- Sunday, 8 February 2026
The Rising Nepal
Life in LA to be released on May 20
The new song of Life in LA, which is scheduled to be released on May 20, has been made public. The tragic song of Basan was released amid a programme in the capital on Monday. The released song has Aryan Pathak’s words, music and voice. The video of the song has featured Bash Bissu and Aakesha Bista. Artistes including Aakesha Bista, Bash Bissu, Jared Billups, Shilpa Maskey, Gaurav Pahari, Buddhi Tamang, Lokendra Lekhak, Prakash Ghimire and Prabin Khatri are featured in the movie directed by Surya N Shrestha.
Encouraging suggestions received from across the country: MoF
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has said that suggestions have been collected in an encouraging manner from the toll free number 1138 operated with the objective of assisting in the preparation of the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2022/23. The Ministry said it received encouraging suggestions from most districts across the country.
More election results out across country
Damodar Acharya and Prem Kali Budha from Nepali Congress (NC) has been elected chairman and deputy-chairman in Kanakasundari Rural Municipality of Jumla. According to the Election Office, Acharya secured 2,806 votes while Budha secured 2,380 votes. Their closest rivals for the chairmanship Dhana Bahadur Rai and for deputy-chairmanship Rita Khatri from CPN (Maoist Centre) garnered 2,562 votes and 1,945 votes respectively. Likewise, NC won the post of chairman in Kamalbazzar Municipality of Achham. Yagya Prasad Dhakal from NC secured the post of chairman with 4,288 votes while his competitor Katak Bhadur Saud from UML received 4,065 votes.
Teachings Of Buddha
The birth of Siddhartha Gautam, or the Buddha, as he is known, has changed the world for the better. Like every year since time immemorial, his 2566th birth anniversary was marked across the world on a grand scale on Monday. This begs a question: why is a man born more than 2500 years ago is so revered even today? The answer to this question lies in his teachings. He basically taught the mankind to attain enlightenment – the liberation from the shackles of sufferings created by the human mind. Every human being, whether in rich developed world or in the poor undeveloped world, suffers. Before we start, we need to make a distinction between physical suffering and psychological suffering. Buddha’s teachings are related to the latter. Mankind has made a remarkable progress in alleviating physical suffering to a great degree. But can the same be said about the mental suffering? We don’t think so.
Modi's Lumbini Visit Cultural Connectivity Boosts Ties
Indian Prime Minister Modi landed at the sacred soil of Lumbini on the Buddha Purnima day, bringing his attempts to reset his country's age-old socio-cultural, economic and diplomatic ties with Nepal to the fore. Just before flying to Nepal, he stated his Lumbini visit would boost age-old strong relation, based on shared cultural heritage, with Nepal. Prime Minister Modi's frequent visits to the Himalayan country are motivated by a cultural link that has existed between two closest neighbours for centuries. It has grown further after he laid emphasis on the building close ties with all neighbours through his 'Neighbourhood First' policy that he envisaged in 2014.
Complete West Seti Project
Project delay is the order of the day in Nepal. One of the burning examples is the West Seti Hydroelectric Project. The project site is located in the West Seti river in the Far West of the country. The project covers six districts: Baitadi, Bajhang, Doti, Dadeldhura, Kailali and Kanchanpur. The reservoir site lies in Baitadi and Bajura, whereas the transmission line corridor lies in Doti, Dadeldhura, Kailali and Kanchanpur. All the other sites lie in Doti and Dadeldhura. The elevation of the project site ranges from 550 to 920 metres. The proposed dam lies 82 kilometres upstream of the confluence of the Seti and Karnali rivers.
NASA’s Message To Aliens
The Beacon in the Galaxy project has proposed sending a new message into space to contact extraterrestrial intelligence in the Milky Way. Planet coordinates and "nudity" - a message from NASA will hurry aliens to visit Earth BITG is a project that brings together specialists from various institutions, such as the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the NASA Department of Aerospace Engineering (USA), as well as universities in the UK, the Netherlands and China.
