- Wednesday, 6 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
Electricity supply begins in Pokhara through underground system
Nepal Electricity Authority has started supplying electricity through underground power distribution system in the tourist city of Pokhara. Under the Pokhara-Bharatpur Distribution
Multichannels Fragment Audience
Idealised and idolised since more than 200 years as the fourth power (fourth estate), newspapers and their later-day cousins in the broadcast landscape, followed by digital channels in the new millennium, are see
Intensify Money Laundering Investigation
Nepal is almost sure to fall into ‘greylist’ once again for failing to achieve the desired progress on its anti-money laundering regime. After having monitored Nepal’s money laundering investigation system on a re
Irreversible Climate Damage
The global environmental crisis keeps escalating. A series of multilateral conferences in the final quarter of last year failed to make any serious difference. The interrelated topics were biodiversity, climate, plastic
Unmet Funding Pledge
Nepal's fifteen-year exploration of Viability Gap Funding (VGF) for infrastructure projects has not yielded substantial progress. The persistent delays in implementation are deterring private sector partici
Endangered gharial crocodile spotted in Rapti River
A rare gharial crocodile has been spotted in the Rapti River, which flows through the Deukhuri region. The critically endangered gharial, recog
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Basanta Panchami greetings
President Ramchandra Paudel and Vice-President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav have extended their best wishes to all Nepalis, both at home and abroad, on the occasion of Basanta Panchami and Saraswati Puja, 2025.
Commercialisation saves wetlands in Morang, harms in Kailali
As winter begins, the wetlands of Morang are increasingly crowded. Specifically, the Betana wetland in Belbari Municipality-4 of Morang district has been attracting internal tourists, on holidays and Saturday
Remittance inflow growth rate down, FDI increases
The growth in Nepal’s remittance inflow moderated to 4.1 per cent, reaching Rs. 763.08 billion in the first half of the Fiscal Year 2024/25 coming down from the 22.2 per cent growth observed in the same period last year.
Shree Panchami festival today
Basant Panchami or Shree Panchami is being celebrated on Monday by worshipping goddess Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, wisdom, art and music. People across the country celebrate Basanta
Bamdev Left In The Lurch?
Communist leader Bamdev Gautam has recently grabbed the headlines, not because of good reasons, but for his edgy political nature. In this advancing age, Gautam, who shed sweat and blood to transform
Addressing Burden Of Childhood Pneumonia
Childhood pneumonia remains a significant global health challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Despite advances in vaccines, antibiotics, and public health measures, pneumon
Cherishing TRN Moments
It is natural for any employee to bid adieu to his office after hitting the retirement age. A retiring staff leaves his/her office with enriched memories and experiences though they are hale and hearty. Re
Enact Laws In Time
The winter session of House of Representatives (HoR) commenced on Friday (January 31). Known as the ‘Bill session,’ this meeting of the parliament is expected to discuss and endorse scores of pending Bills and
Hamas frees 3 hostages, Israel releases Palestine prisoners
Hamas militants freed three male hostages held for more than a year in the Gaza Strip on Saturday and Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails in the fourth such exchange of a ceasefire deal that has halted 15 months of intense fighting.
