- Thursday, 28 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
Let Candidates Canvass Smoothly
Election forms a vital component of democracy. It is the most viable means for the people to articulate their needs, desires and concerns through voting. They exercise their sovereign right to choose the representatives of their preference. Come the election cycle, they get opportunity to decide as to which programmes, policies and plans of candidates suit them the best. The electorates closely scrutinise and interact with the visiting candidates and share their problems, hoping that the latter will sort out their issues if they win the polls. Seen from other side, elections offer a chance to the aspirants to contest the polls and hone their leadership skills. It is grand democratic exercise that bring a myriad of new faces into the mainstream politics, thereby reenergising and strengthening the democratic republic.
Taking The Risk
Zimbabwe’s public transport sector still struggles to meet existing demand sufficiently. To take advantage of the situation, illegal public transport vans called “mushika-shika” are increasingly becoming a popular alternative to those that seek convenient transport.
Bangladesh balances energy needs with climate
Fish, rice, mangrove trees and the lush delta wetlands where the massive Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers drain into the Bay of Bengal. It’s not luxury. But for the farmers and fishermen who live by the world’s largest mangrove forest, it’s more than enough. Now, the environment is at risk.
Ugratara Fair concludes
The annual religious fair dedicated to the Ugratara Goddess in Dadeldhura district of Sudurpashchim Province concluded on Wednesday this year. The grand fair, which started on Tuesday and concluded on Wednesday, was held at the temple of Ugratara Bhagwati located at Amargadhi Municipality Ward No. 8, six kilometres away from the district headquarters.
Jhakri’s debut nomination against three-time winner Bista in Gulmi-2
Ram Kumari Jhakri and Gokarna Bista had been praised by the cadres of the same party until some years ago. However, after the split between KP Sharma Oli and Madhav Kumar Nepal, Bista remained in the CPN-UML while Jhakri went with Nepal to the new party CPN (Unified Socialists).
NC candidate for Morang 3 (A) passes away
Shekhar Chandra Thapa, Minister of Forest, Environment and Land Conservation of Province 1 and candidate from Nepali Congress in Morang 3 (A) passed away at Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital on Wednesday.
NKorea fires ballistic missile toward eastern sea, says Seoul
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern sea on Wednesday, extending a recent barrage of weapons demonstrations including what it described as simulated attacks on South Korean and U.S. targets last week.
EC appeals to private sector to make elections successful
Election Commission, Nepal has requested industrialists and businessmen to support in promoting voter education for the election of the members of House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies to be held on November 20, this year.
Lewandowski, Pique sent off as Barca rally past Osasuna
With an improbable win, Barcelona made sure it will go into the World Cup break at the top of the Spanish league standings. Robert Lewandowski was shown his first red card in nearly a decade and Gerard Piqué was sent off from the bench in his last career match, but Raphinha scored late as Barcelona rallied to defeat Osasuna 2-1 and secure the Spanish league lead ahead of the World Cup stoppage.
Jagat Sundar Bwonekuthi marks Sakimana Punhi
The Jagat Sundar Bwonekuthi school celebrated the Sakimana Punhi festival on its premises on Tuesday by holding an exhibition of various objects related to Newa culture and life. Costumes, jewellery, food, and worship items used by Nepali families to carry out various rituals from birth to death were displayed at the exhibition inaugurated by the school’s founding Principal Ratna Devi Kasha.
In the grip of flood, drought, voters in Madhes want candidates who can deliver
Birendra Singh is a local resident of Rajdevi Municipality-9, in Rautahat district. For the past 30 years, the 59-year-old has been commuting to and from Shree Secondary School, in Sedhawa. Two villages – Bramhapuri and Sedhawa – are separated by the Bagmati River. There is no bridge over the river. Singh is a teacher by profession. As he crosses the river to get across by boat, he keeps his bike beside him.
Gandak hydropower plant to be renovated, modernised
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is going to renovate and modernise the 15 MW Gandak Hydropower Plant located in Pratappur Rural Municipality-7, Suryapura of Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta West).
Makwanpur 1 sees triangular competition
Election in Constituency 1 of Makwanpur district, 85-km south of Kathmandu, that also includes the Capital of Bagmati Province is witnessing a battle among the political veterans. Candidates of CPN-UML, Kamal Thapa, Nepali Congress, Mahalaxmi Upadhyaya (Dina), and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Dipak Bahadur Singh who are considered top potentials by the local people are seasoned politicians.
Identify The Genuine Candidate
In his essay, “Truth and Falsity in an Ultramoral Sense,” Nietzsche writes that “truth is a mobile army of metaphors, metonymies, anthropomorphisms,” meaning there is no fixity of truth, it is rather an abstraction and people rationally submit to the abstraction believing an illusion as tr
Peace Keeps War Away: Tribute To Ela Bhatt
There are very few people who have achieved as much as Ela Bhatt, a Gandhian leader who passed away on 2nd Nov 2022. When her death was made public, people all over the world, especially poor women for whom her life was dedicated to, went on mourning and are still offering prayers for her soul to rest in peace and power. There are several ceremonies being organised to felicitate her work and mourn for her loss, globally in Senates, universities, institutions, Non-Governmental Organisations and homes of people. So why is Elaben in the news globally now and what impacts have her works played in her popularity globally that the people are still offering prayers and mourning her loss even after several days of her death?
