- Sunday, 22 March 2026
The Rising Nepal
Speaker Ghimire holds meeting with top leaders
Speaker Devraj Ghimire held talks with Parliamentary Party leaders of the major political parties in Singha Durbar on Tuesday. In the meeting held at the Office of the Speaker in Singh Durbar just three days before the budget session that is beginning on May 10, the leaders discussed major issues for the smooth functioning of the House proceedings.
Dhanusha farmer treasures news clippings of Gorkhapatra on his work
Fifty-six-year-old Ram Pukar Yadav of Ganeshman Charnath Municipality-9, Baramajhiya of Dhanusha, who is known to the village as a model farmer with the production of earthworm manure, has carefully kept the news cuttings in photo frames published about his stories in the Gorkhapatra Daily. Yadav has decorated all his new stories published in the Daily about himself and his hardship in wooden frames.
An Eye Opener For New Parties
The recent by-election results in Ilam and Bajhang provided excellent insights into Nepal's current political dynamics. While they demonstrated that traditional parties in Nepal have significant influence over voters, they also indicated that newly emerging parties, such as the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and identity-based parties, will have to work hard in the coming days if they wa
Accord Top Priority To Poverty Alleviation
Poverty in Nepal is coming down, which is a matter of satisfaction. During the 1990s, the rate of poverty was over 40 per cent. The first national living standard survey (NLSS-I) was held in 1995/96
Floods in Brazil kill about 75 people, over 103 missing
Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sunday.
Better Life Expectancy
There is a good news about which Nepal can take pride in. It is in the news that the country is making significant strides in a number of indicators that really matter. Among them are marked
Kenya In Debt Distress
Katharina Wilhelm Otieno I have a second home in Nairobi and regularly work there, fulfilling my duties as a member of D+C/E+Z’s editorial team. In recent weeks, Kenya’s problems felt worse than they did in a long time. To
Chitwan National Park not to issue fishing permits
Chitwan National Park has decided not to issue additional licenses (permits) to the Majhi, Musahar, and Bote communities residing in Nawalpur, who earn their livelihood by fishing in the
Business of gift items thriving along Mechi Highway
Anyone travelling along the Mechi highway gets attracted to the roadside shops full of small packets of local products. From Kuttidanda in Ilam to Ranke Bazar bordering Panchthar district, t
Dharche painting workshop begins
‘Dharche Painting Workshop’ started in collaboration with the Nepal Academy of Fine Art (NAFA) and Dharche Rural Municipality, Gorkha, on Monday.
Mbappé plays his final CL game in Paris with PSG
No doubt Kylian Mbappé will be greeted with loud cheers and applause when he takes to the Parc des Princes pitch on Tuesday night. It will be his final Champions Leag
Russia plans to hold drills faking use of nuke weapons
Russia plans to hold drills simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons, the Defense Ministry announced Monday, days after the Kremlin reacted angrily to comments by senior Western officials about the war in Ukraine.
International Buddhist seminar organised in Lumbini
Various national and international scholars have demanded the government declare Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, as a city of peace. Speaking at the International Buddhist Symposium organised by the Lumbini
'Solidarity must for addressing identity issues'
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has called upon all the marginalised classes, castes and communities to show solidarity in implementing the identity and national issues.
Nepalgunj ICP comes into operation
The Nepalgunj Integrated Check Post (ICP) constructed with the help of the government of India at the Nepal-India border has come into operation from Monday.
