- Tuesday, 17 March 2026
The Rising Nepal
Construction to begin on 10-kilometre Arkhet-Habadanda road section in Gorkha
A budget of Rs. 600 million has been secured for the blacktopping of the Benighat-Arughat-Larke road section under the road connecting Gorkha to China. The Finance Ministry gave a multi-year contract agr
Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect on Sunday: Qatar
The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect in less than 24 hours, said Qatar’s foreign ministry on Saturday. In a post on X, Q
Most Cervical Cancer Cases Are Preventable
Every year world celebrates January as the cervical cancer awareness month. Cervical cancer remains one of the most preventable yet devastating diseases affecting women worldwide. Every year, over 340,000 women lose their lives to
Respect Principle Of Equal Sovereignty
Following the Second World War, the United States of America has been ahead in the field of economy, technology, innovation, modern warfare and weapons production. It also champions individual freedom, rule of law and democrac
Expedite Fast Track Project
The Kathmandu-Tarai-Madhes Fast Track (KTFT), a national pride project undertaken by the Nepal Army (NA), is hailed as a game changing project in Nepal's transportation sector. As such, it is expected to make a significant contr
First phase construction of tourist lake completed
The first phase of the construction of a tourist lake in in Hile Community Forest ‘kha’, located in Banepa Municipality-2 in Kavrepalanchok district, has been completed. The project, aimed at attracting tourists, is
Budget performance of Gandaki below 20%
In the first half of the current Fiscal Year 2024/25, public expenditure of the Gandaki Provincial government has remained dismal. Out of the annual budget of Rs. 32.97 billion,
Rukum West farmers sell oranges worth Rs. 29.68 million
Farmers of Rukum West have sold oranges worth about Rs. 29.68 million this season. By mid-January, around 4,950 quintals of oranges were sold across all six local municipalities in the district.
Bajura receives snowfall, farmers elated
Bajura has again received snowfall. Since Thursday the extreme cold has severely impacted the locals, after heavy snowfall in the high-altitude areas of the Himalayan region.
NCC announces plans to facilitate investment in IT industry
The Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC) has announced plans to facilitate investment in the IT industry in the country. After the government issued an ordinance to ease investment in the sector, the NCC has set strategic goals to promote investment in the IT sector and facilitate international market access, it informed in a statement on Friday.
Pakistan’s ex-PM Khan, his wife sentenced to 14 and seven years in prison in graft case
A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced the country’s already-imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and seven years in jail after finding them guilty of corruption, officials and his lawyer said.
2.5-inch piece of knife removed from Khan's spine
Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan on Thursday underwent surgery at Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital to remove a part of a broken knife lodged close to his spinal cord after being repeatedly
Fired-up Djokovic sends Melbourne warning, Osaka bows out injured
A "hot-headed" Novak Djokovic sent an Australian Open warning to join Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev in the last 16 on Friday, but Naomi Osaka's bid for a third Melbourne crown is over with injury. Also on day six, women's defending champion Aryn
‘APF with Border Locals’ scheme turns effective in Banke
The ‘APF with Border Locals’ programme implemented in Banke district has been highly effective. Under this initiative, the Armed Po
Plans afoot to open large industries: PM
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has announced that large-scale industries, including iron mines and fertiliser factories, are being established within the country.
