- Friday, 10 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
Critics Feign Trump’s ‘Defeat’
Right or wrong, an overwhelming majority of supporters of the Republican Party in the United States have not been able to erase their conviction that the presidential election victory in 2020 was stolen from Donald Trump. Americans fear deep division and a serious threat to their democracy. The November 8 midterm polls reconfirmed it, though Trump’s long-time critics deny it. While the Republicans have won the majority in the 435-member House of Representatives, President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party has a razor thin margin in the 100-seat senate.
Centenarians cast their votes
Three persons aged over 100 years cast their votes in the elections to the House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies on Sunday. Mana Bahadur Rai, 115, has cast his vote in Phakphokthum Rural Municipality in Ilam.
Ways To Upgrade Public Schools
Nepal aims to become a middle-income country by 2030. This goal can be realised only through building human capital by delivering quality education. For this, the enhancement of community-managed schools is a must. In Nepal, around 80
Nai Nabhannu La 6 being shot in Ilam
Nai Nabhannu La 6 is currently being shot in ‘Happy Dreams Chepti’ Fun Park in Ilam. The film unit has made Happy Dreams Chepti, which was opened at a cost of Rs. 400 million in Mai Municipality-2 Ilam, as its main shooting spot. A song and some movie scenes are currently being shot at the tourist spot, where hundreds of domestic and foreign tourists visit daily.
Ministers, political leaders cast their votes
Government ministers and senior political leaders reached their respective polling centres to cast their votes in the House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies elections on Sunday.
California recovers pandemic job losses amid economic woes
California said Friday it had recovered all of the 2.7 million jobs it lost at the start of the pandemic, a moment that normally would celebrate the end of a downturn but instead was tempered by signs of a wobbly economy amid layoffs in the state’s historically strong tech industry.
Rajesh Hamal shows interest in politics
Nepali Artistes have, of late, been showing their interest in politics. Actresses Rekha Thapa and Karishma Manandhar and singer Komal Oli have already joined politics. Thapa and Oli are candidates for the House of Representatives (HOR) elections.
Save World’s ‘Green Lungs’
KfW Development Bank regularly organises a special event called “Development Finance Forum” (DFF) on a current topic in development cooperation with experts from around the world. This year, on 6 and 7 October, the focus was on the connection between climate and biodiversity protection. In the course of the DFF, KfW published a supplement in D+C/E+Z. We will publish every contribution separately on our website. This contribution tackles KfW`s support for the preservation of threatened areas in Laos and Vietnam that make a major contribution to climate change mitigation.
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Decisions On The Ballots
Nepali people Sunday cast their ballots in a landmark elections held for the House of Representatives (HoR) and Provincial Assemblies. The polls were largely peaceful barring a few sporadic cases of disruptions. Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya said that the voters’ turnout stood at around 61 per cent as per the preliminary reports. Altogether 17,988,570 persons were eligible to cast their votes in the two-tier polls. The voting started at 7 am in all 77 districts across the nat
UK PM Sunak makes surprise trip to Kyiv
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised 125 anti-aircraft guns and other air-defense technology as he made an unannounced visit Saturday — his first — to Ukraine's snow-blanketed capital for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Leak at Pennsylvania gas storage well spewing methane
A vent at an underground natural gas storage well in Western Pennsylvania has been spewing massive amounts of planet-warming methane into the atmosphere for more than 11 days and attempts to plug the leak have thus far failed.
COP 27 concludes with agreement to set up loss and damage fund
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27) concluded on Sunday in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, with a breakthrough agreement to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters.
Nepali Players Bat For Brazil
The much-awaited football festival, FIFA World Cup 2022, coincides with the Nepali parliament and provincial election day. After casting their votes on Sunday, Nepalis will be busy calculating a possible election result. To add to their discussion topics, the World Cup will also begin on Sunday night with host Qatar playing Ecuador.
Rising stars to watch: Pedri, Bellingham, Reyna
Spain's Pedri González will highlight the list of teenagers who could make an impact at the World Cup. Others include England's Jude Bellingham, Germany's Jamal Musiala and American teammates Gio Reyna and Yunus Musah.
Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 Lands In Controversy
The biggest football party gets underway in Qatar on November 20 as the 2022 FIFA World Cup begins with hosts Qatar taking on Ecuador. An estimated number of one million spectators are expected to arrive in Qatar for the World Cup. While the glamour and dazzle of the World Cup have fans excited, there is also a fair share
