- Sunday, 22 March 2026
The Rising Nepal
Gauri Tamu Literacy Award presented to poet Gurung
Internationally acclaimed Nepali poet Chandra Gurung was honoured with Gauri Tamu Literacy Award at a function organised at Lwang village of Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality-8 on Wednesday.
Russian drone attack kills 4, wounds 12 people in Kharkiv
A night-time Russian attack using Iranian-designed drones killed four people and wounded 12 in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, local authorities said. Shahed drones smashed into two apartment buildings in the city near the Russian border that has frequently been targeted during more than two years of war.
Nepali containers now reach Ramite to import goods
Nepali containers have started entering the Chinese territory for importing goods. For the first time after the devastating earthquake of 2015, Nepali containers have started getting permission to reach close to Khasa Bazaar, Tibet, an autonomous region of China, to carry the imported goods.
Nepal's air quality improving
Until a few years ago, winter days in major cities across Nepal, including the Kathmandu Valley, were characterised by hazardous air quality, posing significant health risks to the public. On January 4, 2021, the Department of Environment issued an alert to the public regarding the perilous
Rong Rural Municipality to begin titepati cultivation
Rong Rural Municipality in Ilam is set to expand titepati, also called bitter leaf (Indian wormwood), farming to commercialise the agricultural sector. While wild animals such as monkeys and boars are causing distress to farmers, the rural municipality aims to cultivate titepati as a commercial alternative. Scientifically known as Artemisia vulgaris, titepati is a m
South Koreans bid emotional farewell to panda
A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at a rain-soaked amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to a beloved giant panda before her departure to China on Wednesday. Fu Bao has been a major attraction
Making Nepali Export Competitive
Exports refer to the act of selling goods and services abroad. Exports are very important economic activities for the prosperity of a country, which enhance the aggregate demand of the domestic economy and can be a major source of foreign curren
Develop Local Capacity To Run Schools
Democratic countries tend to develop an institutionalised system to decentralise education services in their respective jurisdictions. This is because there are several inherent problems with the centralised delivery of education servic
International Peace Fair in Lumbini from tomorrow
For the first time, an International Peace Fair is being held in Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, on April 5 and 6. Organising a press conference on Tuesday, Mani
On Recovery Path
Overcoming internal and external challenges, Nepal’s economy is bouncing back due to surge in agricultural products, tourism, inflow of remittance and hydropower exports. Reports of the National Statistics Office (NSO) and the World Ba
Intellectual Capital
With the rise of the digital economy, organisations solely relying on traditional approaches to conduct business activities have found themselves struggling to compete in the cut-throat market. Gone are the days when manual labour and its eff
Inflation slides again in Europe
The inflation that has squeezed European shoppers fell more than expected in March to 2.4%, as cost spikes in the grocery aisle eased and overall price rises headed down in the two biggest economies, Germany and France.
‘Govt efforts alone insufficient to control drug abuse’
Home Minister for Lumbini Province Santosh Kumar Pandey has said that collective efforts are needed to control drug abuse. Minister Pandey said that everyone's role and cooperation were important for the reduction of drug addiction and its complete control.
SL sweeps B'desh Test series
Lahiru Kumara finished with 4-50 to help Sri Lanka thump Bangladesh by 192 runs in the second Test and sweep the two-match series 2-0 on Wednesday. The fast bowler dismissed last man Khaled Ahmed to wrap up a one-sided contest before lunch on the fifth day in Chittagong. Hosts Bangladesh, chasing a mammoth 511 in their second innings, added just 50 after resuming on 268-7.
9 dead, 800 injured in 7.3-magnitude earthquake in China's Taiwan
As of 4:30 p.m., the death toll in a 7.3-magnitude quake in China's Taiwan on Wednesday morning had risen to nine, according to the local emergency operation centre. Data from the center showed that about 821 people were injured following the earthquake that hit the sea area near Hualien County, Taiwan.
