- Friday, 10 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
South Korea in demographic crisis as many stop having babies
Yoo Young Yi’s grandmother gave birth to six children. Her mother birthed two. Yoo doesn’t want any. “My husband and I like babies so much … but there are things that we’d have to sacrifice if we raised kids,” said Yoo, a 30-year-old Seoul financial company employee. “So it’s become a matter of choice between two things, and we’ve agreed to focus more on ourselves.”
‘No arable land in KMC’
Kathmandu Metropolitan City Land Use Council on Wednesday announced that there is no arable land within the metropolis. A meeting of the council chaired by the KMC Mayor Balendra Shah concluded that there was no arable land in the metropolis. KMC chief administration officer and member secretary of the council Basanta Adhikari informed that the decision was made on the recommendation of the Land Use Implementation Committee.
Defining Contours Of Democracy
The elections held in Nepal this Sunday indicate that actual democratic politics is a fierce, no-holds-barred competition for power. Political parties have fought tooth and nail to gain or retain hold on to the power to rule. It is yet too early to hazard a guess about the final winners or losers in the theatrics of political power played out in this electoral contest.
Stability For Sustainable Development
After the holding of the elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and Provincial Assemblies (PA) on November 20, all eyes are now fixed on results as vote counting has been going on.
No Shave November Fashion Runway held
No Shave November Fashion Runway event was held in Kathmandu on Tuesday. The event was held under the leadership of Ant Foundation Nepal and Prashant Tamrakar, who is also an artist and fashion choreographer, with the objective of generating awareness about cancer and having conversation with cancer patients. No Shave November is a global trend in which men go the entire month of November without shaving their facial hair. This has been growing popular in Nepal as well. Tuesday's event was participated in by celebrities, professionals and kids.
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Japan upset mighty Germany
Substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano scored late goals Wednesday to give Japan a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Germany at the World Cup. Ilkay Gündogan had given four-time champion Germany the lead with a first-half penalty. But Doan, who plays for German team Freiburg, pounced on a rebound to equalize in the 76th minute after Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer blocked a shot from Takumi Minamino.
UK Supreme Court rules against Scottish independence vote plan
The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that Scotland does not have the power to hold a new referendum on independence without the consent of the British government.
Nepal’s first tunnel route built in Dolakha
The tunnel in operation at the Kabrevir section of the Singati-Lamabagar road in Bigu Rural Municipality-1 of Dolakha district has become the first tunnel route in Nepal.
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Early Vote Trend
The results of the elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and Provincial Assemblies are pouring in. The people are keenly watching the outcomes of the polls as they will determine the new political course of the country. The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) is now leading in the tally of the number of seats under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) election system while the opposition CPN-UML is
Shallow Earthquakes More Destructive
On November 21 2022 an earthquake near the Indonesian city of Cianjur in West Java caused at least 268 deaths and damaged 22,000 buildings. At magnitude 5.6, this earthquake was much smaller than many other earthquakes that have caused death and destruction in Indonesia over the past few decades. Why is this one so different? One of the main reasons the Cianjur earthquake was so destructive was its shallow depth of 10km. This event should serve as a wake-up call to improve building practices in Indonesia, because we know from the past that much larger shallow events can occur in Java; it’s not a question of if but when.
Poll officials, temporary police stranded in Upper Dolpa
Election officials and temporary policemen deployed in three local levels of Upper Dolpa have been stranded. A Nepali Army helicopter airlifted only election officers and ballot boxes to the district headquarters in Dunai on Wednesday. However, no transportation service has been managed for other election staff and temporary policemen.
Brazil getting ready to dance in Qatar
Brazilian players are hoping to do a lot of dancing at the World Cup in Qatar. The five-time world champions are feeling jubilant ahead of their debut against Serbia on Thursday, so much that the dance celebrations are all prepared and rehearsed. Not one, not two, not three — but all 10 of them. "To tell you the truth, we already have dances prepared for up to the 10th goal," Brazil forward Raphinha said
Ronaldo seeks new club after Man Utd exit
Cristiano Ronaldo is searching for a new team after a tumultuous few hours at Manchester United, during which they announced the superstar forward was leaving and the club could be sold.
Parijita Bastola in top 10 of the Voice of America
Parijita Bastola has entered the top 10 of the American version of the television reality show The Voice of America. Bastola, an American of Nepali origin, has managed to secure the top 10 position in the singing reality show on Tuesday. The 17-year-old girl is in singer John Legend’s team. She entered the next stage based on audience votes.
'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' is worth investigating, cast says
"Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery," a sequel to 2019's "Knives Out," brings together a new cast in Greece for a fresh murder mystery and case for sharply-dressed detective Benoit Blanc, played by Daniel Craig.
