- Saturday, 11 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
Development should be common goal, says Nepal
Chairperson of CPN (Unified Socialist) and former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has said that all parties should work together in the matter of development. Laying the foundation stone
Indriver in process to register in Nepal
The international ride-sharing company, Indriver, has initiated the process to get registered in Nepal to formalise its business locally. "The process to register the business locally in Nepal as a ride hailing – public transport company has begun. We will soon expand the business to other cities across the country soon," Pavit Nanda Anand, PR Manager of the company for South Asia, said in a conversation with The Rising Nepal.
Sting warns during Warsaw concert of threats to democracy
British musician Sting interrupted a concert in Warsaw on Saturday evening to warn his audience that democracy is under attack worldwide and to denounce the war in Ukraine as “an absurdity based upon a lie.” He asked a popular Polish actor, Maciej Stuhr, to come onstage to translate his warning that democracy is “in grave danger of being lost unless we
Literacy rate of Karnali still only 62%
Literacy rate of Karnali Province is now only 62 per cent. According to the figure, more than 400,000 people in the province still cannot read and write. Kalikot, Jumla, Humla, Mugu and Dolpa of Karnali are yet to be fully become literate.
‘Act to accommodate police in province will be passed soon’
A meeting was held between Minister of Internal Affairs and Law of Sudurpaschim Province Dr. Rana Bahadur Rawal and Inspector General of Police Dhiraj Pratap Singh of Nepal Police on Monday at the former’s office.
Ukraine seeks to retake the south
Even as Moscow’s war machine crawls across Ukraine’s east, trying to achieve the Kremlin’s goal of securing full control over the country’s industrial heartland, Ukrainian forces are scaling up attacks to reclaim territory in the Russian-occupied south.
Potato, onion worth above Rs. 14 billion imported
Every year, the country has been spending billions of rupees to import potatoes and onions to meet the local demand. Potatoes and onions worth Rs. 14.53 billion were imported in the last fiscal year 2021/22, according to annual statistics of the Department of Customs.
Nag Panchami today
People across Nepal are marking the festival of Nag Panchami on Tuesday. In this festival, the people paste the pictures of serpent deity above the main entrance of their houses. On the occasion, people in the Kathmandu Valley visit Nag Pokhari of Naxal of Kathmandu, Dhapakhel of Lalitpur and
Baitadi’s Kullekot Durbar awaiting conservation
The Kullekot Durbar, the place to deliver justice in the ancient time, located in the hill nearby Dewalhat of Dashrathchand Municipality-4, Baitadi, has been left without conservation. According to the local infor
Lumbini cable car in Butwal to come into operational from January
The under-construction Lumbini cable car, which will reach from Bamghat in Butwal Sub-metropolitan City of Rupandehi district to Basantapur Danda in Tinahu Rural Municipality of Palpa district, will be operational from mid-January 2023.
Jhula festival begins in Mithila
The temples of Janakpurdham are decked in flowers and colourful lights to mark the grand Jhula festival. Lasting 13 days from the third day of the bright lunar fortnight of the month of Shrawan to the full moon day, the festival began this year on Sunday and the people all over the city are celebrating it by placing the idols of Ram and Janaki on swings and swinging them in a ritualistic manner. Janaki Temple has been specially decorated a
GMR to complete power sale deal within deadline
GMR Upper Karnali Hydropower Limited, which is developing the Upper Karnali Hydropower Project, has expressed its commitment to conclude the financial closure (FC) and power sale agreement (PSA) within the approved timeline given by the government of Nepal.
Cleanliness Of Rivers
With a considerable population growth and rapid but unplanned urbanisation, the Kathmandu Valley has been facing diverse challenges ranging from managing sewerage systems and river and air pollution to delivering clean drinking water to citizens. In Kathmandu alone, many sewerages that were constructed without considering the environmental aspect properly are often found not functioning well, causing critical level of pollution. It is essential for the responsible authorities to have an effecti
Quest For Prehistoric Nepal
The culture based on the artefacts belonging to periods before man learned to write is called 'Prehistoric Culture.' With the systematic and careful study of the remote geological deposits, river terraces and the human tools and fossils associated with them, the archaeologists are able to explore and explain the man and his culture of the prehistoric times. Exploring prehistory is not an easy task, it requires a highly integrated team work with expertise from different fields of study, proper training, adequate resources to carry out such research and collect information and analyse them to come to valid generalisation and conclusion.
Resettle All Freed Kamaiyas
The slavery system was in practice in Nepal till 1926, when then Rana Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher abolished it for good. While liberating the slaves from the inhuman yoke of bondage, the Rana Prime Minister made arrangements for the livelihoods of the freed slaves by providing them with land and money from the treasury of the Pashupatinath temple. This was considered a great feat on the part of Chandra Shumsher.
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