- Tuesday, 17 March 2026
The Rising Nepal
Women’s cooperative cultivates barren land
A cooperative run by women in Lamjung has started a campaign in collective farming on barren land. The Margadarshan Women's Multipurpose Coopera
Planet crosses 1.5°C global warming limit
A milestone has been reached: 2024 was the warmest year ever recorded and the past two years were the first to exceed a 1.5°C temperature increase compared with pre-industrial leve
Tackling Threat Of Human Metapneumovirus
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a relative newcomer in the pantheon of respiratory pathogens, is an underrecognized but significant public health threat. First identified in 2001, this vi
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 insured damages triggered monetary
Green Energy Transition
Climate change has become a fact of everyday life. The NASA recently confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year on record. Though the least developed or developing countries are disproportionately impacted by climate change, wealthy
Disney pledges $15 million in Los Angeles fire aid
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib. CBS cameras caught th
View tower remains unused since inauguration three years ago
The View tower in Banbatika of Tilottama Municipality in the Rupandehi district, constructed in 2021, remains unused almost three years after its inauguration. The tower was inaugurated by the Prime Minis
Pakistan International Airlines resumes direct flights to Europe
State-run Pakistan International Airlines resumed direct flights to Europe on Friday following a decision by the European Union's aviation safety agency to lift a four-year ban over safety standards, officials said. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif welcomed the resumption, saying it would help improve the airline's image. The flight from Islamabad to Paris was fully booked with more than 300 passengers, the airline said.
UK Treasury chief heading to China to revive suspended bilateral talks
Britain's Treasury chief is travelling to China this weekend to discuss economic and financial cooperation between the countries, as the U.K.'s Labour government seeks to reset strained ties with Beijing. The Treasury said
Koshi’s longest suspension bridge built in six months
A development project in Jhapa has been completed and inaugurated before the deadline. A suspension bridge over the Timai River
IPPAN welcomes energy roadmap, demands policy reforms
Independent Power Producers Association Nepal (IPPAN) has welcomed the decision of the government of Nepal to approve the ‘Energy Development Roadmap and Action Plan-2081. Organising a press conference to express
Earth records 2024 ever hottest year breaching key threshold
Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday. Last year's global avera
Jang village in Humla empty as last two families leave
Jang Village in Limi, located in Namkha Rural Municipality-6, has become completely deserted. The last two families who stayed in the village during the monsoon too left for Kathmandu this winter, making the village empty.
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National Unity Day messages
President Ramchandra Paudel has said that the teachings of Prithivi Narayan Shah are equally relevant and popular even today. In a message of best wishes on the occasion of the 303rd birth anniversary of King Prithivi Narayan Shah and the National Unity Day, President Paudel said that while remembering Prithvi Narayan Shah we should also recall his ‘Divyopadesh’ (divine teachings).
Returnee migrant Sikaji earns Rs. 150,000 a month in his village
Bhakta Bahadur Sikija Pun, a resident of Lamsung in Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality-2, has been earning a substantial income by transporting passengers and goods from the village to Beni in his Bolero vehicle. After spending one and a
