- Thursday, 15 January 2026
The Rising Nepal
Musahars in Sarlahi lack will to vote
Despite the local elections now being just two days away, Bishnu Majhi Musahar of Majurba, Haripur Municipality-5 is not excited at all. He feels that the previously elected representatives have not done much to uplift the Musahar community and to solve their problems. “Many of us don’t have a house or property,” Bishnu complained. Showing the narrow unpaved road, he said, “This is the condition of our settlement.” “The people we elected did not come back to our villages. Why vote for such leaders again?” he questioned.
Dharan locals pressing for reforms at BPKIHS
Locals of Dharan, especially youth, have been staging a sit-in for 40 days demanding an end to irregularities in B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), also known as Ghopa Camp. Since April 2, the youth have been gathering in front of the Dental Gate at 4 pm everyday under the banner ‘Save Ghopa Campaign’. The campaign’s main demand is to improve the system and services of the BPKIHS. The Ghopa Camp has been a major health institution for people across eastern Nepal for the past two decades. However, the locals stated that the autonomous government institution has been falling prey to corruption directly affecting health services delivered to the public.
Indian Air Force plane arrives in Bhairahawa
A special plane belonging to the Indian Air Force has arrived at the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA), Bhairahawa. The plane carrying a team of 30 Indian military officials landed at the airport on Wednesday to make the necessary security arrangements for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is scheduled to come to Lumbini on May 16 on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti. The plane also brought a vehicle that Prime Minister Modi will use during his visit here.
Profit of Nepal Telecom declines
Net profit of state-owned telecom company - Nepal Telecom (NT) - has decreased, during the third quarter of the current fiscal year 2021/22, by 7.63 per cent during the third quarter of the current fiscal year compared to the same period last fiscal year. The company has earned a net profit of Rs. 5.43 billion in the review period of the current fiscal year 2021/22 while it had earned a net profit of Rs. 5.88 billion in the third quarter of the last fiscal year 2020/21. However, operating income of the company has increased by 2.8 per cent during the review period. The operation income of the NT stood at Rs. 28.21 billion during the third quarter of the current fiscal year while it was Rs. 27.45 billion during the same period a year ago.
One can vote showing citizenship, passport or national ID card: EC
Arrangement has been made for the voters to cast their votes in the local level election to be held on Friday by showing voter identity cards, citizenship certificates or national ID card or passports or land ownership certificate. Issuing a statement, the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday informed that the voters included in the final voters’ list can cast their votes showing their voter ID cards or original copy of citizenship certificate, national ID cards, or passports or land ownership certificates.
Election Silence Period
The country has entered a 48-hour silence period from Tuesday midnight in order to create an environment conducive to holding the local polls, slated for May 13, in a fair, free and peaceful manner. Within this period, the political parties, candidates and their supporters are not allowed to get involved in any poll campaign activities – physically and virtually. It starts 48 hours before the start of polling at 7:00 am and till the voting centres are closed at 5:00 pm. The Election Commission (EC) has completed all logistical and administrative preparations before enforcing the ‘silence period’ that is crucial to maintain the fairness and sanctity of the poll considered the cornerstone of the democratic polity. The legitimacy of the system is enhanced and broadened if the validity of the process and outcomes of the polls is not questioned.
Local Polls: Parties Put Heavy Stakes
Nepal is going to vote to elect the representatives for the local governments -- rural municipalities and municipalities -- tomorrow. The nation is now observing the Maun Awadhi (silence period) to allow the voters to be free from the cacophony of poll campaigning and reflect deeply internally about who to vote and help in gaining him or her victory in the elections. Though the campaigning duration has been shortened this time, candidates have descended down to the real battlefield to make best use of the short duration to assure that they get through the test in the hustling.
Socialism Remains Merely A Mirage
The Constitution of Nepal, 2015 mentions the term ‘socialism’ strongly three times. Preliminary in Part 1 states, “State of Nepal: Nepal is an independent…democratic, socialism-oriented, federal democratic republican state”.
Essence Of Nursing
International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. Nurses play an essential role in our medical institutions such as giving safety or help in the recovery of patients, etc. No doubt, when some patients are in need of care then nurses work tirelessly to identify and protect the needs of the individual. Nurses also have immense knowledge and have several skills that they spend on an organisation for perfection and development. Most of the time nurses work in tough environments where extreme stress is a part of their job. Nurses constitute the largest population in the health workforce in any country.
Unusual run: Kohli struggling in IPL
Three golden ducks, three single-digit scores and just one score above 50. If Virat Kohli's name wasn't attached to that sequence of batting scores in the world's richest cricket league, selectors may already have run out of patience. But Kolhi has runs on the board in so many other ways. He is India's most accomplished batter, with more than 10,000 runs in limited-overs formats, and he carries loads of experience. Kohli gave up the captaincy of Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of this Indian Premier League season while promising to serve the franchise as a player.
Kolkata stay in IPL playoff race
Kolkata Knight Riders stayed in the Indian Premier League playoffs hunt after beating the lowly Mumbai Indians by 52 runs on Monday. Kolkata scored 165-9 thanks to aggressive knocks from Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana and Mumbai was bowled out for 113 in 17.3 overs. The winners were seventh on the table, two wins out of the top four. Mumbai, the five-time champion, was already out of contention before its ninth loss in 11 games.
Only 31% capital budget spent
With only 64 days remaining before the current fiscal year 2021/22 comes to an end, the federal government has been able to utilise only 31 per cent of the capital budget. Of the total capital allocation of Rs. 378 billion, Rs. 117.1 billion is spent till Monday, according to the daily receipts and payments status report of the Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO). As per general calculations, the government has to spend about Rs. 4.07 billion a day to mobilise the unspent Rs. 260.9 billion capital budget.
Indian PM Modi to visit Lumbini on Buddha Jayanti
Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, is arriving in Nepal to mark the Buddha Jayanti in Lumbini on May 16. This will be the first visit of the Indian Prime Minister after his re-election to the top post in 2019. The Indian Prime Minister’s Lumbini visit was confirmed by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba while addressing an election rally in Dadeldhura on Tuesday. Speaking at the election rally organised by Dadeldhura NC, Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Deuba said that the construction work of the West Seti Hydropower Project would be handed over to India during the visit.
Deepika leaves for Cannes Film Festival
Deepika Padukone left for Cannes earlier today and is all set to take her place as one of the jury members at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. The actor, who has been a regular attendee of the festival since 2017, was spotted at Mumbai’s airport on Tuesday. Deepika is the only Indian artiste on the panel. The festival will kick off on May 16 and will end on May 28. The Gehraiyaan actor is expected to walk the red carpet on all 10 days.
Tagore’s birth anniversary marked
Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC), Embassy of India, Kathmandu together with Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kathmandu celebrated the 161st Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore on May 09, at Vivekananda Hall, Embassy of India, Kathmandu. The event was organised as part of the ongoing celebrations of India @75 Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
