- Thursday, 28 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
Bankers meet PM to discuss economic situation
A delegation of the Confederation of Banks and Financial Institutions Nepal (CBFIN) has met with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. A CBFIN delegation led by its President Pawan Kumar Golyan on Thursday met with the Prime Minister and briefed him about the policy steps to be taken to improve the current economic situation of the country.
Critical Moment For Party Reforms
All of Nepal’s political parties are now ridden with leader-oriented factionalism. It is caused by the antinomy of the path defined by their political manifestoes and personal expediency of leaders and party ideology, identity and strategy set by their founders and the current limping curve bound by the cycle of self-defensiveness. This factional struggle has sapped their multitas
Need Of Promoting Peer Learning
Ensuring sound relationship between instructors and learners is the key to an effective teaching-learning process. An instructor needs to respect cultural diversity and be updated with new teaching techniques. Managing a healthy classroom interaction and mutual respect between educators and learners can bring miracle in the field of pedagogy. The teaching materials used in classrooms are less crucial than the strategies adopted by the teacher.
NEA earns Rs. 1.72 bn from electricity export
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) exported 178.19 million units of electricity at competitive rates to the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) market and earned Rs. 1.72 billion in June. The NEA has started selling the surplus electricity during the rainy season to the IEX market from June 2 this year. Initially, 39 MW of electricity from two hydropower plants was sold in the IEX market. But since June 10, the NEA started selling 364 MW of electricity daily at a competitive rate to the Indian market, according to NEA.
Meghan bullying claims: Review findings to stay private
Buckingham Palace has investigated how staff handled allegations of bullying made against Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex — but the findings will remain private. Palace officials told reporters Wednesday that the details of the independent review were not being released to protect the confidentiality of those who took part. Current and former staff were invited to speak about their experiences of working for Meghan, after claims surfaced last year about her bullying several members of staff.
Modern Day Slavery Why Does It Exist?
We live in a free world, a world where theoretically slavery doesn’t exist, we have laws to protect us from being a victim of the slave trade, yet even today there are over 45 million people who have been enslaved. According to the Global Slavery Index 2016, an estimated 45.8 million people from 167 countries around the world are involved in some form of modern day slavery.
Gazing At Major Planets in Full Glory
The night skies of this month would still welcome sky-gazers to observe the major planets in full glory as they congregate and line-up across the eastern sky before day-break. Wonders of shimmering stars, conjuring constellations and other eccentric entities could also be astounded all over the heavens. The elusive planet Mercury could be manifested briefly in south-eastern sky before sun-up during the beginning of the month. It would be lost in solar glare later in the month. Planet Venus would be visible tersely before dawn in eastern sky. Mercury and Venus would be gliding through the constellation Taurus (bull) and Gemini (twins).
For Attaining Economic Well-Being
The country has fancied its economic liberalisation since 1993/94. The government is required to step in at times to correct the economy, to retract it from disequilibrium to equilibrium. The government has to hoist the marginalised and socially backward sectors to achieve proportionate, stable, and healthy economic growth.
The Philosophy Of Stoicism
There are and were a lot of wise minds in the world. Such minds gave the world not only their wisdom but also the key habits to sustain one’s life. Many such ideas turned into philosophies. And as of today, there are a lot of different philosophies that are designed to help the ordinary, elite, and the outcasts. If they have a brain and the ability to choose between right and insanity then philosophies will work on them. Humans must reflect deeply on their way of life. Their path, their desires, their aching, and where the joy is coming and from where is it exiting. If one measures and reflects on their daily activities then corrections on the many vices of life can be made. So, it is vital to get in the shoes of the wise and adopt their many pearls of wisdom.
Ruminations Of A Senior Advocate
Bishwa Kanta Mainali, a teacher of economics, left intellectual, social and political activist, civil society leader, journalist, golf player and, above all, an accomplished senior lawyer of national reckoning, has come out with an ambitious writing endeavour through publication of the first part of his comprehensive autobiography entitled JEEVAN RA ANUBHUTI that can roughly be translated into life and reflections. There have been occasions when people tend to write memoirs, autobiographies or biographies but there are less cases when people indulge in presenting more than one volume on this area.
Letang's Rajarani: An Orchid Capital
When it comes to Rajarani in the provincial tourism talks of Province 1, travellers do think about Rajarani in Dhankuta district. It is mainly owing to its popularity and promotion. The Rajarani lake and its surroundings are adjacent to Rabi-Rake-Bhedetar roadways which have put this tourist spot in the mainstream tourism spotlight of the province.
Govt will hold election in time: PM Deuba
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba Thursday said that the government is committed to holding all periodical elections in time this year. The House of Representatives (HoR) and the provincial assembly election are scheduled to be held in December this year which is the reason the Prime Minister expressed commitment for the timely election as critics were expressing suspicion of a fair and timely election.
Mahottari sees alarming rise in suicide cases
The number of suicide cases in Mahottari has increased alarmingly. According to the police, over the last two months, eight people in the district have committed suicide and one has attempted suicide. A total of 229 people have committed suicide in the last two fiscal years, according to the District Police Office, Mahottari. According to the Office, five people have committed suicide and one has attempted suicide by consuming poison within three weeks of this month. Similarly, three people committed suicide in June last year.
Potato processing plant to be set up at Rs. 2 billion investment
Final preparations are underway to establish the first and biggest automatic potato industry of the country in Rupandehi. The industry which is going to be established in Mainhiya of Suddodhan Rural Municipality will also be suitable to the environment. Popular industrialist Krishna Paudel of Rupandehi is going to establish First Choice Food Pvt Ltd after the success of meat industry. The industry is going to be established with a total investment of Rs. 2 billion and production will start within six months.
26 years after Mahakali treaty, Nepal gets water
As mentioned in the Mahakali Treaty singed 26 years ago, Nepal has started getting water for irrigation from the project. On the occasion of National Paddy Day and Paddy Plantation Festival on Wednesday, Chief Minister for Sudurpashchim Province Trilochan Bhatta inaugurated the canal by planting paddy using water from the canal. Inaugurating the canal, CM Bhatta said that the provincial government will not be an obstacle in the development work.
