- Wednesday, 29 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
Revive Sick Industries
One factor hindering rapid economic growth in Nepal is the weak industrial base. While some public enterprises are running at loss worth billions of rupees, a number of big industries have been shut down for decades. The country needs t
Laligurans Festival, literary gathering held
A literary gathering has been organised at the stone-built Chotlung Park in Basantapur, Laligurans Municipality-3 of Tehrathum. The event was held on Saturday, the third day of the Lali
Injured climber rescued
A climber who was seriously injured after falling about 400 metres while climbing Dhaulagiri was successfully rescued two days later. The injured climber, Mingma Tenji Sherpa, 2
Earthquake and Gen Z uprising on canvas
A small hut made of tin sheets. In one corner, a young girl is cooking food. Scattered around are utensils, clothes, and rags. This scene describes the plight of ea
Acid attacks expose threat to Indonesian activists
Indonesian envir Acid attacks expose rising threat to Indonesian activists onmental activist Muhammad Rosidi shudders as he recalls the horrific moment two men on a motorbike threw acid through the open window of his car as he was d
8-year-old girl kept tied with a rope
An eight-year-old girl, who should be frolicking with her friends as freely as a bird in the sky, has been found tied up with a rope. A minor girl from a poor family in Madhuwan
Poddar’s maiden fifty in vain as Nepal fall to USA
Despite a maiden T20I half‑century from wicketkeeper‑batter Rubi Poddar, Nepal’s women’s cricket team fell short against the USA at the ICC Women’s T20I Challenge Trophy on Sunday. Nepal slumped to a seven‑wicket defeat in t
Will Orind Magnesite Industry ever reopen ?
Questions are once again being raised over whether the long-defunct Orind Magnesite Industry in Balefi Rural Municipality-8 will ever resume operations, as it has remained completely shut for the past 27 years.
Authorities clear Manohara squatter settlement
The government continued clearing squatter settlements along riverbanks in Kathmandu Valley for the second day. The government on Sunday cleared squatter settlements along the Manohara River, at B
Sudurpashchim hydropower potential largely untapped despite huge capacity
Sudurpashchim Province, home to Nepal’s three major river basins—Mahakali, Seti, and Karnali—has utilised less than 1 per cent of its vast hydropower potential, raising concerns among government, investors and policymakers.
Malaria far from eradicated in Nepal
Nepal has marked 100 years of sustained effort to combat malaria. According to the Malaria Strategic Plan 2014–2025, the country had set a target to become malaria-free by 2025.
FNJ, PCN And Press Accreditation
Last week, I visited the Department of Information (DoI) under the Ministry of Information and Communications at Media Village, Kathmandu, to inquire about the process of obtaining a press accreditation (pass) a
Turning Sweat Into Infrastructure
About two thousand young Nepali men and women leave the country every day to seek employment in the Gulf countries, Malaysia, and South Korea. This migration is largely motivated by economic necess
AI Liberates Educators
For decades, the prophecy has been the same: a machine will eventually walk into a classroom, power up, and render the teacher obsolete. But as AI becomes ubiquitous, we are realising that the "robotic teach
Humla students endure classes in makeshift structures
Southern Humla students have been compelled to study in makeshift tin-roofed sheds for the past year after the demolition of unsafe school buildings. At Kaishalpuri Secondary School in
