- Saturday, 4 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
Preparations afoot to have new Lumbini PA meet in Dang
Preparations are being made to host the first meeting of the new Provincial Assembly (PA) of Lumbini in its permanent capital Deukhuri, Dang. The provincial government is currently building infrastructure to enable the new provincial legislature to meet in the designated capital. It also wants to have the seat of the new government in Deukhuri.
Left Alliance Remains Elusive
No sooner had the ruling Nepali Congress begun to win higher number of seats in the federal and provincial polls held under the first-past-the-post system than CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli called CPN-Maoist Centre chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda over phone, urging him to go ahead together. “We have gone far apart as animosity intensified. Let’s sit and talk. The forces that wish to keep us at a distance are still active,” said Oli, according to a report of online news portal. It is no-brainer to understand why Oli mellowed his tone for his number one political nemesis. After his party was deflated in the crucial polls, Oli seeks to lure Prachanda into forming a UML-led coalition government by disbanding the present five-party coalition that replaced his government amidst the tumultuous political development some one-and-a-half years ago.
Suman Thapa releases new single ‘Aasha’
Suman Thapa a.k.a. Swoopna Suman is one of the leading faces of the contemporary Nep-pop scene with over a dozen singles and an album released under his belt.
Preventing Suicide Contagion
Mental health encompasses cognitive, behavioural, and emotional well-being. It is about how we think, react, live and behave. Sound mental health is essential for quality life, good relationships, and ultimately good physical health.
Mbappe and Lewandowski face off as France take on Poland
There is arguably no more thrilling player at this World Cup than Kylian Mbappe, who leads France into their last-16 clash on Sunday with a Poland side whose own hopes of pulling off a famous upset will depend to a large extent on Robert Lewandowski.
Condition of uterine prolapse in Rukum West women grim
Tara (name changed), 55, of Banfikot Rural Municipality-9, in Rukum West, attended the health camp organised in the village. She has been suffering from a prolapsed uterus for over two decades now, but visited the camp for the first time.
End Human Trafficking
Many Nepali women, men, and children have been victims of human trafficking. Previously, traffickers used to take many Nepalis to different cities in India, where the victims would be forced to engage in physical labour as household, restaurant, or factory workers, while many Nepali women would be sold to brothels besides being forced to work as labourers or household maids. In current times, when many countries have opened their borders to our migrant labour, Nepalis are being trafficked to other places for the same reasons. Traffickers smuggle Nepalis in order to offer them with lucrative professions. Most times, trafficked Nepalis are forced to labour as modern-day slaves, and some, particularly women, are mistreated physically and sexually. There have been reports of women being sexually molested while working in other countries.
Sign Language Vital For Integration
Deaf and dumb people in Zimbabwe find difficulty integrating into society. It turns out that not enough people can use sign language or care enough to learn. Activists are now calling for more attention on the plight of the country’s deaf and dumb.
Lumbini enter final beating Madhesh
Lumbini Province fixed the final date of the ongoing U-19 National Selection Tournament with Sudur Paschim Province after beating Madhesh Province by 58 runs at T.U International Cricket Stadium, Kathmandu on Saturday.
Negotiators take first steps toward plastic pollution treaty
More than 2,000 experts wrapped up a week of negotiations on plastic pollution Friday, at one of the largest global gatherings ever to address what even industry leaders in plastics say is a crisis.
Apples worth Rs. 30 million produced in Humla
It is estimated that apples worth around Rs. 30 million have been produced in the district this year. The increase in apple production is due to no snowfall during apple blooming season, absence of diseases and more snowfall during the winter. Dharmendra Adhikari, information officer of the Agricultural Development Office, said that apple production of Humla was good this year.
Long-term solution imperative to address squatters’ problem
The issue of landless squatters is not new to Kathmandu residents. It comes up and goes off the media. It has made headlines once again after the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) dozer arrived at the squatters’ settlement on the banks of the Bagmati River in Thapathali area on Monday to vacate the settlement.
New US sanctions against NKoreans
The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on three members of North Korea’s ruling party’s central committee for their involvement in the country’s ballistic missile program.
Para-Taekwondo players to compete in Riyadh
Para-Taekwondo players Palesha Goverdhan and Shrijana Ghising are taking part in the Riyadh 2022 World Para Taekwondo Grand-Prix Final (G10) starting from December 8-10 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Changing Electoral Landscape
The November 20 elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) underlie a change in the electoral landscape. The heterogeneity of the nation’s population, parties, mixed election system and raising of rich tapestry of issues by political leaders beyond the normative spirit of constitution have produced a very uneasy situation for leaders of Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML). They habitually competed the elections as rival power blocs, craving for prime ministerial sorting, not common good. The electoral outcome, however, produced a hung parliament, with no power bloc winning a clear majority of seats in the 375-member HoR to form a new government, keep its efficiency in public policy matters and shore up political stability without enticing the cooperation of those outside their electoral coalition.
