- Saturday, 2 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
116th Women's Day being marked today
Nepal is celebrating the 116th International Women’s Day on Sunday, highlighting women’s rights, equality, and empowerment. The global theme for this year’s celebration
RSP secures major wins across multiple constituencies
The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) recorded significant victories in several constituencies in the House of Representatives elections held on Thursday, defeating powerful candidates from major political parties, including the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML.
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President Paudel extends women's day message
President Ramchandra Paudel has extended his best wishes to all Nepali women at home and aborad on the occasion of International Women’s Day for peace, prosperity and happiness. The 112th Women’s Day is being observed
RSP’s Tsunami Routs Old Parties
The elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) have delivered a strong message to the political parties: the people mercilessly punish those that play flippancy with their mandate. Based on the initial results of the elections, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is heading to secure a two-thirds majority in the Lower House. This will be an unprecedented gain for the RSP in the country’s electoral history. This can be compared to the Nepali Congress’s similar success in t
Prevent Misuse Of Multivitamin Supplements
With the modernisation, the use of multivitamins has become more common than it is necessary. They are often presented in colourful bottles in all pharmacies as well as small town grocery stores with a promise of providing energy, boostin
Aftermath Of Election
The much-awaited general election of 2026 has also been done and dusted in Nepal. In the run-up to the poll, the atmosphere was very noteworthy, with election campaigns in full swing and some political leaders travelling across the coun
A Vote For Stability
The elections to the House of Representatives held on Thursday are expected to mark the beginning of stability in the country. Since the epoch-making democratic movement of 1951, no government has completed a full five-year term,
23 killed, flights upset in Kenya floods
Twenty-three people died, flights were disrupted and the military was deployed as motorists in the Kenyan capital were stranded for hours on Saturday after roads were flooded following heavy rains overnight. George Seda, the p
Michigan storm kills four
Four people were killed in southern Michigan as powerful storms that produced at least one tornado reduced homes to rubble, sent parts of roofs flying into the air and left a trail of debris hanging from power lines. In the Union Lake ar
Sale of blossomed mango trees underway in Saptari
Although mango—the king of fruits—has not yet borne fruit, the buying and selling of mango blossoms has already increased in Saptari. In Saptari and other districts of the Tarai, traders have started visiting mango orchards to purchase the blossoms.
Lanthimos takes pause in Athens before Oscars
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos paused his filmmaking and promotion schedule this week to celebrate a quieter creative pursuit: photography. The 52-year-old Greek direc
Red Bull welcomes Hadjar to hot seat with Verstappen
Isack Hadjar has no lack of confidence going into his debut season at Red Bull Racing, despite having arguably the most difficult ride in Formula 1. On the eve of the s
Israel raids Beirut, Tehran; Iran apologises
Iran's president rejected a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender on Saturday and apologized for Iran's attacks on regional countries, as Israel and the United States kept up their airstrikes targeting the Islamic Republic. Gulf countries say they have intercepted more ballistic missiles and drones
Fear of forest fires high as dry season begins
With the onset of dry season, residents living in the Chure region of Sarlahi and neighbouring districts have started fearing forest fires. During the dry and windy months,
Gold, silver imports surge significantly, over Rs. 46 billion spent in seven months
Nepal’s imports of gold and silver have surged significantly in the first seven months of the current fiscal year despite record-high prices in the domestic and international markets.
