- Sunday, 3 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
Harmit powers Sudurpaschim to opening win
All-rounder Harmit Singh inspired Sudurpaschim Royals to a winning start in Season Two of the Nepal Premier League on Wednesday. In their opener, last edition’s runners-up defeated Kathmandu Gorkhas by 29 runs at the TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur.
Russia kills 16 in Ukraine
A large Russian drone and missile barrage pummeled a western Ukrainian city, killing 16 people, police said Wednesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due in Turkey for top-level talks to try to muster diplomatic support against Russia's invasion of his country.
Nepal's largest domestic terminal nears completion in Biratnagar
Construction of a new terminal building at Biratnagar Airport has reached its final stage, although the project is unlikely to be completed within the contracted deadline, which ends in a Nepali month of Poush.
Rishi Lamichhane elected INAS president
Rishi Lamichhane, a film director, has been elected as the president of the International Nepalese Artist Society INAS, Nepal Chapter. The second convention of the Nepal Chapter
England face daunting task to break Ashes drought in Australia
Arch-rivals Australia and England resume Ashes hostilities on Friday in Perth with the hosts weakened by injuries but favourites to inflict more pain on a side with a dire record Down Under. The highly anticip
Govt not in a position to alter tax rates: FM Khanal
Finance Minister Rameshore Prasad Khanal has said that the government is not in a position to make changes in tax and tariff rates as it wouldn't be an appropriate move for the transitional election government.
Postal Service Is Here To Stay
Established in 1935, Nepal Postal Service is one of the oldest and largest government agencies working till now. Back in those days when other means of communication were almost non-existent, the postal servi
Mamdani’s Win Pushes US Rightward?
A red flag at the very heart of America, the country that dreads the red the most. Akin to showing a red rag to a bull. How dare they? These were some of the questions that hit this news consumer’s mind while he wa
Billion-Dollar Gap
Ten years after the Paris Agreement, the mood among climate activists is gloomy. In Baku last year, signatory states agreed on the ambitious goal of making $ 1.3 trillion available for climate change miti
3% households in Karnali still without toilets
Although Karnali Province was declared an open-defecation-free zone in June 2018 after toilets were built in all households, a recent assessment shows that 3 per cent houses still do not have toilets.
Cold Action Plan
It feels like winter is almost upon us. Temperatures are gradually falling, and people have started wearing thick clothes to keep ailments associated with the cold at bay. Soon, we will experience the onset of the harsh
Satbij scattered in memory of departed souls
Families who have lost their loved ones scattered satbij (a mixture of sacred grains) at various temples in memory of their ancestors on Wednesday. On the occasion of Mangsir Krishna Chaturdashi,
Labour shortage slows paddy harvest in southern Morang
Farmers in southern Morang are struggling to complete the paddy harvest due to a shortage of agricultural labourers and limited mechanisation. Although tractors are now widely used for
Losses from predictable disasters must be minimised: Minister Aryal
Minister for Home Affairs Om Prakash Aryal has emphasised that cold waves and snowfall are predictable natural events, underscoring the need to strengthen scientific forecasting and early-warning systems.
Bangladesh calm after death sentence issued for Hasina
Bangladesh's capital and major cities were calm Tuesday despite a call for a nationwide shutdown by the former ruling party of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after she was sentenced to death over her crackdown on a student uprising last year.
