- Thursday, 12 March 2026
The Rising Nepal
Thailand, Cambodia trade accusations
Thailand and Cambodia traded accusations Saturday of fresh attacks as deadly border clashes entered a third day, leaving at least 33 people dead and more than 168,000 displaced, as international pressure mounted on both sides to reach a ceasefire. Artillery fire and gunshots were repo
Minister Paudel highlights digital innovation for better health care access
Minister for Health and Population Pradip Paudel has emphasised that digital innovation is crucial for expanding access to health care, particularly for those who are often left behind. Addressing a session at the Boao Forum for Asia Global Health Forum 2025, he highlighted Nepal’s commitment to digital health through the National Digital Health Strategy. He called for stronger international collaboration in knowledge-sharing and capacity building.
David scores fastest T20 century for Australia in series-clinching win
Tim David scored the fastest century for Australia in a Twenty20 international which lifted the tourists to a series-clinching six-wicket win over West Indies in the third game of a five-match series on Friday. David and Mitchell Ow
Karnali Corridor still without nine key bridges
Construction of nine bridges along the much-discussed tri-national Karnali Corridor road project is yet to commence. Although contracts for these permanen
National formalisation strategy in final stage
The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MoLESS) is at the final stage to prepare the National Strategy on Formalisation with priority to reducing informal employment in agriculture, construction, transportation, and wholesale and retail trade sectors.
Bidya, UML On Collision Course?
Unfazed and determined, former president Bidya Devi Bhandari refused to surrender to the establishment of CPN-UML that has recently revoked her party membership in an unexpected move last Tuesday. Bhandari had renewed her party m
Chronic Stress: Recognise, Respond, Recover
Stress is a natural phenomenon in response to perceived challenges or threats. It is a physiological and psychological response. Stress can be a motivator but chronic and unmanaged stress is increasingly recognised as a major public hea
Game-changer Eye Health Training
In a major stride toward advancing ophthalmic education and strengthening eye care services in South Asia, Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh (NNJS), in collaboration with Orbis International, has started the “NNJS-Orbis Digital Training Hub (DTH)
Responsible Tourism
After Mount Everest got the moniker 'the world's highest dumping site', several tourist places of Nepal are on track to gaining such infamy. Whenever a place of beauty becomes accessible, throngs of people from far and wide flock to it to reli
'Bold and Beautiful' heads to Italy
Upcoming episodes of the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful will see the cast head to Italy, Paramount + announced Friday. Beginning Tuesday, view
Australia's swimming dominance: Small population but big results
Australia has a relatively small population. But Australia is a giant when it comes to competitive swimming. Whether it's the Olympics, or as it is this time with the swimming world championships opening in the pool in Singapore on Sunday, Aussie swimmers grace the podium.
DPM Paudel inspects ongoing projects
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel conducted an on-site inspection of ongoing and new development projects in Ward No. 6 of Tilottama Municipality in Rupandehi district.
CIAA intensifies anti-graft drive, files high-profile cases in last FY
Nepal’s anti-graft watchdog, the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), significantly intensified its anti-corruption efforts in the fiscal year 2024/25, filing an unprecedented number of high-profile cases agai
Rain disaster causes widespread damage to infrastructure in Taplejung
Since the start of the Nepali month of Shrawan (mid-July), floods and landslides triggered by rainfall has caused widespread damage to infrastructure in Taplejung district. Rain has been recorded almost daily, leading to damage in several areas. According to the police, landslides and floods have damaged road
3 workers rescued from mine in Canada after 60 hours
Three workers who were trapped at a gold and copper mine in Western Canada have been rescued after more than 60 hours underground. Red Chris mine o
