- Saturday, 11 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
Lack of bus park compels buses to park along roads in Charikot
Parking along the major roads is often a violation of traffic rule. However, for lack of a proper bus park, buses operating in short and long routes are forced to park along the major roads in Charikot, headquarters of tourism district Dolakha.
Minister Bhusal directs NEA to provide enough electricity during festivals
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Pampha Bhusal has directed the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to provide sufficient electricity during the upcoming festivals.
Menstruating Humla women spend nights under sky
Women in rural areas of Humla still spend the night under the open sky during menstruation due to social and religious beliefs. Jouka Fadera of Unapani village of Sarkegaard Rural Municipality-3 said that even now when women are menstruating, they are forced to spend the night in the open sky by lighting a fire near their house.
The temple never restored More than 1,500-year-old deity that used to reside in it
On Phulpati, the seventh day of Dashain, two goddesses in the palace complex of Patan are brought out of their main sanctums and carried to their Dashain abodes inside the Mul Chowk, south of the Patan Museum. Both are ancient royal deities that are only brought out once a year during the grand Hindu festival of Bada Dashain. However, while one of the two, Taleju Bhawani, enjoys great fame and popularity among the public and media, the other, Shreemanmaneshwori, seems to go largely unnoticed.
Arsenal, Spurs seek to prove title credentials in north London derby
Arsenal and Tottenham will be fighting for much more than local bragging rights on Saturday as the north London rivals aim to prove they are serious contenders for the Premier League title.
Strike kills 25 as Kremlin moves to annex Ukraine regions
Russia pounded Ukrainian cities with missiles, rockets and suicide drones, with one strike reported to have killed 25 people, as it moved Friday to fold more seized Ukrainian territory into Russia itself and under the protection of its nuclear umbrella, opening an internationally condemned dangerous new phase of the seven-month war.
Decrepit health post in Rapti-Sonari impacting service
Health workers of the health post in Banke Rapti-Sonari Rural Municipality- 9 have complained that they are facing problem in service delivery due to the lack of a proper building. They are facing problem due to the dilapidated state of the health post building. Lanka Bahadur Batala, chief at the health post, said that it is very difficult to provide services from a building w
Katyayani worshipped on sixth day of Dashain
Saturday is the sixth day of Dashain marked with the worship of Goddess Katyayani. According to the Vaman Puran, one of the eighteen major Puranas of Hinduism, Katyayani was created from th
Ending The Irony Of Politics
The coalition government of Nepal is feeling the heat. Sharp polemics in the coalition’s constituent units -- Nepali Congress, CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN-Unified Socialist and Janata Samajbadi Party-- over the calculated dis
Samarkand Summit Xi-Modi Presence Opens Door For Fruitful Dialogue
After two years of the border scuffles of May 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the first time physically attended the same forum on the occasion of 22nd
Dampening Dashain
Ask anyone over a certain age and they will tell you that in the past, Dashain used to be more than a religious festival. It used to be an occasion to relax and have fun. People would buy new clothes (often the first and only time in the year they would do so), gather with family members, fly kites, build and play swings, etc. It was a holy fortnight, yes, but the holiday children and adults got for the festival
Rukum East locals benefit from fair-priced rice sold by FMTCL
For the first time in Rukum East, a branch of Food Management and Trading Company Limited has been set up in the district and rice is being sold from there.
Mahakavi Devkota's 'Kabikunja' changed into museum
The 'Kabikunja' where the Great Poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota spent 10 spectacular years of his life has been transformed into a museum. The Nepal Academy has established the Kathmandu Metropolitan City-30, Maitidevi-based residence of Devkota as the museum. As informed, the Academy constructed the four-storied museum building on over a ropani land.
Messages on Int'l Day of Older Persons
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said it is everyone's duty to ensure dignified lives to the senior citizens. Giving a message of best wishes on the occasion of the 32nd International Day of Older Persons today, President Bhandari drew the attention of all sides to guarantee senior citizens with their convenient access to the public service
Multi-route suspension bridge pulling tourists
A recently constructed three-mouthed suspension bridge built over the Kaligandaki River in Gulmi has become a centre of attraction for tourists. The traffic of domestic tourists has started to increase in the three-way suspension bridge constructed at the confluence of Gulmi, Palpa and Syangja. The bridge connects Rurukshetra Ru
