- Sunday, 12 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
'No need to panic about Nairobi fly infection'
The skin infection, caused by Nairobi fly, has not posed a major threat to public health but it has been hyped with infected people posting pictures on social media. According to the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD), the number of people with skin-related problem increases during rainy seasons and the causes may vary. Among the cause of skin infection, Nairobi fly is one.
Double gold for Hussain, Maskey
Nasir Yahya Hussain and Niva Maskey clinched the double gold medals at the 10th NSA Cup Swimming Championship that kicked off at Satdobato Swimming Complex, Lalitpur on Sunday. Hussain bagged two gold medals in men’s 200-meter individual and 100-meter freestyle category. He clocked 02 minutes and 18.59 seconds to complete the 200-meter race in front. Seren Singh finished at the second spot with a time of 02 minutes and 29.89 seconds. Bikash Kumal was satisfied at the third position after clocking 02 minutes and 34.41 seconds. Hussain completed his double by clocking 55.81 seconds in the 100-meter freestyle. Anubhav Subba grabbed a silver medal after clocking 58.30 seconds. Subigya ended in third place with a time of 58.37 seconds.
Ton-up Chandimal helps Sri Lanka build lead
Former captain Dinesh Chandimal hit a gritty century to steer Sri Lanka to a lead of 67 on Sunday and push Australia on to the backfoot on day three of the second Test. The hosts reached 431 for six at stumps after the Australian spinners hit back with late wickets at the Galle International Stadium. Chandimal, on 118, and Ramesh Mendis, on seven, were batting at the close of play on a pitch which held firm and witnessed a brief spell of morning and afternoon rain. Chandimal's 133-run fifth-wicket stand with debutant Kamindu Mendis, who made 61, remained the highlight of the day's play as Sri Lanka surpassed Australia's first innings total of 364. "I thought Australia bowled really well," the Galle-born Kamindu told reporters.
Nepali caricature exhibition begins
An exhibition of Nepali caricatures has started at the Nepali Academy of Fine Arts since Sunday. Altogether 48 caricatures made by 43 different cartoonists are on display. The cartoonists have created caricatures of various personalities who have contributed to the art and social work sectors in the country. Cartoons of Hari Bansha Acharya, Bipin Karki, Satya Mohan Joshi, Kedar Prasad Ghimire, Anil Keshari Shah, Nir Shah and others are on display.
After being unable to transfer garbage, KMC sprays Jeevatu to get rid of stench
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) on Sunday has covered piles of garbage at the transfer station of Teku with plastic after pouring Jeevatu (a mixture of different kinds of beneficial microbes required for agricultural farming found in natural conditions in Nepal, developed by the Nepalese Farming Institute-FNI). After the garbage at the transfer station could not be transported at full capacity after the roads to Banchare Danda landfill were damaged by rains, Jeevatu was spread over the garbage, said Engineer Sunil Lamsal, a member of the secretariat of KMC Mayor Balendra Shah.
CPN-UML positive on new Citizenship Bill: Nembang
Minister for Home Affairs Bal Krishna Khand and Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Govinda Prasad Sharma Koirala have held a meeting with Subas Nembang, former Speaker and Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary Party of the Main Opposition Party CPN-UML. During the meeting held at Nembang's residence in Baluwatar Sunday evening, they discussed the newly prepared Citizenship Bill which has been decided to table at the HoR, Home Minister Khand said after the meeting.
People keen on health insurance, but problems persist
The health insurance scheme introduced by the government is seeing an active participation from the public. However, its services are not accessible due to poor condition of local health centres. Under the scheme, an individual is designated a primary or municipal health centre as the first point of visit. However, the insured is referred to a better hospital since the local health centres lack resources.
Scorching heat affects life in Sarlahi
Extreme heat has affected life in the Terai region including Sarlahi district for the past week despite occasional rainfall. The weather becomes extremely hot soon after the sky becomes clear after rainfall. The scorching heat makes it difficult for people to get out of the house in the daytime. Ram Prakash Mahato, a local of Chandranagar Rural Municipality-2, Babargunj,in Sarlahi, said that people from the rural areas live in the shade of trees to avoid the heat. "The heat has become unbearable. We are spending our days sitting in the shade of trees and bushes," said Mahato. "There has not been enough rainfall in this area this year, so it is very hot."
