- Thursday, 28 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
5-year old boy dies in leopard attack
A child died in a leopard attack in Tanahun on Tuesday. According to Division Forest Office Chief of Tanahun Komal Raj Kafle, five-year-old son Suprim Rilami Magar of Prem Bahadur Rilami of Bandipur Rural Municiplaity-1 was killed by the leopard. Earlier, two individuals were injured in leopard attacks in two separate incidents in Bandipur Rural Municipality on Sunday and Saturday.
Bridge construction in limbo for 11 years
Preparations have begun to break the contract of the bridge over Kandra River of Bhajani Municipality-3, Kailali as contractors have failed to complete the bridge even in 11 years. The office of postal highway has begun preparations to revoke the contract even though 2.5 years still remains in the current contract. The office informed that the company would be black-listed as they had failed to complete the project in time even though they had extended the deadline many times.
Provinces to unveil annual budget today
Provinces in Nepal are gearing up to announce their annual budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2022/23 on Wednesday, on the date set by the Intergovernmental Fiscal Management Act, 2017. The subnational bodies have almost concluded their preparations for the budget and most of them have raised the estimates of income and expenditure for the coming year that begins on July 17. According to the primary information obtained by our correspondents in provinces across the country, the subnational bodies have prepared the budget with priorities to agriculture and infrastructure development in line with the federal budget announced a couple of weeks earlier.
Helicopter service starts for domestic tourists in Raling
A local helicopter service has been started in Raling for the religious fair there. The service offers a convenient way for domestic tourists to travel to the main monastery here and attend the grand fair, said Sushila Bham Rokaya, vice chairman of Simkot Rural Municipality. Rokaya herself travelled to the fair this year on the helicopter and informed that the price for a one-way ticket was Rs. 5,500 and for a two-way ticket was Rs. 11,000.
Two tourists go missing in Khumbu
Two foreign tourists visiting the Khumbu region of Solukhumbu have been out of contact for more than 25 days.
Bajura settlements at risk of landslide, flood
By Sher Bahadur Sharki Bajura, June 15: Partola settlement, Chhededaha Rural Municipality-2, in Khaptad, Bajura district, is at high risk of landslides this year too.Landslips striking from the top of the settlement even before the start of the rainfall season have put the settlement at risk. Locals of the area had started leaving their houses and shifted to other places after the landslide hit the village due to incessant rains on the night of August 9 last year.The locals, who had returned to the village thinking that there would be no landslide this rainy season, have been forced to leave their homes and move to other safe places as the landslide started again.According to the locals, they have always feared rainfalls and worried about where to go to save their lives after the landslide hit. Tulaksha Rawat, a local of Khaptad Chhededaha Rural Municipality-5, said, "We stayed here during the winter season but this season, the landslide started too early. So we are anxious about how to go to save our lives," He continued, "Last year, we stayed under a tent during the rainy season after the landslide started hitting from above the settlement. We are facing the same problem this year too."Dozens of settlements including Partola and Dogdi of Chhededah-5 in Khaptad are at high risk of floods.According to Dil Bahadur Rawat, Chairman of Khaptad Chhededaha Rural Municipality, more than 50 households in the settlement are now at risk.He said, "Even though we have been putting gabion and glass in the area to prevent landslides for the first few years, landslides keep falling."“We have no option but to relocate to safe place. The settlement should be relocated immediately as the entire village is prone to flooding.” Along with the settlement, Dogadi health post and school are also at high risk of landslides. Patients who come to the health post for treatment are also terrified by the landslide. Due to the cold, many patients have to visit the health post for flu treatment.Employees of Dogadi Health Post said that they were worried about the landslide while treating the patients in the health post. Although winter landslides pose no major threat, they are likely to cause significant damage during the rainy season.According to the District Administration Office, Bajura, the local level Disaster Management Committee, as well as the locals have been urged to stay vigilant. Chief District Officer at the District Administration Office, Bajura, Prakash Chandra Adhikari said that the Home Ministry has been informed to relocate the settlement to a safe place.
