- Tuesday, 11 November 2025
The Rising Nepal
Arsenal lose again to damage top-4 bid
With his team's Champions League qualification ambitions in ruins, Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka felt it was time to deliver some home truths. "Disastrous" was how Xhaka summed up Arsenal's 2-0 loss to Newcastle on Monday that left Tottenham in charge of the race between the north London rivals for a top-four finish in the English Premier League. Then he went further. "If someone is not ready for this game or too nervous, stay on the bench, stay at home, don't come here," Xhaka said, appearing to turn on some of his own teammates. "We need people to have the (character) to come here and play."
Actress Surakshya Panta participating in Cannes
By A Staff Reporter Kathmandu, May 18: Actress Surakshya Panta is going to participate in the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival in France. A Belgian film The Eight Mountains acted by actress Suraksha Pant has been selected in the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival. She left for France on Tuesday. Taking to social media, she informed that she is participating in the festival because her movie The Eight Mountains is going to premiere in Cannes on Wednesday. The Belgian film that Suraksha has acted was also shot in Manang of Nepal. The film festival, which was halted two years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has begun in France from Tuesday.“The Eight Mountains is the story of a friendship based on the award winning novel “The Eight Mountains” directed by Belgian film Director Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch. Felix is known for his movie “The Broken Circle Breakdown” being nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,” mentioned actress Panta through social media. In Cannes, actress Panta will be participating in the ceremony including premiere, press meet and photo shoot.Meanwhile, this time the team of short film Lori from Nepal is also participating in Cannes. Lori is the first film from Nepal to be officially selected in the main competition. Directed by Avinash Vikram Shah, the film has made it to the top nine out of more than 3500 films from 140 countries. Nepal’s Lori will now compete with the films from China, South Korea, Costa Rica, USA, France, Ghana and Lithuania.The festival that began on Tuesday (May 17) will conclude on May 28.
Neena Gupta had to go for MRI after grilling shoot of TV show
Veteran actress Neena Gupta has delivered compelling performances in every medium of audio-visual content. Be it the 1982 Richard Attenborough directorial 'Gandhi', 'Woh Chokri' for which she bagged the National Award for Best Supporting Actress, her comeback vehicle 'Badhaai Ho' for the big screen, or the riveting drama 'Saans', the travel-based TV series 'Yatra', 'Kamzor Kadii Kaun' for TV or web series, the actress has always outperformed herself. However, she particularly recalled how tough it was for her to work in the licensed TV show 'Kamzor Kadii Kaun' inspired from the British original series 'Weakest Link'. So much so that it affected her health. In a recent conversation with IANS, the actress took a walk down the memory lane of her journey as an actress, working across the medium of entertainment and the second season of her hugely popular series 'Panchayat'.
Lightning is major killer, awareness can save lives
Lightning has been a major natural disaster behind one of the highest numbers of deaths annually across the country. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) data shows that a total of 202 cases of lightning were recorded across the country between April 14, 2021 and April 13, 2022. The 202 cases of lightning had killed 56 individuals, injured 177 persons and affected 293 families alongside damages worth a total of Rs. 21,581,830. Since April 14, 2022, the NDRRMA data shows that 10 individuals have already died in a total of 31 lightning incidents until 10 am on May 17. Similarly, 27 individuals have been injured and 49 families affected.
Vote count updates pouring in
Results of the local level election are pouring in from across the country. According to our Dhankuta correspondent, Chintan Tamang and Bhima Devi Khanal of CPN-UML have been elected as chairman and deputy chair in Dhankuta Municipality of Dhankuta respectively. Tamang defeated Nepali Congress candidate Dinesh Rai by 14 votes. Tamang garnered 7,666 votes against Rai’s 7,652 votes. Khanal received 7,196 votes. Her closest rival Ganesh Bahadur Bista of CPN (Maoist Centre) got 6,629 votes.
Tuin used for transporting food items to Humla
The Food Management and Trading Company Ltd (FMTC) has been transporting food items to different local levels of Humla district through tuin, traditional wire bridges used to cross river. According to the officials at FMTC, Humla, the lack of bridge over the Karnali River has led them to transport foods into Chankheli Rural Municipality and Sarkegard Rural Municipality.
NEPSE suffers major decline
The benchmark of the stock market, NEPSE, declined significantly on Tuesday, the first transaction day of the week. The NEPSE index has fallen below 2,300 points with a continuous decline of high points. The index decreased by 84.90 points (3.61 per cent) to close at 2,265.52 points on Tuesday. There was no transaction of shares on the public holidays of Sunday and Monday this week. The sensitive index which measures the performance of group ‘A’ companies declined by 15.28 points (3.37 per cent) to close at 438.69 points.
budget session of house begins
The budget session of the federal parliament began at the Parliament Building in New Baneshwor on Tuesday. On the first day of the 11th session, the main opposition CPN-UML announced that it ended the obstruction of the both Houses of the Federal Parliament. The UML has been continuously obstructing the parliament since September 8 last year citing that Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota did not take action against 14 of its lawmakers who split the party.
