- Thursday, 28 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
Low Voter Turnout Hints Public Resentment
Voter turnout is one of the crucial metrics of how citizens directly participate in the governance and decision-making process of their country. Higher voter turnout is in most cases a sign of the vitality of democracy, while lower turnout is usually associated with voter apathy and mistrust of the political process. Because of its importance, media and civil society actors, as well as the pro-democracy community and many other stakeholders are concerned when citizens do not turn out to vote. They are also keen to understand the reasons behind low turnouts
Kimff from December 8
The 20th edition of Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (kimff) was announced by organising a press conference in Kathmandu on Wednesday. This year, the festival is scheduled to begin on December 8.
Vyas growing vegetables by leasing land
The Agricultural Development Division of the Vyas Rural Municipality in Darchula district, the western-most part of Nepal, has established an agricultural firm by leasing land.
Nepal, India hold anti-human trafficking meeting
An agreement was reached between the Nepali and Indian security officials and different organisations to control human trafficking. A cross border interaction and sharing meeting held in Nepalgunj on Wednesday agreed to control all types of human trafficking activities by building better coordination and cooperation among the officials of both the nations.
Drug slows Alzheimer’s but can it make a real difference?
An experimental Alzheimer’s drug modestly slowed the brain disease’s inevitable worsening, researchers reported Tuesday -- but it remains unclear how much difference that might make in people’s lives.
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Curbing Online Fraud
When the internet revolution began to sweep the world in the late 1990s, the people had no inkling of its scope and impact on the society. It has brought a drastic change to the mode of communication among the people. The virtual world has become source of catalysis to move, shape and transform the real or physical world. Now no sector is detached from internet that is now an essential part of most of human activity and professions. But, as a saying goes: ‘every coin has two sides’, the internet-driven conduct, interaction and business have also pros and cons. No doubt, the internet has enabled the people to accomplish works fast and meticulously but it has also been abused to harm the innocent lot. Anyone with a personal computer can create fake account to cheat people or share false news and information or spread rumours and hate speech through social networking sites to mislead the community.
Cell Phone Signals Cause Nervous Disorders
As experiments with rats have shown, the radio waves emitted by some cell phones lead to damage to the nerve cells of the brain of these animals. For two hours, the animals were exposed to an electromagnetic field similar to that generated by most European-made mobile phones. The rats obviously had a hard time. As the study shows, an ordinary protein, albumin, entered the brain of animals along with the blood. Several mobile phone users have filed a lawsuit against a number of companies, alleging that it was as a result of contact with their products that they develop
Sudurpaschim cruise into final
Sudurpaschim Province cruised into the final of the CAN U19 National Selection Tournament following its seven-wicket win over Madhesh U19 at TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur on Wednesday.
Journalist Adhikary, writer Giri honoured
Senior journalist Dhruba Hari Adhikary and literary persona Govinda Giri (Prerana) were honoured amid a programme in Kathmandu on Wednesday. Journalist Adhikary was honoured with Rukmani Siwakoti Smriti Journalism Award while writer Giri was honoured with Rukmani Siwakoti Sashtra Samman at a programme organised jointly by Rukmaniraj Siwakoti Smarak Kosh and Gyangun Kanun Patishthan. Speaking at the programme, former justice of the Supreme Court Top Bahadur Singh said that Gyangun Publications has informed people about the contributions made by many personalities to the society by publishing research books on them.
UK royals traveling to Boston with eye on environment prize
The first overseas trip by the Prince and Princess of Wales since the death of Queen Elizabeth II begins Wednesday, an occasion to show the world as much about who they are not as who they are.
US Congress prepares to take up bill preventing rail strike
Congress is moving swiftly to prevent a looming U.S. rail workers strike, reluctantly intervening in a labour dispute to stop what would surely be a devastating blow to the nation’s economy if the transportation of fuel, food and other critical goods were disrupted.
Majority of female journalists face online violence: Report
Online violence against female journalists has increased across the country, whereas Facebook messenger is the main platform for online abuse, a new report has found.
Suvarna Pharmaceuticals property lies in ruins
The building of Suvarna Pharmaceuticals at Karjuna of Sundarharaincha Municipality in Morang has been left in utter disarray. After the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences was established by the then government in Dharan, the foundation stone of Suvarna Pharmaceuticals was laid in 1998 to establish a pharmaceutical industry in the name of Suvarna Shumser Rana.
Biden, Macron ready to talk Ukraine in state visit
French President Emmanuel Macron is headed to Washington for the first state visit of Joe Biden’s presidency — a revival of diplomatic pageantry that had been put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
All is not well with health sector: Minister Khapung
Minister for Health and Population Bhawani Prasad Khapung has said that no changes had been seen in the health sector. He said that he was not able to work as expected and added that there was a need for further improvement in the health sector.