Minister Badu stresses benefits of WTO to LDCs
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Dilendra Prasad Badu has said that support measures in strengthening productive capacities, bridging the digital divide, and capacity building in e-commerce should remain in priority focus. Addressing the formal opening session of the twelfth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva on Sunday he highlighted the current trend of global trading system and serious constraints of LDCs and LLDCs in realising benefits from it.
Sugar tastes bitter as prices soar
After the Indian government banned the export of sugar, its impact has been felt in Nepal. The government of India had imposed a ban on the export of sugar from June 1 to balance the price of sugar after its price soared in India. The price of sugar has gone up by Rs. 10 per kg in Nepal in the last two weeks after India imposed the ban, said Amul Kaji Tuladhar, general secretary at the Nepal Retailer Association.
Nepal will not enter any military pact: Dr. Khadka
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Narayan Khadka has said that arrangements are being made to prepare for Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s visit to the United States of America. Responding to the questions raised during the discussions on the Appropriation Bill in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Minister Khadka also clarified that such visits would be made in a transparent and accountable manner and stressed that Nepal would not enter any military pact.
Resolve On Fertilisers
Unanimous decision among the members of the House of Representatives (HoR) on a matter of urgent public concern is the good symbol for democracy and the people. Supply of fertilisers is an urgent need of the nation, particularly at a time now when paddy plantation works have started with the onset of the monsoon season. The federal parliament, the other day, unanimously endorsed a special proposal to direct the government to supply fertilisers to the farmers by applying all necessary measures. This positive move of the lawmakers has generated hope among the farmers that their representatives are serious about their demands amid the concerns that they are not getting fertilisers on time. There are problems of the people that need to be addressed and resolved without making delays. Delayed actions sometimes appear like medicine after death as they have no meaning when the time of use expires. This rule applies in the matter of fertiliser supply because if the farmers cannot use this agro input in time, desirable agricultural production cannot be expected.
Parties Must Prioritise Good Governance
In Nepal nowadays, the predominant news is the accomplishment of the recently completed local elections and the upcoming parliamentary elections. In the process of selecting candidates the respective political parties need to be very alert. Equally, while voting for their desired candidates, the electorates need to give utmost importance on who they are selecting. These groups of people the political parties give tickets to contest the elections and those whom the electorates later vote for to win elections need to have certain important qualities. They need to be equipped with both good governance and management skills that will help them steer and manage the country and serve the citizens.
Protecting Earth's Atmosphere
The global environment is changing. The health of our planet is at risk. This is because we are enormously faced with climate change crisis, declining biodiversity, shortages of arable land, fresh water, pollution, and biogeochemical flows in the recent years. More importantly, human health and the health of our planet are closely linked.
Prevail Over Adversities
There is a beauty to life evident through the ability to prevail over adversities. In the bleakest of moment there is hope. And how purposeless life would be without a chance for a better future? But while all of us struggle in different ways whether it is in education, career, health or relationships, only a few are likely to truly thrive.
DCC results pour in from districts
Results District Coordination Committee elections are pouring in from across the country. Nepali Congress (NC) candidates have been elected unanimously in Okhaldhunga District Coordination Committee (DCC). Dilli Ram Khanal and Tara Karki of NC have been elected in the post of DCC chairperson vice chair respectively.
Spain celebrate as Portugal fall to 57-second sucker punch
Spain won a second successive UEFA Nations League match on Sunday with a 2-0 win over the Czech Republic while rivals Portugal conceded a goal after just 57 seconds to lose to Switzerland. Spain went in front in Malaga after 24 minutes when a perfectly-weighted pass by Marco Asensio released Carlos Soler to score. Pablo Sarabia added the second on 75 minutes as Spain got the better of a Czech side against whom they had drawn 2-2 in Prague last week.
