- Thursday, 28 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
Root and Bairstow rocket England to record test win
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow shredded India with unbeaten centuries as England rewrote history by winning their series-deciding test by seven wickets on the last day of the fifth test at Edgbaston on Tuesday. Needing 119 more runs to register its highest successful run chase of 378 in test cricket, England cruised to 378-3 half an hour before lunch with yet another blockbuster chase of the summer.
Applications for Mr., Miss Teen World open
The second edition of Mr and Miss Teen World Nepal has begun. Organiser Feliz International announced on Tuesday that the application for the competition is open. The first edition of the competition was held in 2017.
Akshay Kumar denies joining politics
Bollywood actor-producer Akshay Kumar, who was last seen in YRF’s Samrat Prithviraj, was recently asked if he has any ambitions of joining politics, but the actor said that he is “very happy” making movies. Akshay will next be seen in director Aanand L Rai’s Raksha Bandhan. Talking about joining politics, Akshay said, “I am very happy making films. As an actor, I do whatever possible to take up social issues. I have produced 150 films, the one nearest to my heart is Raksha Bandhan,” reported PTI.
Sindhuli farmers unable to get fertiliser
Farmer Bishnu Lal Gautam, a resident of Kamalamai Municipality-2, Bhadrakali, reached Sindhulimadhi, the district headquarters, on Monday in search of chemical fertiliser. Farmer Gautam, who is preparing to plant paddy after harvesting maize, said that he has come to the district headquarters looking for chemical fertiliser. He said, "I am preparing to plant paddy in my 10 kattha land. Chemical fertiliser could not be applied even to maize. However, I have come looking for fertiliser to use for paddy. But I didn't find it anywhere."
Talks with IMF difficult: Lanka PM
Sri Lanka's negotiations with the International Monetary Fund on a bailout are more complex and difficult than before because it is a bankrupt nation, the country's prime minister said Tuesday. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told lawmakers that recent discussions with a visiting IMF mission were fruitful but not as straightforward as in the past. The South Asian island nation is in its worst economic crisis in memory. Its people are suffering acute shortages of essentials, food, fuel, cooking gas and medicines, obliged to wait in long lines to buy limited supplies. The government has shut schools and asked employees other than those in essential services to work from home.
50 KW solar mini-grid starts production in Humla’s Yari
A solar mini-grid has started generating electricity in Yari, in the north of Namkha Rural Municipality-5. The area is still out of reach of electricity delivered through national grid. The generation of electricity has started after the installation of solar panels at the place where the mini grid is installed. District Advisor Birendra Thapa said that the mini-grid has generated 50 kilowatts of electricity in the third phase of the Rural Water Resources Management Project.
Flood risk continues as swelled Khado breaks embankment
Risk of flood has increased in Tilathi Koiladi Municipality in Saptari district as the Khado River has started eroding the embankments with the onset of the monsoon rains. Works to control the Khado River in Saptari, which started seven years ago, has not been completed yet. The embankment constructed along the side of the river is being eroded even by the rain water itself.
Threat Of Sub-variants
After months of ebbing away, COVID-19, it seems, is making a comeback yet again in the form newer variants or sub-variants. According to the data of the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), the infection rate of the disease was less than 1 per cent before June 15, but that has now increased to 2.5 per cent on average. The active caseload has also increased from 240 last week to 348 o
Geography Shapes Geopolitics
Tim Marshal in ‘Prisoners of Geography’ says: “Geography has always been a prison of sorts — one that defines what a nation is or can be, and one from which our world leaders have often struggled to break free”. Countries cannot change geography but can only change and adjust their policies. Geography is a permanent feature with which states are required to adjust their foreign policy in commensurate with their national interest.
Promote Social Entrepreneurship
With the increase of educational institutions in Nepal, there is now a rapid group of educated youth keen on getting employed. At the same time there is also a trend among some youth who have been educated in other countries, especially in the Western countries, of returning back after education with the hope of doing something worthwhile. Although the brain drain from Nepal is a reality, there is a group of youth who have chosen to return and work here. There are examples of Nepali experts in different sectors, including engineering, medicine, information technology and media, among others, who have excelled in their fields abroad and have decided to return to their country in middle age or retirement age to invest and to start successful entrepreneurial activities.
Nature’s Perils
In Nepal, monsoon season is characterised by natural disasters each year. Landslides obstruct highways while floods ravage houses and lands as rain falls torrentially throughout the nation. Monsoon is thus synonymous with natural disasters that test the mettle of the government yearly even though there are mitigation measures in place. It thus questions the current strategies of Nepal government in tackling monsoon-led disasters.
Finn’s weaver population declining
The number of world’s rare Finn’s weaver bird, which is found only in Shuklaphanta National Park in Kanchanpur in Nepal, has been gradually declining. The annual census conducted by Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) has shown that the number of birds has been declining over the past few years. The organisation has been conducting counts and inspecting the nests of these rare Finn’s weaver birds every year to understand their condition in Nepal.
Djokovic through; Goffin prevails in longest match
Six-time champion Novak Djokovic reached his 13th Wimbledon quarter-final on Sunday as injury-stricken rival Roger Federer revealed his desire to play at the All England Club “one more time". Top seed Djokovic, seeking to move level with Pete Sampras as a seven-time champion, defeated Dutch wild card Tim van Rijthoven, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. “He was very tough. I have never faced him before," said Djokovic after racking up a 25th successive win on grass. “He has a great serve, powerful forehand and nice touch." Earlier Sunday, 20-time major winner Djokovic had seen fifth seed Carlos Alcaraz, his scheduled last-eight opponent, beaten by Jannik Sinner.
Dubbing works of Meelan completes
Dubbing of Meelan, which is scheduled to be released in the first week of Nepali month Kartik (third week of October), has been concluded. The production team has stated that the entire dubbing work of the film, which was shot six months ago, has been completed. Kushal Shah Thakuri, Salon Basnet, Shilpa Thapa, Shishir Bangdel, Bishal Pahadi, Januka Poudel (Pyakuli) do the lead roles in the movie.
‘Minions’ set box office on fire with $108.5 million debut
Families went bananas for Minions this weekend at the movie theater. “ Minions: The Rise of Gru ” brought in an estimated $108.5 million in ticket sales from 4,391 screens in North America, Universal Pictures said Sunday. By the end of the Monday’s July Fourth holiday, it will likely have earned over $127.9 million. The film is on track to become one of the biggest openings ever for a July Fourth holiday weekend, a record previously held by “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” which made $115.9 million in its first four days in 2011. Including international showings, where “Minions: The Rise of Gru” is playing in 61 markets, its worldwide gross is sitting at $202.2 million through Sunday.
