- Monday, 16 March 2026
The Rising Nepal
Schools around US in anxiety over Trump's actions on immigration
In Fresno, California, social media rumors about impending immigration raids at the city's schools left some parents panicking — even though the raids were all hoaxes. In Denver, a real immigration raid at an apartment complex led to scores of students staying home from school, according to a lawsuit. And in Alice, Texas, a school official incorrectly told parents that Border Patrol agents might board school buses to check immigration pap
Watercolour Odyssey kicks off
An art exhibition, Watercolour Odyssey, began at the Nepal Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) on Tuesday. The exhibition, jointly organised by NAFA a
Burning Medical Issue
Two separate incidents of fire, caused by the leaking of LP gas, startled the nation and raised the question of how safe our LPG gas is. These two incidents that took place in succession have called for robust safety me
Issuance of hydropower IPO emphasised
Policymakers and private stakeholders have said that the issuance of primary and rights shares of hydropower companies should not be halted. Speaking at an interaction organised by the
House passes E-Commerce Bill, Odisha incident condemned
The House of Representatives unanimously passed the Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) Bill, 2024 on Tuesday. The bill, which aims to regulate the increasing volume of transactions conducted online, was
Barcelona climb top of Spanish Liga
Robert Lewandowski scored from the penalty spot as Barcelona scraped out a 1-0 home win over Rayo Vallecano on Monday to climb top of the Spanish Liga. Barcelona were seven
Democracy Day best wishes
: President Ramchandra Paudel has extended his best wishes to all Nepali sisters and brothers residing both in Nepal and abroad on the occasion of National Democracy Day. In his message issued on Wed
Ambassador of Israel visits model farm in Dhading
Ambassador of Israel to Nepal Shmulik A. Bass, along with the officials from the Ministry of Finance and Sana Kisan Bikas Laghubitta Bittiyasanstha (SKBBL), visited the agricultural farm of Youddha Prasad Neupane, a prominent Israel returnee student and agripreneur in Jeevanpur, Dhading on Sunday.
SKorea halts Deepseek's AI apps downloads over privacy
DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has temporarily paused downloads of its chatbot apps in South Korea while it works with local authorities to address privacy concerns, according to South Korean officials on Monday.
Israel security cabinet to discuss new phase of Gaza truce
Israel's security cabinet was set to discuss on Monday the next phase of the ceasefire with Hamas, as top US diplomat Marco Rubio began a visit to Saudi Arabia where he will push Donald Trump's proposal for a US takeover of Gaza.
Regular import of petroleum products via pipelines begins
Regular import of petroleum products via pipelines from India's Motihari to Amlekhgunj in Bara has started. Nepal Oil Corporation's Madhes Regional Office Amlekhgunj has said that the import of petroleum
Energy roadmap achievable: Minister Khadka
The government has advanced ‘Energy Development Roadmap and Action Plan-2081’ to generate 28,500 MW of electricity in the next 10 years. Under the roadmap, 13,500 MW will be consumed internally and 15,000 MW
AI: Another Frontier Of Turf War
With the launch of ChatGPT towards the end of 2022, human civilization appears to have thrust itself into a new age—that of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Although AI has been in use for quite some time now, it w
Managing Non-performing Loans
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, banks in Nepal have visibly faced challenges. The pandemic has impacted the economy as a whole with the result that the economic status of the people has gone do
Misleading GDP Statistics
GDP statistics are misleading for several reasons. The most important is probably that higher spending does not necessarily mean better lives. When Hurricane Helene ripped through the southern USA, all insure
