nepal faces a situation where it must lower the unemployment rate as well as create meaningful and secure employment opportunities.
Local Polls And Development
The preliminary data provided by the Election Commission, Nepal (ECN) shows that the total vote cast is only 66.86 per cent. This percentage varies with provinces: The largest percentage of votes cast is in Karnali Province (70 per cent) and the lowest percentage of votes cast was found in Bagmati Province (64.16 per cent). Further, the vote cast percentage of other provinces in descending order are Gandaki province (68.28 per cent), Madesh Province (67.69 per cent), Lumbini Province (66.79 per cent), Far-western (65.80 per cent), and province 1 (65.35 per cent). In contrast to the above figures, Kathmandu has only 52 per cent of the votes cast. This variation in the percentage of vote cast infers that the place with difficult geographical terrain and low education rate has a high rate of vote caste and vice versa.
Menstrual Leave
Spain recently passed a bill to become the first nation in Europe to offer a menstrual leave to its female workers. The bill envisages providing the female workers with paid leaves for which the payment will come from the government’s own treasury. This is definitely a progressive step towards women’s welfare. Menstruation is a monthly biological phenomenon that happens to every girl and woman. Many experience period pains and heavy bleeding during menstruation. Dysmenorrhea is a pain associated with women. Pain or menstrual cramps could range from mild to severe. But pain can make it difficult for girls and women to go along with their day-to-day activities. Many find it very difficult in their first and second days of the monthly cycle. Therefore, certain nations like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Indonesia have developed women-friendly policies.
Mushfiqur ton guides Bangladesh to lead
Mushfiqur Rahim struck his eighth Test century and became the first Bangladeshi to pass 5,000 runs as the hosts took the upper hand in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Chittagong on Wednesday. Bangladesh were all out for 465 runs with a first-innings lead of 29 when last man Shoriful Islam was unable to carry on his innings after a blow to the hand while batting. Sri Lanka lost two wickets in the second innings.
Liverpool take title race to final day
Jurgen Klopp rated Liverpool's chances of winning the Premier League as "not likely but possible" after the under-strength quadruple chasers took the title race to the final day of the season with a 2-1 win against Southampton on Tuesday. After Liverpool defeated Chelsea on penalties in a gruelling FA Cup final just three days earlier, Klopp took a gamble with nine changes at St Mary's. Despite effectively fielding a reserve team and trailing to Nathan Redmond's early strike, Liverpool hit back through goals from Takumi Minamino and Joel Matip.
We are ready to partner with Gorkhapatra: CM Bhatta
Chief Minister of Sudurpaschim Province Trilochan Bhatta has said that the provincial government is ready to collaborate with Gorkhapatra Corporation. During a meeting with GC General Manager Lal Bahadur Airi on Wednesday, Chief Minister Bhatta said that the provincial government is ready to move ahead together with Gorkhapatra Corporation. “We are positive to work with the Corporation to inform the readers about our activities and to hear the voices of the people,” he said.