Trimming tipless bamboo once a year during Ubhauli
The famous Budhasubba temple complex in Dharan is the only place in Nepal where tipless bamboo is found. One has to wait for the Ubhauli festival to cut this bamboo. There is a tradition that even if the bamboo dries, falls and breaks apart for a year, it cannot be removed, touched or cut until the festival. Bamboo branches and pieces are distributed to devotees as offerings after the puja of the Ubhauli festival, according to Uttam Ale Magar, the present priest of the seventeenth generation. There is a belief that keeping pieces of bamboo in the house protects from evil. The Budhasubba’s tipless bamboos are cut in a sign of preparation for the Ubhauli festival.
Comedian ‘Dittha Sab’ now ward member
Popular comedian and director Kishor Bhandari, popularly known as ‘Dittha Sab’, has been elected a ward member in Tarkeshwor Municipality-2, Kathmandu. Bhandari was a candidate of the Nepali Congress for the post. According to Bhandari, he won the election securing double of the votes secured by his rival candidates. Bhandari received 1156 votes. Bhandari has been active in entertainment industry for a long time. He has become popular as 'Dittha Sab' from the tele-serial 'Dittha Sab' which was aired on Kantipur Television.
1.5 quintals waste collected from Shivapuri
The European Union in Nepal and Clean-up Nepal have collected 1.5 quintals of waste from Shivapuri National Park. About 130 individuals from different social organisations participated in Shivapuri Clean-up Campaign jointly organised by the two organisations in the framework of Europe Week 2022 on May 14.
Suspended vote counting in Achham to resume today
Vote counting in two polling centres of Achham district will begin on Monday. Vote counting in the poling centres was suspended due to a dispute between political parties. After the polling was disturbed, Election Commission had instructed to cancel the poll and conduct it again on a suitable date.
Army-led track opening to Kimathanka moving fast
The work of opening the track handed over to the Nepali Army is in full swing after a private construction company failed to connect Kimathanka under the North-South Koshi Highway. The Nepali Army is working to open a 10.5 km track from Chyamtang to Ghungapa in Bhotkhola rural municipality. By the end of the previous fiscal year, the army team had cut five metres of rock and opened the track.
President wishes peace, prosperity on Buddha Jayanti
The nation is marking the 2566th Buddha Jayanti by organising various programmes in Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha on Monday. On the occasion of the 2566th Buddha Jayanti, President Bidya Devi Bhandari has expressed best wishes for happiness, peace and prosperity to all Nepalis at home and abroad. She has urged one and all to take the lead in building greater national unity by enhancing the spirit of mutual harmony, tolerance and brotherhood among religious, social and cultural diversity by embracing the timeless teachings and guidance of Gautama Buddha. Since the birth of Gautama Buddha on the Baisakh Shukla Poornima (full moon day of Baisakh) is a triple coincidence of birth of Buddha, attainment of knowledge and Mahaparinirvana, this day is celebrated by the Buddhists around the world as a holy day of reverence and devotion to Gautama Buddha.
Embassy in Yangoon organises alms-offering programme
On the occasion of Buddha Jayanti, the Embassy of Nepal in Yangon organised an alms-offering programme on Sunday. The monks preached a 'dharma deshana', teachings of dharma and prayed for peace and prosperity of people, the embassy said in a statement. Charge D' affaires of the embassy Khuman Singh Tamang and other staff offered robes, umbrella, sandals and alms bowls to the monks. Nepali food was also served to the monks. Nine monks from Baranasi Bihar, a Nepali Monastery in Yangon were invited for the offerings.
Teachings of Buddha still relevant: PM
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that life should be made happy and peaceful by putting into practice the teachings and messages given by Gautam Buddha. In a message issued on the occasion of the 2566th Buddha Jayanti on Monday, PM Deuba has urged one and all to work towards making the society prosperous by following the teachings of the Buddha.
