- Friday, 8 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
Sarangi player for 55 years, Gandharba worries about a ‘dying’ art form
Sixty-year-old Sarangi player Ram Bahadur Gandharba is worried that the Sarangi playing will be extinct if young generations do not uphold and pursue this dying art form of music. The resident of Chhuchi of Pok
Karnali gets 4 Chief Ministers, 51 ministers in 7 years
Karnali Province has received four chief ministers and 51 ministers within seven years since federalism came into effect. Provincial governments formed after the implementation of federalism are influenced by political upheavals at the central level.
Directive to appoint National Security Advisor annulled
The government has decided to annul the 'National Security Advisor Appointment, Service, Conditions, and Facilities Directive-2080' of the National Security Council.
NEA cuts power supply of over 700 customers for year-long tariff dues
Nepal Electricity Authority, Dolakha Distribution Centre has cut the electricity supply lines of 715 customers who have not paid the tariff for a year. By the end of last fiscal year 2023/24, 108 customers we
Narasimha Avatar is Rajesh Hamal’s comeback film
Rajesh Hamal’s comeback film will be ‘Narasimha Avatar’. It was officially announced on Thursday. Diwakar Bhattarai is directing the movie. The production team also released a theme poster. The poster, which uses red and blue colours, suggests a conflict and features the fierce avatar of Narasimha.
Six teams revealed for Everest Women’s Volleyball League
The first edition of the Everest Women’s Volleyball League will be seeing six franchise teams in action. The teams were unveiled amidst a press conference on Wednesday.
Fighting continues in Ukrainian incursion into Kursk area: Russia
Russian troops are fighting Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region in the third day of one of the largest cross-border incursions of the war, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday. A ministry statement sa
Most community radios in Koshi go off-air
There were nine radio stations in the Dhankuta district, but most of them have discontinued their operation. Apart from Radio Nepal's Regional Broadcasting Centre Dhankuta, Radio Laligurans, Radio Makalu and Dhankuta FM other radio stations in the district have already been closed.
Nepali medical students in dismay after returning home from restive Bangladesh
Hundreds of Nepali students pursuing MBBS in Bangladesh are now left in dismay due to concerns related to their future following the ongoing unrest there. Around 200 MBBS students have returned to Nepal since the protest of students against the reservation system turned violent. The situation has not returned to normalcy even after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on August 5. “Many Nepali students are still in Bangladesh. Altho
Nepali student Bolakhe goes missing in Australia
A Nepali student studying in Australia has been missing for the past 12 days. Subash Bolakhe, 28, of Panchkhal Municipality-
Sarlahi section of blacktopped postal road breaks in two years
The Postal Highway section in Sarlahi, which was blacktopped after years of wait, has started breaking in two years after it was blacktopped. Two years ago, the locals got rid of dust and mud after the road was blacktopped.
Issues For Constitutional Review
Nepal Bar Association (NBA) team met with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli the other day and presented a list of suggestions that need to be taken into consideration while the issues relating to amendment to th
Risk Of Being An Uncritical Reader
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, a
Nine months past deadline, Keroun sub-station remains incomplete
The construction of the Keroun 132/33 KV sub-station in Kanepokhari Rural Municipality-2, Morang, remains incomplete three years after its commencement, causing significant delays in electricity supply from Keroun to north Morang.
House member Singh donates Rs. 999,999 to eye hospital
Deepak Bahadur Singh, a Member of the House of Representatives elected from Makwanpur and the Chairman of the Infrastructure Development Committee in the Lower House, has provided financial support to the Hetauda Community Eye Hospital.