Connecting The Circuit Of Religious Tourism
Nepal and India are two close neighbours and enjoy multidimensional relations in social, cultural, economic and political spheres. This tie is not limited at the government and political level but also remains firm at the people’s level. In this multifaceted relation, the cultural relations are predominant, with common religious beliefs and values. Hinduism and Buddhism are two major religions that connect people of the two countries closely. Their religious ties are reflected in the form of a large number of people from both countries visiting each other’s countries for pilgrimage. Such mutual exchanges of pilgrimage do not only strengthen the cultural ties but also support economic wellbeing of the people of both the countries through tourism.At a time when tourism is emerging as one of the major industries in the global arena, the government of Nepal has also given due importance to this sector. While analysing on the basis of available factors, tourism is one of the major sectors of Nepal having high comparative advantages with respect to global competition. If the country can reap the benefits of its unique tourism resources including, natural beauty, lofty Himalayas, diverse culture, bio-diversity, climatic diversity and sacred places for world’s Hindu and Buddhist population, tourism could be an engine of economic growth and development. If we could take benefits of the cultural ties with India, there is immense potential of enhancing the country’s economy through tourism development. By attracting more cultural and religious tourists from India, Nepal can generate more revenue, create more jobs, expand trade and develop infrastructures. In addition to this, joint efforts to attract foreign tourists through transnational cultural and religious tourism promotion could contribute to the economic growth of both countries. As sacred places related to Hinduism and Buddhism are located in both countries, with historical connections, their combined efforts can make a significant leap in promoting religious tourism. To this effect, Lumbini visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to celebrate the 2566th Buddha Jayanti has been a milestone. Addressing a function, in Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Buddha, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his Indian counterpart Modi have announced to make joint efforts for the promotion of transnational Buddhist Circuit to attract more tourists in the region. Prime Minister Deuba has said that the Buddhist Circuit, connecting the notable places associated with Buddha’s life, namely Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Sarnath and Kushinagar, would boost cultural tourism in both the countries. Indian PM Modi said that he was eager to develop the Buddhist circuit to expand international relations among Buddhists and contribute to the world peace. Modi said that Nepal and India should work together for the welfare of humanity with Buddha’s spirit. He shared that he had a different spiritual experience when he visited Nepal and its sacred places such as Pashupatinath, Muktinath, Janakpur and Lumbini. As India is making efforts to attract more Buddhist and Hindu visitors through the concept of Buddhist Circuit and Ramayan Circuit, Nepal should also join hands in the effort to attract more religious tourists from India and abroad. For this, development of sufficient tourism infrastructures and environmental protection is essential. As per our experience, having larger number of visitors alone is not beneficial to the country’s economy. We should also focus on extending the stay of tourists.
Uphold Women’s Constitutional Rights
Women’s empowerment cannot be achieved by just one intervention. Building of social capital with economic empowerment needs to be fortified by an overall protection component where women and children are ensured safety. The time has come for a paradigm shift where global and national policies need to be scrutinised to ensure the rights of the most vulnerable and marginalised communities.
India’s COVID-19 Catastrophe
India is no stranger to political controversies. At least a half-dozen rage in its fractious public life at any time. But perhaps the most unseemly dispute recently has been the current one over the country’s COVID-19 mortality figures. The pandemic hit India hard, particularly during the second wave in April-June 2021, when people were dying from COVID-19 in hospital waiting rooms and parking lots, while others succumbed due to a lack of medical oxygen. Countless funeral pyres glowed in the darkness along the banks of the Ganges, even as some poor families, unable to afford a funeral, wrapped their loved ones in shrouds and sent them floating down the river.
Eco-anxiety Vs Passivity
Hurricanes crash through the coastal areas, floods deluge the residential zones, droughts dry up lakes and wildfires ravage nations. All of these are natural disasters widely considered to have one common root which is climate change. Global warming and climate change are currently manifesting their adverse effects throughout the world as they rear their ugly heads towards biodiversity as well as human life.
4.7 million Nepalis suffer from hypertension, only 400,000 under medication
Hypertension has become a silent epidemic, which is characterized by high blood pressure. It has been found that 4,700,000 people have hypertension problem in Nepal and among them only 400,000 seek medical attention while many of them are unaware that they have the condition. According to Dr. Phanindra Baral, Chief of Non -Communicable Diseases (NCD) and Mental Health at Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD), many hypertension patients do no seek treatment.
Uganda inflict Nepal 12-run defeat
Nepal made a poor start at the Women's T20 International Series following a 12-run defeat against Uganda in the first match held at the TU International Cricket Ground, Kritipur on Monday. Put in to bat first, Uganda posted 102 runs losing five wickets in 20 overs. Nepal, in reply, managed to collect only 90 runs losing nine wickets in 20 overs. After suffering a defeat, Skipper Rubina Chhetri said her team was nervous after coming to play in a long gap.
Title wait nearly over for Milan
AC Milan's lengthy wait for the Italian league title will last another week at least. Second-half goals from Rafael Leão and Theo Hernández saw Milan beat Atalanta 2-0 on Sunday and it now only needs one point from its final match to secure its first Serie A title since 2011. The Rossoneri could even have clinched the title on Sunday but defending champion and fierce rival Inter Milan won 3-1 at relegation-threatened Cagliari to keep its fading title hopes alive.