Pressed by closing date, banks working even on holidays
Mid-July pressure is a common phenomenon at the end of each fiscal year as it is the end of the financial calendar across the country; banks remain busy even on weekly holidays in Kalikot to adjust income and expenditure from payments and agreements. Employees of the government offices and Rastriya Banijya Bank in the district could not take leave even on Saturday due to mid-July pressure. The Bank stated that the service had to be run on Saturday as there was a lot of pressure from the service recipients in the bank. Gorakh Bahadur Shahi, Branch Manager of the Bank in Kalikot, said that the bank had to reopen on Saturday due to public pressure.
51 cooperatives in Kavre receive Rs. 29.2 million grant on dairy
Fifty-one cooperatives producing and distributing milk in Kavrepalanchowk district have received grant from the Bagmati Provincial government. Around Rs. 29.2 million has been provided to the milk producers, agriculture and multi-purpose cooperatives operating in the district. According to the Veterinary Hospital and Livestock Service Expert Centre Kavre, 51 cooperatives in the district have received the subsidy based on milk production in the fiscal year 2021/22.
JEMC completes textbooks printing
Janak Education Materials’ Centre (JEMC) stated that it has completed the printing of textbooks for the new academic session as it had estimated. According to JEMC it has printed 18,000,000 textbooks for this academic session which is 10 per cent higher than last academic session. Though the JEMC has stated that it has completed the printing of required textbooks, some schools from across the country are still complaining that they have been facing trouble in teaching and learning in lack of textbooks.
On Transitional Justice
Nepal’s delayed transitional justice process is now heading towards a right direction at the initiative of the coalition government. As the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has swung into action to conclude the process, the conflict victims have become optimistic that they will soon get justice and learn about the fate of their loved ones who were forcefully disappeared or killed during the decade-long Maoist insurgency. Providing justice to the conflict victims is one of the major objectives of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed between the then government and CPN-Maoist in November 2006. It has envisioned creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Commission for Investigation on Enforced Disappearance as part of resolving conflict based on humanitarian law and human rights principles. As per the CPA, the perpetrators of abuse would be punished, victims granted justice and society would be taken toward the path of progress through a stable democracy. With truth coming to light, people concerned would be able to live in reconciliation and peace.
Cost Of Johnson’s Cavalier Cast
Britain’s Prime Minister three years, Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday after an ugly, humiliating turn of events of his own making. His party, however, sits pretty much with a comfortable majority of 80 seats in the 650-member parliament. Hence the search for next candidate for the top job at London’s 10 Downing Street, even as the outgoing premier expects to retain his lame duck position until autumn with a promise not to take any major decisions of significance during the interim period.
Shun Negative Thoughts
Negative thinking creeps into our mind and disrupts its working. If one is positive, the effect on others may or may not be positive and the environment may not necessarily become positive. But when a person is negative, the effect definitely rubs on others and the environment becomes negative. Each one of us is negative or positive at some point in our life. How can we control negativity? It all starts again with the mind. Once mind is under control, all is well. Basically, we need to train our mind to think positively. We can tune our minds and repeatedly think positively to break free of the negativity and its vicious circle. Letting go of negative people doesn’t mean we hate them, it just means that we care about our own wellbeing. Every time we subtract negative from our life, we make room for more positive thinking. The mind is neutral energy.
Once a centre of development, Taksar Bazaar of Bhojpur now loses its lustre
Situated in Ward No. 12 of Bhojpur Municipality, Taksar Bazaar is an area with great industrial, historical and cultural importance. Taksar began its industrial journey in 1870 B.S. after mines of copper and iron were found in Sirise and Dhodlekhani in the west and Khanikhola in the east. Taksar was the centre of processing the mined metals. Soon, Taksar didn’t only process metals mined from the nearby areas. It even processed metals brought from areas up to Bahadur River in the west, Mechi River in the east, Himalaya region in the north and the Indian border in the south.
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