- Friday, 22 August 2025
The Rising Nepal
Contractor of Urlabari road honoured for timely work
Arjun Tumrok, the proprietor of Tumrok Construction, was honoured in Urlabari on Thursday for completing a major road construction project within the stipulated time. The road, constructed with support from the World Bank,
Three new local films in theatres from today
Three Nepali films, ‘Taraharu,’ ‘Magne Raja,’ and ‘Janai Harayeko Manchhe,’ are set to be released in cinema theatres across the country on Friday. ‘Taraharu’ and ‘Janai Harayeko Manchhe’ he
Newcastle host Liverpool amid Isak stand-off
Liverpool can expect a hostile reception when they travel to Newcastle on Monday amid their pursuit of wantaway Magpies striker Alexander Isak, while Manchester City and Tottenham face off in an early examination of their ambitions for the season.
In Search Of Collaborative Diplomacy
Two important diplomatic events took place in South Asia early this week. India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited Kathmandu on Sunday at the invitation of Nepal's Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai. Similarly, Chinese Foreign Ministe
Tap Water Resources For Prosperity
Recently, India has grappled with a hard choice between cheap Russian oil and high US tariffs on its exports. Perhaps, considering the margin of benefit from the cheap oil price for a large number of consumers, India decided to wit
Image-tainting Incident
In the latest turn of events, nearly two dozen individuals from Asia, including 12 Nepalis, have died after consuming methanol-laced alcohol in Kuwait. The incident has caused an irreparable loss to the victims’ families as they have lost thei
Unstoppable EVs
Technology has revolutionised how people communicate, travel, work, and every other conceivable dimension of life, making the impossible possible and life incredibly easier. And relentless innovation is what characterises technology. Technol
Seven Nepalis join Cloud Rescue Competition
A seven-member Nepali delegation has recently reached China’s Yunnan Province to participate in the Cloud Top Rescue Technology Competition and Exchange programme. The event, organised by the Kunming City Fire
Lawmakers deplore India-China trade deal via Lipulek
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, witnessed rare political unity this week as ruling and opposition lawmakers strongly condemned the recent agreement between India and China to resume bilateral trade through the Lipulek pass, territory claimed by Nepal.
Ram Krishna Duwal to be featured in Paleti
Veteran musician Ram Krishna Duwal will be featured at Paleti, a musical evening, which has been regularly organised on the last Friday of every month in Kathmandu. In the Paleti event to be held on the last Fri
Puwa Khola Bailey bridge opened
Travel between Jhapa in the Tarai and Taplejung in the eastern hills has become shorter and easier following the operation of a Bailey bridge constructed over the Puwa River in Ilam under the Kechana-Kanchenjunga (Fast Track) road project.
Hurricane waves threaten North Carolina
There's a popular T-shirt on Hatteras Island on the North Carolina Outer Banks that says: "One road on. One road off (sometimes)" — poking fun at the constant battle between Mother Nature and a thin ribbon of pavement connecting the narrow barrier island to the rest of the world.
'Language is identity of indigenous community'
Minister for Communication and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung has stressed that all members of indigenous families should speak their mother tongue in order to preserve their language.
7 local bodies in Dhanusha finalise budgets a month after deadline
Seven local bodies in Dhanusha district have yet to finalise their budgets for the upcoming fiscal year, despite the deadline of 10th Ashadh (24 June) of the current fiscal year 2025/26. Dhanusha comprises 18 local bodies, including on
Officials explore ways to retain water within Chure
Elected representatives of Mithila Municipality, Dhanusha, along with a technical team from the President Chure-Tarai Madhes Conservation and Development Committee Implementation Unit, Dhalkeber, conducted a field visit on Tuesday to study water sources in the Chure region.
