- Saturday, 11 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
Shortage of school textbooks in Karnali
Election materials including ballot papers have been sent to the Himalayan districts of Karnali Province for the upcoming elections but no textbooks have reached there even six months after the new academic session began.
IBN assures Nepal’s readiness to welcome US investment
Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Board of Nepal (IBN) Sushil Bhatta has assured the investors in the New York of the United States of America about Nepal’s readiness to facilitate investment in large business and infrastructure projects.
Dengue cases reach 46,768, daily COVID-19 cases fall to 6
Nepal has recorded more than 46,000 dengue cases as of Monday. According to the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) under the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), 54 people died of dengue this season.
4,563 employees to be deployed in Tanahun district for election
District Election Office, Tanahun, has decided to deploy 4,563 employees for the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly scheduled for November 20 in the district.
Exports tumble as do imports
The improvement seen in the country's export trade for the past few years has started to decline again since the beginning of the current fiscal year 2022/23. According to trade statistics of the Department of Customs, the country's export has declined by 35.71 per cent during the first three months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period of last fiscal year 2021/22.
At No. 10, Sunak’s Task Not Easy
Rishi Sunak, 42, might be the first person of colour and Hindu to become the prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK), where racism continues to exist noticeably and some 45 per cent of the people still hail the country’s imperial history with pride.
Expectations From COP 27 Shoot Up
The 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), succinctly called COP 27, is taking place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt from November 6 to 18, 2022. The conference is being held at a time when the world is facing grimmer impacts of climate change. The basic thrust of the conference is to build on successes achieved on the front of climate action and make a strategy for future climate action. Climate action is not solely confined to governments around the world; both governments and non-state parties can collaborate in carrying on action to achieve outcomes so that th
Prioritise Road Safety
It is a matter of concern that vehicular accidents have become a common phenomenon in Nepal despite some efforts being made to address this problem. The nation has witnessed a startling increase in the number of road accidents resulting in thousands of deaths and injuries a
Why Ending Hunger Deserves Much Attention
Ending hunger is the UN’s second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). It is supposed to be achieved by 2030, but currently seems to be slipping out of reach. During COVID-19 lockdowns, food security deteriorated in many places. Russia’s attack on Ukraine has compounded problems. Commodities trade on stock exchange is supposed to ease price volatility, but unexpected shocks can – and this time did – lead to spikes. The number of people who need human
Arsenal, ManU prove Guardiola right with PL wins
Pep Guardiola says he can sense the coming tide.The Manchester City manager will be even more convinced of the new threats to his team's dominance after the latest round of Premier League games. Manchester United is "finally" on its way back under Erik ten Hag, Guardiola declared Friday. Newcastle is "already there," while Arsenal, in his opinion, has been the best of the lot. On a weekend when City briefly moved to the top of the table, Guardiola once again finds
Village sells milk worth Rs. 30 million
Milk worth more than Rs. 30 million is sold annually from a single village in Myagdi. Farmers of Beni Municipality-4, Singa village sell about 750 litres of milk daily through buffalo husbandry.
Witnesses describe ‘a hell’ inside South Korean crowd surge
In one moment, thousands of Halloween revellers crammed into the narrow, vibrant streets of Seoul’s most cosmopolitan neighbourhood, eager to show off their capes, wizard hats and bat wings. In the next, a surge of panic spread as an unmanageable mass of people jammed into a narrow alley in Itaewon. Toppled revellers were trapped for as long as 40 minutes, stacked on one another “like dominoes” in a chaotic crush so intense that clothes were ripped off.
Russian strikes leave 80% of Kyiv consumers without water
A massive barrage of Russian strikes on Monday morning hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities in apparent retaliation for what Moscow alleged was a Ukrainian attack on its Black Sea Fleet over the weekend.
Candidates go door-to-door soliciting votes in Rupandehi
The candidates have been going door-to-door in Rupandehi asking for votes. There are five House of Representatives (HoR) and 10 Provincial Assembly seats in the district. The candidates who had also given nominations in the past elections had met the party cadres and voters who had ca
NEA expanding electrical infrastructure to increase domestic consumption and export
The Nepal Electricity Authority is going to expand and strengthen the transmission and distribution system in order to increase domestic consumption of electricity. The Authority will expand transmission infrastructure to export surplus electricity to India and Bangladesh, according to the NEA.
