- Thursday, 28 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
20-year-old vehicles give headache for Urlabari Police
Last week, on July 4, Urlabari Area Police repaired one of its jeeps, Ba 1 Jha 6450. The next day, the jeep was en-route to Biratnagar-based Morang District Court carrying eight detainees for legal process. The distance between Area Police Office, Urlabari, and the district court is around 70 kilometres. However, the vehicle broke down before crossing less than seven kilometres of its journey at Jay Chowk of Pathari-Shanishchare Municipality. "We had to present the detainees in the court within 1 pm. After our vehicle broke down, we requested the Urlabari Municipality and used their vehicle. It left from Jay Chowk at 1:15 pm," said a police officer deployed to keep an eye on the broken jeep.
Gold dealers unhappy about strict enforcement of 50-gram gold ceiling
The gold and silver traders have urged the Department of Customs to facilitate on the issue that the customs office at the Tribhuvan International Airport is unnecessarily strict when people come to Nepal wearing Nepali original jewellery. A delegation of the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association led by its president Manik Ratna Shakya met Director General of the Department of Customs Kamal Prasad Bhattarai and requested to facilitate customs procedures at TIA on Tuesday.
Mayadevi Temple’s leaking roof to be repaired
The roof of the Mayadevi Temple has been leaking for the last 18 years. Every time it rains, water drips down on to the millennia-old relics which witnessed, first hand, the birth of Lord Gautam Buddha in Lumbini, Nepal. But only now are the relevant authorities looking to renovate it. A team comprising officials and technicians of the Lumbini Development Trust (LDT) and the World Heritage Section of the Department of Archaeology (DoA) have carried out an on-site visit to determine the best way to preserve this monument.
Maintain Economic Stability
Economic growth and stability are two major objectives of every developing economy. When devising fiscal and monetary policy every year our government also aims to achieve high rate of economic growth by main
Vaccination Keeps COVID-19 Away
The news on the COVID-19 pandemic, which was front page news of the mainstream newspapers before, is nowadays being reported in the inside pages since the infection and death rates started decreasing in Nepal. The preventive measures such as the use of masks, handwashing and sanitiser has become very rare if not totally absent even in public places. During the ongoing Hindu marriages, bratabandha (thread ceremony) and pasni (rice feeding) ceremonies and the Eid festival of the Muslim and in other public events people are feasting and celebrating as in the pre-pandemic days. Some people wear masks in streets and public vehicles but the people attending parties in hotels, restaurants, party palaces and participating in family events at home have now stopped using masks.
Pay Heed To Nature's Rhythm
A series of recent natural disasters shows that the weak and poor mountainous nations are highly vulnerable to such disasters. A earthquake of 6.1 magnitude struck the province of Paktika in Afghanistan last June, killing at least 1,000 people and leaving around 1, 500 injured. The deadliest quake to hit the war-torn country in two decades also rattled parts of Pakistan and India.
Thrill Of Travels
Travelling is exhilarating with implications on the love of nature and enduring extension of one’s horizon. As such, the rewards of travel are once in a lifetime experience which is why tourism is such a lucrative industry. And travels include pilgrimages as well which are taken for a religious intent. Though it may sound mundane, pilgrimage can be quite an experience. Having visited various pilgrimages, I can say that the experience is quite novel.
Deuba govt completes one year
The present coalition government led by Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba completed a year in the office on Tuesday. Prime Minister Deuba was sworn in as Prime Minister on July 13, 2021, after the Supreme Court gave a verdict against the dissolution of the House of Representatives by the then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. In 12 months, the government has made some important achievements.
Students still facing textbook shortage
Against the claim of the Janak Education Materials Centre (JEMC) that it has completed the printing of textbooks for the new academic session, the Centre for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD) has stated that there was still a shortage of about 3,000,000 textbooks across the country. The CEHRD is a key department to implement the decisions of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
Adikabi’s house in ruins, Ghasi Kuwa in danger of vanishing
The house that the Adikabi (Pioneer Poet) of the Nepali language Bhanubhakta Acharya was born is located in Chundi Ramgha, Bhanu Municipality–4, Tanahun. But you would not know it if you visited the area today. Acharya’s house was devastated by a fire 19 years ago and since then, it has been existing as ruins despite repeated promises by successive administrations to develop it as a site for literary pilgrimage and linguistic advancement. Tourists from all across the country and abroad come to see the birthplace of the gifted poet but end up disappointed when they see a few collapsed walls and overgrown bushes. If ever there was any trace of Acharya here, none remains today.
Heard attorneys say juror served improperly, seek mistrial
One of the jurors in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial served improperly, an attorney for Heard alleged in a recent filing that asked the court to declare a mistrial and order a new trial. “Newly discovered facts” show Juror No. 15 in the six-week trial was not the individual summoned in April to serve in the case, Heard’s attorney wrote in a five-page memo filed Friday in Virginia’s Fairfax Circuit Court.
You become character in Inside Outside Part IV
Generally, audiences of a play observe performances of the characters in the stage. However, playwrights, of late, have been using different ways to add extra novelty to their drama. In this context, playwright Ramhari Dhakal has been staging a new experimental drama Inside Outside Part IV at Mandala Theater, giving a new taste to all drama lovers. Inside Outside Part IV is a drama in which the audiences themselves become characters of the play.
Farmers rue over shortage of chemical fertilisers
This year, monsoon is in favour of farmers, but they are not happy as they are unable to get the chemical fertilisers during the paddy plantation season as in the past years. Left without any alternative, most farmers are forced to plant paddy without fertilisers. With the onset of rains, the farmers have started planting paddy but they are not able to find the required amount of urea, DAP and potash fertilisers.
Farmers excited towards herbal farming after receiving grant
Farmers of Taplejung are encouraged to cultivate herbs. They are excited after receiving grant assistance for cultivation and expansion of herbs. Division Forest Office, Taplejung has been providing subsidies to farmers for cultivation of herbs. Farmers are eager about cultivating herbs on their own and after receiving financial assistance. The farmers have also said that the financial assistance has provided great relief for the cultivation of herbs. Farmers who are cultivating valuable herbs, including Satuwa, Lauthasalla, Titepati and Timur have been getting grant assistance.
Inflation spirals up beyond 8.5 per cent
The consumer price inflation has doubled in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year as compared to the same period last fiscal year. The y-o-y consumer price inflation stood at 8.56 per cent in the 11 months of the current fiscal year 2021/22 compared to 4.19 per cent a year ago, according to the current macroeconomic and financial report published by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Monday. Food and beverage inflation stood at 7.43 per cent whereas non-food and service sector inflation stood at 9.44 per cent in the review month. The average monthly y-o-y inflation for 11 months was 6.09 per cent.
