- Friday, 16 January 2026
The Rising Nepal
Resolving Multiplexity Of Societal Challenges
Complexity denotes a singular web of challenges, while multiplexity implies its plural nature, where each cluster of complexity is embedded in the other in a layered and varied manner, thus making them tough to r
To What Extent Can Teachers Use AI ?
Those of us born in the 1960s and 70s and fortunate enough to go to school (going to school was a hard-to-afford affair for many Nepalis, and the school-going cohort mostly included youth and children from
Veganism: Kindness We Owe To The Silent
There are moments in life when something soft and trembling touches your heart so deeply that you can never be the same again. It may be a pair of eyes, wide, innocent, asking nothing but to live. It may be a gen
Ashok Silwal’s book 'Everest' released
Ashok Silwal’s new book ‘Everest’ has been launched at the International Mountain Museum (IMM) in Pokhara. ‘Everest’ subtitled ‘An Unfinished Story’ w
Lions joins Royals, Gorkhas and Kings in play-offs
Lumbini Lions defeated Janakpur Bolts by four wickets on Friday to book their place in the play-offs of the second season of the Nepal Premier League. With this victory, the four play-off teams
Month-long fair of Mashta Bhagwati concludes
A fair with prayers was held to protect food crops during winter at the local Mashta Bhagwati Temple. According to legend, the fair is held after
Govt prioritises soil management: Minister Pariyar
With the theme 'Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities', the 12th World Soil Day was celebrated across Nepal on Friday through various programmes. Central-level programmes were jointly
Cold drives sheep to lower valleys
As temperatures continue to fall, sheep flocks that had moved up to the Himalayan foothills of Lamjung are now descending to the lower valleys for winter. The herds are currently being kept in fields close to village settlements.
Army HQ awaits formal deployment for election
It has been a week since President Ramchandra Paudel approved the deployment of the Nepali Army for the upcoming elections scheduled for March 5, 2026, yet the precise date for troop mobilisation in the field has not been officially announced.
Deuba, Oli hold first meeting after Gen-Z movement
Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN (UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli held talks on Friday afternoon. According to Oli’s secretariat, the meeting held at Deuba’s residence in Maharajgunj focused on the current political situation.
COP30: A Call For Accelerated Climate Action
The conversations about climate change always felt like a fight for the distant future. It was a fight I was not always willing to have, not when there were so many other, more immediate issues to be addressed
Understanding China Through Great Wall Lens
The Ming Dynasty's full face is clearly visible on the wide streets of Beijing. After hanging his camera around his girlfriend’s neck, Chao took my picture with my mobile phone. The dense traffic of millennials, born un
Every Generation, Not Just Gen Z, Matters
In recent years and months, Nepal’s public discourse has become fixated on the promise of Gen Z leadership. Commentators, activists, and even seasoned and established politicians have argued that this new g
Strong Emotional Impression
Rabi Nepali’s Dhanyabaad Zindagi, a collection of fifty-three poems, leaves a strong emotional impression on the readers. Many of his poems open with a tone of heaviness or pessimism, yet almost every piece m
Tree Fallen, Birds Gone And Peace Vanished
When I was finding it hard to adjust to my new life after marriage in a different home, a flock of parrots in the big tree of my compound filled my heart with warmth and greeted me with their songs. Their chirping
