- Saturday, 11 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
Bay Of Pigs & Missile Crisis
In these times of superpower tussles over a variety of issues, the Cuban missile crisis in October 1962, less than 150-km off from the US shores, might be worth recalling. The nuclear-armed Soviet missiles and perceived threat to the US that caused the crisis did not happen overnight. The US had engineered a coup in Cuba in 1952 to instal a government that was pliant to Washington.
Accord High Priority To Tourism
Tourism has been recognised globally as a key driver of economic growth, development of enterprises and creation of employment opportunities because of its multidimensional nature. Before the outbreak of COVID-19, tourism was one of the major sectors contributing to socio-economic development of many countries worldwide. This business was the third-largest export sector after fuels and chemicals. It accounted for 7 per cent of global trade in 2019. Tourism’s contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) of some vital tourist destinations stood at more than 20 per cent. This sector is believed to have contributed about 7.9 per cent to the GDP of Nepal prior to COVID-19.
Boscopes: Smarter Than Modern People
From time to time, in different parts of the globe, the remains of creatures similar to people, but still having some "non-standard" signs, are found. These include the remains of boskop - ancient human skeletons with huge skulls. They are named so because they were found in the vicinity of the South African settlement of Boskop. It happened more than a century ago, and scientific discussions about the findings continue to this day. In 1913, the remains of humanoid creatures that lived about 30,000 years before our era, that is, just at the dawn of the appearance of Homo sapiens, fell into the hands of Frederick Fitzsimmons, director of the museum in Port Elizabeth (the territory of present-day South Africa).
‘High interest rates affect businessmen’
President of Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC) Rajendra Malla has said that industrialists and businessmen have been affected by the increase in interest rates. He said that the high spread rate and 6 per cent premium on the base rate while providing loans by the banks and financial institutions had hit the businessmen hard.
Artist Ujay Bajracharya comes up with Paubha art book
There are many artists who work in Nepali traditional Paubha art style. Debates and discussions on this art form have been taking place from time to time. However, there has not been enough research and study on this art form.
Women becoming independent with Allo business
It has been years since Prem Kumari Pun Magar, a resident of Ghorahi Sub-metropolitan City-14, has been associated with Allo Industry. Having worked as a teacher for a long time, she has been engaged in the business of producing Allo thread, making ready-made clothes from the thread and marketing clothes for almost two decades. During a decade of armed conflict, Pun, who left her teaching profession and moved from Rukum to Ghorahi of Dang, has been running Chinari Women Partnership Allo Industry in Ghorahi for 19 years. Pun, who established the industry by commercialising the work of producing Allo thread, which is the occupation of her ancestors, has also created an identity along with her incom
Dr. Koirala's Hridaya’s regular edition launched
The regular edition of 'Hridaya' written by senior cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Bhagwan Koirala was released at Nepal Academy on Saturday. The special limited edition of 'Hridaya' was released on September 13.
New species of flora found in Jhapa during study
Various new species of plants have been discovered in a detailed study of the biological diversity of the Jalthal forest known as Charkoshe Jhadi in Jhapa. Some six new species of trees and three other small plants have been found during the study.
In France, fuel crisis frays nerves and workers’ resilience
Even close to midnight on a school night, the tipoff was too important to ignore: A nearby gas station had just been resupplied. So Aicha Far scooped up her 6-year-old and set off into the night. The home carer needed to refuel her car so she could continue looking after the vulnerable people on the outskirts of Paris who rely on her to keep them fed, clean and safe. The prospect of a full tank was worth dragging the kid out of bed for.
NC’s Sharma and UML’s Kharel contesting HoR election in Jhapa-1
Election activities have increased in Jhapa constituency-1. Jhapa constituency no.1 is important because two heavy weight candidates from the ruling Nepali Congress and the main opposition CPN-UML are contesting the election to the House of Representatives slated for November 20 from here.
Minister Khand stresses voters’ education
Minister for Home Affairs Bal Krishna Khand Sunday said that the government has pushed ahead the processes to fulfill the demands put forth by the Nepal Communist Party (Biplav), CK Raut-led Janamat Party and Tharu Kalyankari Sabha.
Nepal’s GHI rank slips from 76th to 81st
Nepal’s progress in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) has remained the same in 2022 with a score of 19.1 but its global ranking has slid by five positions.
Nepal American Music Festival held in New York
Nepal American Music Festival was recently organised in an open space at Diversity Plaza, Queens, New York, USA. New York City Mayor Eric Adams was present at the opening event of the festival ever organised in the USA. According to organisers, about 4,000 audience attended the event.
Balance Between Civic Rights And Duties
A functional self-governance is a legitimising ethics of modern rule. It is entrusted with the tasks of executing the standard of democratic norms and mobilising and allocatin
Fighting Polio To The Finish
Washington, DC – When I took my children to receive their polio vaccines a few years ago, I thought about how lucky we are to live in a place where we can access lifesaving interventions with such ease. We didn’t need to take a long bus ride or walk great distances to get to the clinic, and there was no reason to think that there would be no doses in stock.
