- Saturday, 11 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
Musings Of An Accomplished Litterateur-Diplomat
Hari Kumar Shrestha is a career diplomat with a proven background in the literary bent of mind with solid expertise in terms of travelogues. This is his third publication after two equally best sellers, ABIRAL YATRA (Unbroken Journey) and MAITRI EKSPRES (Friendly Express), that he wrote during service days.
Village Tourism Exposes Hidden Gems!
Nepal is popular in the world for adventure travels, village tourism, mountaineering, white water rafting, jungle safari, staying at the specially built resorts or the self-pitched tents. Village tourism is a new concept in the context of Nepal. If
Tourists no longer allowed to travel alone above Namche
Tourists have been prohibited from trekking alone in the areas above Namche in Khumbu. According to the District Police Office of Solukhumbu, a relatively high number of domestic and foreign tourists have gone missing in recent years because they went to the high altitude areas without a guide. “That is what prompted us to introduce this restriction,” said Deputy Superintendent of Police Sunil Jung Shah.
Photographing Elephants
This is such an exciting year for me. Elephants are one of my favorite animals. When I was a child, when going on walks, elephants would pass me by across the street. I loved seeing them at the zoo and as they walked past on the street with many green leaves and branches on their backs. I always wanted to know them better and help them.
First dance director Thapa receives Life Time Achievement Award
Nepal’s first dance director Bhairav Bahadur Thapa was honoured with Dirgha Sadhana Samman (Life Time Achievement Award) on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Nepal Folkloric Cultural Foundation on Wednesday.
Chaudhary gets through SEE in his 30th attempt
Bhagiram Chowdhury, 53 years old from Kailali, has set an example that if you have willpower and patience, you will succeed one day. He has set a moving example of dedication by passing SEE in his 30th attempt. Chaudhary, who failed the exam 29 times, passed this year's SEE with a GPA of 2.00.
Daily NEPSE turnover nears Rs. 5 billion
With the increase in the benchmark of share market index, NEPSE, the daily turnover has also been increasing over the days. Daily turnover of NEPSE increased to Rs. 4.97 billion on Thursday. It was the highest turnover in last five and a half months. The turnover had recorded
Lyricist Upadhyay makes 110 world records
Songwriter Dr. DR Upadhyay has created a world record by releasing a song in 50 languages including Nepali. Upadhyay’s record has now reached 110. Urban Development Minister Metmani Chaudhary presented him with the Guinness Book of World Record certificate at a programme held in the capital on Wednesday.
Russia steps up strikes on Ukraine amid counterattacks
Russian forces on Thursday launched massive missile strikes on Ukraine’s Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, areas that haven’t been targeted in weeks, while Ukrainian officials announced an operation to liberate an occupied region in the country’s south.
Kailali fire victims await rehabilitation
The fire-displaced families of Bipatpur, Kailali Rural Municipality-7, Kailali have been living a miserable life, as authorities concerned have yet to take initiative for their rehabilitation. On April 24, a total of 35 households of free Kamaiyas of Bipatpur were displaced after a massive fire reduced their houses to ashes while leaving 36 other houses partially damaged. All properties in those households were gutted in the fire.
Villages happy with supply of solar electricity
About 125 kilowatts of electricity has been produced and used in four villages of the same rural municipality through the Himali Solar Mini-Grid programme. Consumers have been able to consume electricity after generating it through the Alternative Energy Programme of the governm
President stresses tiger conservation
President Bidya Devi Bhandari expressed her best wishes to all concerned for the conservation of tigers. World Tiger Day is being marked on July 29 with the theme "Tiger Conservation for Healthy Ecosystems" across the globe.
COVID Mars SEE Results
The COVID-19 pandemic has had its impact on every sector of human life. The global tentacles of the virus left no country untouched. The education sector was not free from the pervasive effects of this public health crisis. The impact is visible if we compare the results of academic examinations both at the school and college levels. The results of the Secondary Education Examinations (SEE) of the year 2078 BS have dropped in the percentage of students obtaining the highest GPA as compared to the previous years when the entire world was in the grip of COVID-19.
Austerity Must Begin From Top
It would be most cynical to write every article on a negative mode. But it is said that journalists are the most cynical persons and they do nothing else and only point out faults and write depressive news for their followers. For now, let us start with a positive factor. It was good to hear that the present coalition partners are ready to stick together till the next general elections scheduled to be held this coming November. Just the news of having a stable government is good news for most Nepalis. But as it is politics and little can be forecast as to what will happen next.
Ensuring Women’s Right To Health
The government of Nepal has promulgated Right to Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Act, 2018 to give effect to Article 38 of the Constitution which details a long list of fundamental rights for women populace. In this context, Article 38 is a welcome piece of law with valuable human rights about how Nepal created its feminist national policy under the constitutional framework, how it changed from top-down policy to becoming part of entire socio-political landscape and the outcome it has reaped.
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