- Thursday, 28 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
Options For Restoring Global Biodiversity
To slow and reverse the fastest loss of Earth’s living things since the dinosaurs, almost 200 countries have signed an agreement in Montreal, Canada, promising to live in harmony with nature by 2050. The Kunming-Montreal agreement is not legally binding but it
Pelé remembered for transcending soccer around world
Pelé was remembered for a life beyond the field, for transcending the sport of soccer and becoming perhaps the most well-known person on Earth. “Before Pelé, ‘10’ was just a number,” current Brazil forward Neymar wrote following the soccer great’s death Thursday at the age of 82. “That line, beautiful, is incomplete. I would say that before Pelé soccer was just a sport. Pelé changed everything. He transformed soccer into art, e
Winter pushes tourism entrepreneurs out of Khumbu
With the arrival of winter and the end of the tourism season, local businessmen have started leaving Khumbu to escape the biting mountainous cold. Toya Shrestha of Lukla said that exodus of entrepreneurs had left the Himalayan region empty. The airport, hotels and sightseeing spots in Gorakshep, Labuche, Gokyo, Chukung, Jongla and Thame, which were packed with tourists until autumn, now lie deserted, she said.
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Nepathya rocking Kathmandu today
After performing in all seven provinces from the eastern corner to the western corner of the country, the folk rock musical band Nepathya is preparing to present their last concert of the series in Kathmandu on Saturday.
Eight Rupandehi students get buffaloes as livelihood support
With the objectives encouraging independent learning and supporting academic, cultural and emotional growth of students, Um Hong Gil Human Foundation (UHGHF) distributed eight buffaloes worth Rs. 460,000 to eight students studying in Sundi Secondary School located in Mayadevi Rural Municpality of Rupandehi district. Those students stood out first and second positions in a book review contest organised by the school on December 29.
'Lack of coordination ignited controversy on SPP'
A policy review by the Centre of Social Inclusion and Federalism (CESIF) has concluded that the controversy on the State Partnership Programme (SPP) has raised concerns on the credibility of the Nepal Army and lack of coordination among the state institutions.
Putin, Xi hold talks as Russia fires another Ukraine barrage
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed Friday to deepen their bilateral cooperation against the backdrop of Moscow's 10-month war in Ukraine, which weathered another night of drone and rocket attacks following a massive missile bombardment.
Extreme cold paralyses life in Terai belt
The deepening cold has affected the day-to-day life in the Terai, including the Mahottari district. The cold wave that started in the southern part of the district has spread throughout the district. Bardibas, Gaushala and Bhangahasitapur in the north are also under the grip of cold wave.
High mast, smart lights illuminate Pokhara
Pokhara, one of Nepal's major tourist cities, is being lit up with high masts and smart street lights. Under the ‘Bright Pokhara’ campaign, work to the install high masts in main chowk and street lights
Creating Genetic Mosaic
The race for quantum supremacy subtly kicked off through the back doors of gene editing in the labyrinths of a laboratory muddled in secrecy just a few years ago. The human race can be immensely pugnacious and emulous, which often exposes the streak of bellicose jingoism and ersatz ideologies imbibed in them by their natural manufacturing defect.
Bhutanese museum demanded in Beldangi Camp
Locals of Damak have floated the idea of converting the Beldangi Refugee Camp into a Bhutani refugee museum. The camp is largely empty following the third-country rehabilitation of many of the refugees living there. So now, many want it to be established as a museum shedding light on the plight of its erstwhile residents who were forcibly driven out of their country in the late 1980s.
FDB to hold int’l film festival in Dubai
Film Development Board, Nepal (FDB) is going to organise the 'Nepali Cinema Fest ' in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from February 1 to 3 next year. With the slogan 'Taking Nepali Cinema to the
Russia launches massive missile barrage across Ukraine
Multiple regions of Ukraine, including its capital, faced a massive Russian missile attack Thursday, the biggest wave of strikes in weeks targeting power stations and other critical infrastructure during freezing weather.
Chamber urges DPM to recognise transaction value at customs
Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC) has urged Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel to recognise the transaction value of imported and exported goods at the customs.
Bagmati Assembly members take oath
Senior-most member of Bagmati Province Assembly Ram Prasad Dhungana administered the oath 109 assembly members on Thursday, informed Bagmati Province Assembly secretary Krishna Hari Khadka.
