- Thursday, 28 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
No Horn, Please
The whole world is alarmed at air, water and land pollution. But there’s a deafening silence about noise pollution. Be it human or machine-created, noise disrupts normal activity and balance of life. Honking by motorists is the largest source of noise pollution in India. The menace of honking is increasing day-by-day in metro cities in particular, aggravating noise pollution resulting in serious health hazards.
Humla farmers take yaks to lower villages
Yak, the shaggy-haired Himalayan cow, and other cattle taken to the high pasture land during mid-May for grazing have been brought down to the villages of Limi after the high land started receiving snow. Karsang Tamang of Namkha Rural Municipality-6 informed that this year, the yaks and cattle were brought to the lower villages earlier than the past due to early snowfall.
Tradition of playing swings during festivals fading away
Swings used to be a part of major festivals from Dashain to Thulo Ekadashi. Rote and linge swings (traditional swings set up with rope and bamboo poles and poles of Shorea robusta) used to be a common sight in the village. But now, they are rarely seen. These swings are disappearing as the practice of setting up swings in the village is on the wane.
Jumla’s Sinja suffers most from late monsoon rainfall
The Sinja area suffered the most from the incessant rainfall from October 5 to 10. According to Narendra Chand, Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Jumla, 1,952 people have been displaced from the rain-induced disasters in Jumla. Out of them, 725 people are from Sinja Rural Municipality and 298 from Kanakasundari Rural Municipality.
Kantara: second-biggest grosser of Kannada film industry
Rishab Shetty’s Kantara is what you call a ‘dark hoIRs.e’. The film, made on a relatively modest budget of IRs. 15 crore (approximately), has now become the second highest grosser of Kannada cinema — only behind KGF: Chapter 2 (IRs. 1200 crore). According to reports, the
Transportation of ballot papers accelerated
The Election Commission (EC) has accelerated the transportation of the ballot papers and election materials for the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies slated for November 20. Transportation of the ballot papers for the proportional presentation (PR) electoral system has been completed in 69 districts, while the task of transporting the ballot papers to eight districts is still pending. Transporting of the ballot papers has been halted in some remote districts due to the poor road connectivity.
Attraction towards online gambling on rise across the country
Nepal Police have been arresting hundreds of individuals for gambling with cards and sea shells (locally called ‘kauda’) on the basis of special tipoff. According to Nepal Police Headquarters daily bulletins, 78 gamblers were held from four different districts with over Rs. 2 million in cash during the festival of Tihar.
MoHP verifies 53 dengue deaths
The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has verified 53 deaths due to dengue infection since mid-July so far. Similarly, 46,413 cases of dengue virus spread by the infected Aedes aegypti mosquito were detected from across the nation as of Saturday. Meanwhile, RSS adds, the number of dengue infection cases has crossed 2,000 in Chitwan. The District Health Office stated that dengue has been confirmed in 2,164 persons till October 27 so far. Dengue tests were conducted on 8,853 samples during this period and 2,164 of these samples were tested dengue positive.
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EC continues election activities in Tihar festival
The Election Commission continued its election related activities even during the Tihar holidays, which lasted for record five days this year. In these five days, the EC issued several notices, including the final lists of the candidates contesting the elections under the Proportional Representation (PR) category.
Spain’s state prosecutor drops charges against Neymar
Spain’s state prosecutor dropped its charges against Neymar on Friday, but a Brazilian company involved in the case will continue to fight the soccer player in court. The case stems from Neymar’s transfer in 2013 from Santos to Barcelona. The state prosecutor withdrew all charges against Neymar, his father and the former executives of the Brazilian and Spanish clubs. However, the trial will continue because Brazilian company DIS, which brought the case, maintained its accusation that the parties involved committed fraud and corruption.
Sajjan Raj Vaidya’s Dhairya trending as Number 1
Sajjan Raj Vaidya is a US-based singer/songwriter, composer and producer publishing innovative Nepali folk tunes fused with modern pop flavours for the past eight years. With a staggering 52 million streams in his most famous tune ‘Chitthi Bhitra’, the singer has 971,000 subscribers on his official YouTube channel.
Fighting rages on many fronts in Ukraine
Relentless Russian attacks on energy infrastructure prompted Ukrainian authorities on Friday to announce worsening blackouts around the country’s largest cities, with Kyiv’s mayor warning that the capital’s power grid is working in “emergency mode” with energy supplies down as much as 50% from pre-war levels.
Five steel industries in Rupandehi closed
Five large steel industries operating in Rupandehi have been closed indefinitely. According to the industrialists, the industry had to be shut down due to the discriminatory policy introduced by the government in the import of raw materials required for steel industries, MS blade and sponge iron through customs and excise duties.
108 of 130 polling stations in Banke highly sensitive: Police
Most of the polling stations set up for upcoming elections to the House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies in Banke district are being treated as highly sensitive. According to the District Police Office, Banke, 108 of 138 polling stations of Banke, which are near Nepal-India border, are considered highly sensitive for various reasons, and security plans have been prepared accordingly. Superintendent of Police (SP) and chief of the District Police Office, Banke, Shyam Krishna Adhikari said that though it would be a big challenge to hold the elections peacefully, the security agencies have made special preparations to conduct the election peacefully in the district. He said that special arrangements have bee n made for the security of 108 polling stations in the district by declaring them as highly sensitive areas. Out of 138 pollin
NC to unveil its election manifesto today
Nepali Congress has rescheduled to unveil its election manifesto Monday morning. Earlier, the programme was scheduled for Sunday.
