- Friday, 29 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
City Hall constructed spending Rs. 250 Million remains unused
The City Hall constructed with a huge investment in Dhangadhi, Kailali, has not yet come into operation. Although the construction of the hall completed eight months ago, it has not been brought into operation due to delay in further management.
Ukrainian grain shipments drop as ship backups grow
The amount of grain leaving Ukraine has dropped even as a U.N.-brokered deal works to keep food flowing to developing nations, with inspections of ships falling to half what they were four months ago and a backlog of vessels growing as Russia’s invasion nears the one-year mark.
Nepal-India energy meet takes important decision on power trade
The tenth meeting of Nepal-India Energy Secretary-level Joint Steering Committee (JSC) has taken some important decisions on cross-border electricity trade and in the expansion of electric transmission lines between the two countries.
Aathabiskot distributes subsidised kiwi plants
Like in the past years, Aathabiskot Municipality of Rukum West has distributed kiwi plants in subsidy. According to the municipality, it has provided subsidised kiwi plants to the farmers to connect them with kiwi production as there is a high potential of kiwi cultivation in the area. According to Mayor of the Municipality, Rabi KC, around 20,000 kiwi plants have been purchased and distributed this time.
Bagmati Province fails to improve spending capacity
Even after five years have passed since the election of the provincial assembly since the country embraced the federal structure, the capacity of the provincial government does not seem to have been relatively developed.
NRB selling citizen saving bond of Rs. 2.5 billion at 11.5% interest
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) is set to issue citizen saving bond worth Rs. 2.5 billion with a maturity period of five years. The central bank is to sell citizen saving bond of Rs. 2.5 billion to the government to raise the required domestic debt. The bond named “Citizen Saving Bond 2084 Ka
Presidential Election Intensifies Political Manoeuvres
The political parties are now trapped in a tug of war over the pick of a new president. The ruling alliance consisting of seven political parties of divergent ideological backgrounds is divided on the election of president slated for March 9. This has threatened the continuity of the current coalition for the CPN-Maoist Centre that heads the government is pitching for a consensus candidate for the post but its largest constituent, CPN-UML, has outright dismissed the idea of Prime Minister Pushp
Building Effective Healthcare
Health research centres play a key role in expanding healthcare and are typically responsible for discovering novel therapies, identifying ailments, and devising strategies to prevent the spread of diseases. They can contribute to the formulation of successful health policy.
Tributes To Great Martyrs
The nation marks the 72nd Democracy Day today. On this very day of 1951, Nepali people established democracy and became free citizens by eliminating the Rana oligarchy. To achieve that political goal, many brave Nepalis had fought against the autocratic regime and attained martyrdom. They were courageous and visionary people who sacrificed their lives for bringing about desired changes in the society. In the political history of th
No definite law, dedicated authority to manage vital service sector
"A normal bus used for 'public transport' costs millions. We don't get any subsidy or compensation. We are bound to pay heavy taxes annually under different heads. The roads we operate on are in poor state. How difficult do you think has it been for every public transport operator and investor to survive under these conditions?" questioned one of the investors of a fleet of buses operating along the 15-km-long Suryabinayak-Sundhara route. Motor vehicles are the major mode of trans
Hundreds of bats live together for years
Hundreds of bats have been living in one place for the past eight years in Kailali.A large flock of bats has been living on the premises of the Internal Revenue Office located in Dhangadhi Sub-metropolitan City-3. They keep on hanging by five to six trees like mango and lapsi on the Revenue Office premises all-day long. Raj Bahadur Aair, chairman of Ward No. 3 of the S
Private sector's reservation about new food quality bill
The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has expressed its serious reservations over the bill to amend and integrate the laws related to food hygiene and quality which has been tabled in the federal parliament.
Two killed in road accident, six injured
Two people have died in a road accident that took place at ward no-1 of KI Singh Rural Municipality.
Three-day Karnali festival begins
The fourth edition of the Karnali festival began at Bulbule Lake in Surkhet, the capital of Karnali Povince, on Friday. Rajkumar Sharma, Chief Minister of Karnali Province, inaugurated the festival.
Deal signed for safe water services thru tech sharing
Nepal's Diyalo Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with JanaJal, India's leading safe water services platform, to focus on the challenges of drinking water sector through technology sharing. Janajal is engaging in digitising the water tre
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