- Wednesday, 27 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
Baitadi candidates adopt various measures to woo votes
In Baitadi, the candidates of the election to the House of Representatives (HoR) and the Provincial Assembly have lured the voters by promising to rehabilitate the freed Haliyas by collecting the data of those who were left to be rehabilitated. The Haliyas who have not received identity cards are forced to vote the parties of their masters’ choice.
Tsho Rolpa becoming popular among tourists
The number of tourists coming to visit the Tsho Rolpa Glacial Lake in Gaurishankar Rural Municipality–9 in Dolakha has, of late, increased. According to Ward 9 chairman Ngimageli Sherpa, three to four groups of domestic tourists and five to six groups of foreign tourists come to the lake on a daily basis, either to visit it or to pass through it to the Tasi Lapcha Pass or Solukhumbu. Sherpa informed that most of the people arriving at Tsho Rolpa were youth. “It is easy to come here,” he said. “There are many public vehicles people can take to come from Charikot to Chhyotchhyot waterfall.
Music video of Satya Mohan Joshi’s ‘Maya Ranilai’ released
A music video for the song ‘Maya Ranilai’, penned by the late Satya Mohan Joshi, was released on YouTube on Tuesday. The video, uploaded to the official channel of the production company Golden Creation, features the song written by the centenarian in 1944
Musician Suresh Gaire receives gold medal
Yeha Deshko Chha Chinta' famed musician Suresh Gaire has received a gold medal in the sixth Command and Staff Course – a master's degree equivalent course under the Tribhuvan University that includes defense, development and peace. The course also covers economics, foreign affairs, conflict and disaster management, and national affairs. The 18-month residential course is run by the Armed Police Force (APF) Command and Staff College in Kathmandu.
Robbers shoot at employee of co-operative in Sarlahi
A robber gang shot the chief of an extended service centre of Sagun Savings and Cooperatives Limited at Ward No. 1 of Bagmati Municipality in Sarlahi district Wednesday morning. Police informed that the service centre’s chief Sajan Karki, 30, was shot three times at his right hand, right thigh and lower rib.
Flower expo to open at Jawalakhel today
Floriculture Association Nepal (FAN) is organising the 15th Godavari Flower Exhibition 2022 in the Jawalakhel playground from October 20. With the Tihar and Chhath festivals just around the corner, the four-day exhibition is being organised targeting Tihar, the festival of flower and light, according to the FAN.
UK inflation accelerates to 40-year high as food prices rise
British food prices rose at the fastest pace since 1980 last month, driving inflation back to a 40-year high and heaping pressure on the embattled government to balance the books without gutting help for the nation’s poorest residents. Food prices jumped 14.6% in the year through September, led by the soaring cost of staples such as meat, bread, milk and eggs, the Office for National
Govt expenses surpass income in first 3 months of FY
Government expenditure has gone well above its income in the first three months of the current fiscal year. By Tuesday, income of the government stood at Rs. 232.48 billion and expenditure touched Rs. 278.30 billion, making a significant gap of Rs. 45.82 billion between the receipts and expenses. According to the statistics published by the Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO), the government income by the end of the first trimester is about 15.94 per cent of the total annual ta
Initiation starts for flight entry to GBIA via Mahendranagar
The government has started an initiative to make Mahendranagar – a city in the south western border with India – an entry point for flights to the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) in Bhairahawa, Rupandehi district.
Central bank urged to adopt economy friendly policy
Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has drawn the attention of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) citing that internal and external factors are affecting the economy in multiple ways. The last time the banks and financial institutions sta
Stride Against Poverty And The Road Ahead
Despite all the odds, Nepal has made great strides in reducing poverty in the second decade of the 21st century. According to a recent report jointly made public by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), the incidence of poverty was reduced from 39.1 per cent in 2011 to 17.5 per cent in 2019. That’s a giant leap, of course, and a music to ears for all Nepalis at home and abroad, boding well to the Nepalis in partic
Urgent Ante-dengue Steps Needed
Climate change and environmental factors have been largely attributed to the natural calamities and health hazards. Currently Nepal is facing the brunt of the dengue fever. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), dengue is an endemic in Nepal. Since August 2022 the country is experiencing a surge in dengue cases. It is affecting all the seven provinces in the country and is known to be the largest dengue outbreak with regard to the cumulative number of cases reported nationwide per year. According to WHO, the curre
Comprehending Concepts Of Left And Right
In normal jargon, the left and right spectrum has been considered as a system of classifying political stand of left right politics, ideologies and parties with an emphasis placed upon issues of social equality and social hierarchy, respectively. On this sort of po
Protests In Iran
On September 16, 2022, 22-year-old Iranian Masha Amini died under the custody of morality police in Iran. Her unjust death consequently created a worldwide outcry. Iranian girls and women are now taking to streets to protest the age-old oppressive rules against women. The fact that an innocent female died a tragic death under the custody of morality police is an anathema to human rights. It isn’t thus surprising that Iranians are enraged by the acts of the government policies which sacrifice the lives of women in the name of morality.
Alina, Dev and Yunisha declared best talent of Okhaldhunga
The talent search programme organised by Okhaldhunga Kala Sahitya Samaj Kathmandu concluded in Khijiidemba Rural Municipality-5, Okhaldhunga recently. Among 117 participants, Alina Rai, Dev Bahing and Yunisha Khadka were declared best talents of Okhaldhunga.
