- Sunday, 3 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
NC leader Thapa says no alternative to HoR elections
Nepali Congress general secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa has said that there is no alternative to the House of Representatives election scheduled for March 5, 2026.
Gorkha school relocated to avoid cold
Lho Pema Sambhava Secondary School located in the high-altitude northern Gorkha region of Syala, Chumanuwri Rural Municipality-2, has bee
Pollution-related ailments on rise in Tarai districts
Severe dust and smoke pollution has led to a rise in health problems in Sarlahi and other districts across the Tarai-Madhes. The excessive dust and smoke are the res
Poaching puts owls under threat
The population of owls -- found from the lowland plains to the high mountains -- has been declining sharply in recent years. Population of the species, known locally as
Resolving Multiplexity Of Societal Challenges
Complexity denotes a singular web of challenges, while multiplexity implies its plural nature, where each cluster of complexity is embedded in the other in a layered and varied manner, thus making them tough to r
To What Extent Can Teachers Use AI ?
Those of us born in the 1960s and 70s and fortunate enough to go to school (going to school was a hard-to-afford affair for many Nepalis, and the school-going cohort mostly included youth and children from
Veganism: Kindness We Owe To The Silent
There are moments in life when something soft and trembling touches your heart so deeply that you can never be the same again. It may be a pair of eyes, wide, innocent, asking nothing but to live. It may be a gen
Ashok Silwal’s book 'Everest' released
Ashok Silwal’s new book ‘Everest’ has been launched at the International Mountain Museum (IMM) in Pokhara. ‘Everest’ subtitled ‘An Unfinished Story’ w
Lions joins Royals, Gorkhas and Kings in play-offs
Lumbini Lions defeated Janakpur Bolts by four wickets on Friday to book their place in the play-offs of the second season of the Nepal Premier League. With this victory, the four play-off teams
Month-long fair of Mashta Bhagwati concludes
A fair with prayers was held to protect food crops during winter at the local Mashta Bhagwati Temple. According to legend, the fair is held after
Govt prioritises soil management: Minister Pariyar
With the theme 'Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities', the 12th World Soil Day was celebrated across Nepal on Friday through various programmes. Central-level programmes were jointly
Cold drives sheep to lower valleys
As temperatures continue to fall, sheep flocks that had moved up to the Himalayan foothills of Lamjung are now descending to the lower valleys for winter. The herds are currently being kept in fields close to village settlements.
Army HQ awaits formal deployment for election
It has been a week since President Ramchandra Paudel approved the deployment of the Nepali Army for the upcoming elections scheduled for March 5, 2026, yet the precise date for troop mobilisation in the field has not been officially announced.
Deuba, Oli hold first meeting after Gen-Z movement
Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN (UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli held talks on Friday afternoon. According to Oli’s secretariat, the meeting held at Deuba’s residence in Maharajgunj focused on the current political situation.
COP30: A Call For Accelerated Climate Action
The conversations about climate change always felt like a fight for the distant future. It was a fight I was not always willing to have, not when there were so many other, more immediate issues to be addressed
