- Thursday, 19 March 2026
The Rising Nepal
Rs. 4.1 bn worth of electricity exported to India in first month of current FY
Electricity worth Rs. 4.19 billion has been exported to India in the first month (mid-July 2024 to mid-August 2024) of the current fiscal year 2024/25. According to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), it has earned about Rs. 4.19 billion from the export of surplus electricity in the month of Shrawan. The NEA exported electricity worth Rs. 131 million on daily basis in the month of Shrawan.
Share market sees three-digit fall
Share market has witnessed a significant fall on Tuesday. The benchmark of the stock market, NEPSE, has recorded a three-digit fall of 111.96 points on Monday. With significant fall in share market, the index has dropped to 2,782.60 points. The index had crossed 3,000 points on August 15, 2024. The index decreased by 79.88 points on Sunday. There was no transaction of share on Monday due to public holiday.
Litterateur Basyal honoured
Litterateur Krishna Prasad Basyal has been honoured with Sundar Prasad Shah “Dukhi” award 2081. Basyal was honoured at an event organised
Don’t force students to purchase clothes for every festival, Bharatpur schools told
Bharatpur Metropolitan City has issued a five-point directive to schools asking them to end the practice of making the students compulsorily purchase clothing for various festivals. The metropolis has sent letters to s
Nepal and Bangladesh brace for intense clash in SAFF U-20 final
Coaches and captains of Nepal and Bangladesh praised the other as ‘tough to beat’; however, they also shared their desire to lift the SAFF U-20 Championship by defeating the opponent in the final on Wednesd
Model City Projects
In recent decades, the trend of internal migration in Nepal is intense. If we analyse the migration pattern, people mostly migrate from village to cities and, hills to plains or valleys in search of opportunities and better
Digital Disruption
As planes were grounded, hospitals went offline and TV broadcasts too went kaput, the IT (Information Technology) outage on July 19, 2024 left many organisations and businesses troubled. In a manner of minutes, the worldwide IT outage crippled over 8.5 million computers and virtual machines running Microsoft Windows. Such incident has been labeled as the blue screen of death (BSOD). It is called so becaus
Kanya puja performed in Banepa
The 'Kanya Puja', which was started in Banepa of Kavrepalanchowk district 122 years ago, has now spread to different places in the district. According to Surkrishna Baidya, Secretary of Sanatan Kanya Puja Management Committee, the committee has been performing Kanya puja every year for the past 122 years for the happiness, peace, prosperity and wellness of the girls.
Three Nepali athletes in Paris Paralympics
Three Nepali differently abled players are participating in the 2024 Paralympics, a global sporting festival for athletes with various disabilities. This marks the sixth appearance of Nepali athletes in the Paralympics, as Nepal started taking part in the event from the 2004 Paralympics held in Athens, Greece.
Photo exhibition held in Thaha Municipality
A two-day photo exhibition has been held in Thaha Municipality of Makwanpur. On the occasion of Shree Krishna Janmaasth
Catastrophe of rising seas imperils Pacific paradises
Highlighting seas that are rising at an accelerating rate, especially in the far more vulnerable Pacific island nations, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued yet another climate SOS to the world. This time he said those initials stand for "save our seas."
Canada imposes 100% tariff on Chinese EVs
Canada announced Monday it is launching a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles, matching U.S. tariffs imposed over what Western governments say are China's subsidies that give its industry an unfair advantage.
Manang’s culture faces climate change effects
The development of road networks and modernisation is causing the traditional culture and civilisation of Manang to fade away. The expansion of roads up to the foothills of the Himalayas has contributed to the loss of old customs and traditions. While the expansion of road networks attracts tourists, it also promotes the growth of the hotel business.
‘Reservoir hydropower projects vital for energy security’
Former Ministers for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation emphasised that reservoir hydropower projects should be promoted with high priority for energy security.
Lift Of TikTok Ban Delights Users
The government has lifted the ban on TikTok, a popular social media app. The previous government, led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, had banned this app because it believed that groups with vested interes
