- Wednesday, 27 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
Pyuthan self-sufficient in flower production
For the past five years, flowers needed for Tihar have been available in the district. Since Radha Adhikari and Rekha Khatri of Pyuthan Municipality-4 Jumri started cultivating flowers, requisite flowers have been produced for Tihar every year. Radha Adhikari said that they started floriculture after seeing the potential of flower business and so far it has been good.
Police units still rely on rented rooms to provide security, says IGP Singh
Inspector General of Nepal Police, Dhiraj Pratap Singh, said that all the police units are not able to provide services from their own buildings and barracks as of now. Speaking on the occasion of the 67th Police Day on Monday morning at the Police Headquarters, Naxal, IGP Singh requested the government to make necessary arrangements. The Inspector General said that some police offices and barracks are forced to provide their service taking shelter in the houses of people and private agencies.
Russian 'kamikaze drones' strike Kyiv: Ukraine
Russian-launched "kamikaze drones" attacked Kyiv early Monday, the Ukrainian presidency said, describing the strikes as an act of desperation nearly eight months into a war that has claimed thousands of lives. Air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv shortly before the first explosion at around 6:35 am (0335), followed by sirens across most of the country.
Kalinga Literature Festival concludes
The Kathmandu edition of the two-day Kalinga Literature Festival (KLF) concluded here on Sunday. Inaugurating the festival on Saturday, Vice Chancellor of Nepal Academy Jagaman Gurung highlighted various aspects of common culture, religious beliefs, social life, and people-to-people-level relationship between Nepal and India. "Nepal is the brain, India is the soul," Vice-Chancellor Gurung said, adding that if the brain and the soul do not meet, great resentment can occur in society and the countries as well.
Repair work to resume power supply starts in Humla
Work to repair the canal of the Hildum small hydropower project, which was damaged by recent landslides, have started with public donations. Since it was not possible to arrange the immediate budget for the repair, the work started with the participation of the local administration, security personnel, and political parties in the district. Sajan Aidi, head of Hilduum Hydropower Distribution Centre, said that the work of repairing the 40-meter-long canal damaged by a landslide has started with public donations. “The Centre had earlier started the repair works on the canal but a landslide swept away its overflow section when the work was in progress. As arranging budget right away was impossible but the power supply had to be resumed by Tihar, the repair work has begun with labour donation,” he said.
Nepathya to perform in Dubai on Nov 6
The popular music band Nepathya is going to perform in Dubai for the first time after the COVID- 19 pandemic. The band is scheduled to perform for the third time in the Gulf city on November 6, according to a statement issued by nepalaya.
Arghakhanchi Cement begins export to India
Arghakhanchi Cement has started exporting products formally from Monday. The company has organised a programme at its factory in Rupandehi and exported about 70 tonnes (1,400 sacks) of Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC) cement to India in the first lot.
Public holiday today to mourn Satya Mohan Joshi’s demise
The government has declared October 18 a public holiday to mourn the loss of centenarian Satya Mohan Joshi.Issuing a statement on Monday, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced that all government offices, public organisations and Nepal’s diplomatic missions abroad would remain closed on Tuesday to grieve Joshi’s demise.
Nepal makes big stride in poverty reduction: UNDP
Nepal has registered an impressive achievement in reducing poverty substantially in the second decade of the 21st century. Its incidence of poverty was reduced to 17.5 per cent of the total population in 2019 from 39.1 per cent in 2011, the Global Multidimensional Poverty Report 2022 reported. According to a report released jointly by the United Nations Development Programme (UND
Intensifying election activities put spotlight on expenditure
As the date of the federal and provincial assembly elections nears, political parties and their candidates have concentrated their activities on the lower rung. That has put the issue of electoral campaign spending under discussion once again.
Altering Monsoon Pattern
When it was already time for the monsoon to retire, it was raining cats and dogs in western hills of the country this year. The cloudbursts triggered disasters in the form of landslides, flashfloods and inundation causing loss of lives and properties. A decade ago, the monsoon's duration was limited to 106 days but now it has been extended to 120 days. Monsoon is supposed to end by the first week of October but it is getting delayed in recent years. In Nepal, about 80 per cent of the annual rainfall takes place in June, July, August and
Bay Of Pigs & Missile Crisis
In these times of superpower tussles over a variety of issues, the Cuban missile crisis in October 1962, less than 150-km off from the US shores, might be worth recalling. The nuclear-armed Soviet missiles and perceived threat to the US that caused the crisis did not happen overnight. The US had engineered a coup in Cuba in 1952 to instal a government that was pliant to Washington.
Accord High Priority To Tourism
Tourism has been recognised globally as a key driver of economic growth, development of enterprises and creation of employment opportunities because of its multidimensional nature. Before the outbreak of COVID-19, tourism was one of the major sectors contributing to socio-economic development of many countries worldwide. This business was the third-largest export sector after fuels and chemicals. It accounted for 7 per cent of global trade in 2019. Tourism’s contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) of some vital tourist destinations stood at more than 20 per cent. This sector is believed to have contributed about 7.9 per cent to the GDP of Nepal prior to COVID-19.
Boscopes: Smarter Than Modern People
From time to time, in different parts of the globe, the remains of creatures similar to people, but still having some "non-standard" signs, are found. These include the remains of boskop - ancient human skeletons with huge skulls. They are named so because they were found in the vicinity of the South African settlement of Boskop. It happened more than a century ago, and scientific discussions about the findings continue to this day. In 1913, the remains of humanoid creatures that lived about 30,000 years before our era, that is, just at the dawn of the appearance of Homo sapiens, fell into the hands of Frederick Fitzsimmons, director of the museum in Port Elizabeth (the territory of present-day South Africa).
‘High interest rates affect businessmen’
President of Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC) Rajendra Malla has said that industrialists and businessmen have been affected by the increase in interest rates. He said that the high spread rate and 6 per cent premium on the base rate while providing loans by the banks and financial institutions had hit the businessmen hard.
