- Thursday, 28 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
90kg cannabis seized from an ambulance
The Lahan Area Police Office confiscated 90 kilograms of cannabis from an ambulance in Lahan, Siraha, Monday night.
Biratnagar Metropolis faces revenue crunch
Biratnagar Metropolitan City has not been able to obtain the indicator of internal income required to become a metropolis.
Conte, Tuchel see red as Kane snatches Spurs draw at Chelsea
Harry Kane snatched a 96th-minute equalizer to salvage a 2-2 draw for Tottenham from a feisty London derby against Chelsea on Sunday.
Aina Jhyal Ko Putali on September 9
The trailer of Aina Jhyal Ko Putali (Butterfly on the Windowpane) directed by Sujith Bidari has been released.
Married, divorce, mother, pregnant can participate in Miss Universe Nepal
National Director of Miss Universe Nepal Nagma Shrestha has said that married, divorcees, mothers,s or pregnant women can participate for the coveted crown of Miss Universe from next year.
Local governments perform poorly in revenue mobilisation
By A Staff ReporterKathmandu, Aug 16 : It seems that the local bodies have a long way to go to gain independence by improving their own revenue mobilization. The recent report of the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) said that the local governments could only earn 7.22 percent (Rs. 35.62 billion) of their total income in the Fiscal Year 2020/21. The 753 local bodies in the country received Rs. 493.03 billion including grants from the federal government that year. Their major income includes Rs. 75.63 billion from the savings of the previous year and Rs. 73.40 billion from revenue sharing. They had estimated to receive about Rs. 203.17 billion in income other than the grants from the federal government. According to the Auditor General, many local bodies have not clarified the reduced amount while transferring the funds from FY 2019/20 to 2020/21. It said that 167 local governments did not disclose the reasons for the reduced responsibility transfer of Rs. 2.27 billion. Likewise, their accounts show about Rs. 684 million less amount in the respective banks. The national auditing body has suggested controlling the practice to approve the budget with the unallocated amounts. Such amount would be distributed by the decision of the executive of the respective local body, spent mostly on one-time projects and programs, and fiscal discipline is not maintained. The OAG audited Rs. 993.59 billion amount spent by 744 local bodies in 2020/21. Including the dues of the 55 local bodies from the previous year, the amount increased to Rs. 1051.9 billion. Of that amount, about Rs. 41.19 billion has remained in arrears. In that amount, Rs. 5.60 billion needs to be recovered, Rs. 30.79 billion needs to be accounted while Rs. 4.79 billion is the money taken in advance.
'Nepal-Pakistan ties cordial'
The 75th Independence Day of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was observed amidst a special function here on Sunday.
Krishna Leela team to hold concert in Chitwan
Krishna-Leela is going to be screened nationwide from August 19 on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami.
111 pilgrims leave for Ayodhya
Central Member of Nepali Congress and former Vice President Bimalendra Nidhi has bid farewell to more than 100 devotees travelling to India on a religious pilgrimage. Amid a programme organised on the premises of Janaki Temple of Janakpurdham on Sunday, Nidhi bid farewell to 111 devotees travelling to Ayodha of India.
When son-in-law asks for Rs. 500,000 to light funeral pyre
A senseless event that shames humanity took place in Bardibas.
Two individuals rescued from Bagmati River
Kathmandu Police rescued two individuals from the Bagmati River on Saturday.
Banke's Narainapur declared dry area, farmers seek relief package
Narainapur Rural Municipality of Banke has been declared a drought-hit area as rice planting and other farming activities could not be done in lack of sufficient rainfall for a long time. The executive meeting of the Rural Municipality has declared Narainapur a dry area. Stating that most of the farmers were forced to farm during the rainy season in lack of irrigation system, Ishtiaq Ahmed Sah, Chairman of the Rural Municipality, said that this time due to the lack of precipitation for a long time, no paddy planting has been done and declared as a drought-hit area.
‘South Park’ enjoys a silver anniversary of satire
Reaching the age of 25 is usually a sign of hitting adulthood, a signal to put away all childish things. Not for “South Park” and stars Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman.
8 Israelis wounded in Jerusalem shooting
A gunman opened fire at a bus near Jerusalem’s Old City early Sunday, wounding eight Israelis in a suspected Palestinian attack that came a week after violence flared up between Israel and militants in Gaza, police, and medics said.
Bara swelters in blistering heat
Sweltering heat has upended normal life in Bara. The daily life of people in the district has been badly affected by the intense heat. With the scorching heat, the number of patients at the district hospital is steadily going up.
