- Thursday, 2 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
Work starts to construct electric train in Tilottama
Foundation stone was laid to construct a tram-train system in Tilottama Municipality of Rupandehi district on Friday. The tram-train is a type of light rail vehicle suitable for urban landscape. It is also shorter than normal trains. The foundation stone was laid by Tilottama’s Mayor Ram Krishna Khand.
Arizona to remove shipping container wall from Mexico border
Arizona will take down a makeshift wall made of shipping containers at the Mexico border, settling a lawsuit and political tussle with the U.S. government over trespassing on federal lands.The Biden administration and the Republican governor entered into an agreement that Arizona will cease installing the containers in the Coronado National Forest — the only national forest along the border — according to court documents filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Phoenix.
Bhuwo festival begins
Dev Raj Joshi, Chief of Sudurpashchim Province, stressed the need for moving ahead by preserving the cultural practices, festival and rituals.
Digital transactions backbone of transparency: NRB Governor
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has launched a digital financial literacy programme from Darchula district of Sudurpaschim Province. Digital financial literacy programme was launched amidst a function organised at Khalanga, the headquarters of Darchula, Friday, according to a press statement of NRB.
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36 top-breed heifers, six bulls arrive from Korea
The government has received heifers and bulls as gift from the Republic of Korea. Supply of the high-quality heifers and bulls was facilitated by Heifer International Nepal and Heifer International Korea as per the approval of Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
Ainaa Jhyal Ko Putali, Lori out of Oscars race
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday announced the shortlists of films for the 95th Academy Awards. Films in 10 categories will receive the prestigious Academy Awards on March 12, 2023. Documentary feature, documentary short subject, international feature, makeup and hairstyling, sound, original score, original song, animated short film, live action short film and visual effects are included for the Oscars competition this year.
Temperature rise blamed for drying up of water sources
Participants at the “Capacity-building workshop on Climate Crisis Response” have said that most of the water resources are drying up from underground and temperature rise might be the reason behind it.
Fog disrupts flights at TIA
Foggy weather disrupted flights at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) Thursday morning. According to the airport administration, some flights arriving to the airport landed as scheduled but most domestic and international flights supposed to have taken off from the airport in the morning got delayed due to poor visibility.
Neupane to administer oath to Madhes PA members
The newly elected members of Madhes’s Provincial Assembly (PA) are set to take oath from senior-most member Govinda Bahadur Neupane. According to Ranjit Kumar Yadav, secretary at the PA Secretariat, Neupane, who is 71 years old and the oldest person to be elected to the
Two sugar factories come into operation in Sarlahi
Two sugar mills have come into operation in Sarlahi, the district with the largest sugarcane cultivation field and highest number of sugar mills in the country. Indushankar Sugar Mill in Hariwan and Mahalaxmi Sugar Mill in Bagdad have started sugarcane crushing.There is still confusion about bringing the Annapurna Sugar Industry, located in Dhankaul, into operation.
Beauticians distribute food, clothes to senior citizens
Warm clothes and food grains bought from the money collected by playing Deusi Bhailo programe in Tihar have been distributed to the elderly, poor families and the senior citizens of an old age home in Waling of Syangja.
Arctic blast sweeps US, bomb cyclone possible
An arctic blast is bringing extreme cold, heavy snow and intense wind across much of the U.S. this week — just in time for the holidays. The weather system, which may build into a “bomb cyclone,” is expected to move east in the days leading up to Christmas, disrupting travel and causing hazardous winter conditions. Where is this winter weather coming from, and what’s in store for the coming days?
ManU advance, Brighton lose in League Cup
Christian Eriksen and Marcus Rashford scored to help Manchester United beat Burnley 2-0 and advance to the quarterfinals of the English League Cup on Wednesday. Back from their World Cup duties, Denmark’s Eriksen finished from close range in the 27th minute and England’s Rashford scored on a superb solo effort after the break in United’s first game since Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure last month.
Electric short circuit a leading cause of fire incidents
Until December 17, a total of 1,486 incidents of fire were recorded from across the country since April 14, 2022. Property and structural damages were worth over Rs. 1.34 billion, while 46 people died, 198 got injured and 1,713 families were affected.
Temperatures likely to drop further
The weather situation across the country worsened on Thursday because of partial influence of the western low-pressure system in the eastern part of the country. Cold increased in Kathmandu Valley because of haze in the morning.
