- Thursday, 28 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
Phalgunanda: The soldier who became the Mahaguru
Various programmes are being organised across the country to celebrate the 138th birth anniversary of national luminary Muhingum Angsimang Mahaguru Phalgunanda Lingden on Friday, with the main event scheduled to be held in Phungling, Taplejung.
Novel Technique To Attract Voters
The Election Commission, Nepal (ECN) is preparing in a full swing to hold elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and the Provincial Assemblies in the next 10 days. Fair and credible elections are an integral part of democracy. They are held to provide an opportunity for people to vote for the candidates of their preference. When voted to power, such representatives are supposed to work towards bringing about noticeable desired changes while ensuring the people’s well-being.
For first time, doctors treat fatal genetic disease before birth
A toddler is thriving after doctors in the U.S. and Canada used a novel technique to treat her before she was born for a rare genetic disease that caused the deaths of two of her sisters. Ayla Bashir, a 16-month-old from Ottawa, Ontario, is the first child treated as fetus for Pompe disease, an inherited and often fatal disorder in which the body fails to make some or all of a crucial protein. Today, she’s an active, happy girl who has met her developmental milestones, according to her father, Zahid Bashir and mother, Sobia Qureshi.
Tarakeshwar school to have modern indoor sports complex
Prithvi Narayan Secondary School, located at Ward No. 5 of Tarakeshwar Municipality in Kathmandu district, is going to have a spacious indoor sports complex on its premises. The multi-purpose complex will have the capacity to accommodate as many as 800 persons.
Resolution of Tikapur incident top election issue in Kailali
Whenever candidates reach the areas of Tikapur Municipality in Kailali district for their door-to-door election campaign, a majority of voters there have put forth a common demand: address the controversies related with Tikapur incident.
EC instructs returning officers to be watchful about assisted voting
Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya has instructed returning officers to be careful about the caretakers, who assist the visually-impaired or physically incapacitated persons in casting votes, in the forthcoming elections.
APF thump Madhesh to enter final
APF Club thumped Madhesh Province by seven wickets on Thursday to sail into the final at the 5th PM Cup One Day National Cricket for the third time. The departmental side cruised into the final for the third time. APF reached the final of the second and fourth editions of the tournament.
Budget crunch affects Pharping’s Kartik Naach
: Kartik Naach, a traditional dance drama which is performed every year in Pharping of Dakshinkali, has begun since Tuesday. The dance begun after performing Mahasnana (bath) ritual of Mahalaxmi Goddess on the full moon day on Tuesday, and will continue till Saturday.
GOP closer to House win, Senate could hinge on runoff
Republicans inched closer to a narrow House majority Wednesday, while control of the Senate hinged on a few tight races in a midterm election that defied expectations of sweeping conservative victories driven by frustration over inflation and President Joe Biden’s leadership.
Road connection priority of political parties in Humla since 1999
The issue of connecting Simkot, the district headquarters of Humla, with the national road network has been raised by the political parties since the election to the erstwhile House of Representatives in 1999.
EU proposes emission rules for last combustion engine cars
The European Union's executive arm proposed pollution standards Thursday for new combustion engine vehicles that are expected to remain on European roads well after the 27-nation bloc bans their sale in 2035.
Mediation Key To Social Harmony
Following the introduction of federal polity as provided in the Constitution of Nepal, 2015, alternative dispute resolution process and mechanism has received a new impetus with judicial committee functioning to resolve community-based disputes at local level. Training manuals, resource materials and handbooks have been produced to build capacity of the judicial committees to enable them to deliver resolution of disputes. The COVID-19 pan
Promoting Political Correctness
One eminent English writer George Bernard Shaw wrote a play entitled Pygmalion, which says Professor Higgins taught a flower-selling girl named Elizabeth Doolittle to speak English just like a duchess. This was a marvelous achievement of the professor who could
Helicopter demanded to transport election officers in Limi
The Office of the Chief Election Officer of Humla has asked the Election Commission to arrange a helicopter to take its personnel to the three polling centres of Limi, Humla. There are two points of entry into Limi, known as the village beyond the mountains.
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Dancing with sticks to worship Saikumari
Devotees in Rukum (West) have performed the famous stick dance to pray to the goddess of the Digre Saikumari Temple. The religious and historic dance, also called Sagal, is performed for five days every year at the temple. It starts on the day of the Haribodhani Ekadashi and continues till the day Kartik Purnima.
