- Tuesday, 24 March 2026
The Rising Nepal
Cultivating Reading Habit
At various gatherings and during festivals, my relatives and neighbours barrage me with a string of questions about literature. Their primary concern revolves around the rewards and outcomes of my devotion to reading
Shooting of ‘The World’s Happiest Man’ concludes
The shooting of ‘Bhutan’ in Nepali and ‘The World’s Happiest Man’ in English, directed by Binod Paudel, has been concluded. Hari Bansha Acharya, Dayahang Rai, Pooja Chand Lama, Richa Ghimire, Bhuwan Pyakurel, Aditi Pyakurel, and Kaushila Khanal Karmacharya from Nepal, Anuradha Majumder from India, and world-famous Hollywood actor Bruce Dern from America have joined the cast.
Former Pakistani Premier Khan gets 14-year prison sentence
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife were sentenced on Wednesday to 14 years in prison each for corruption, his lawyer and prison officials said, a day after another special court convicted Khan of leaking state secrets and gave him a 10-year prison sentence.
Nepal U19 loses to B'desh by five wickets in Super Six
Nepal entered the super six stage in the ICC U19 World Cup against great difficulties. However, any chances to advance forward in the semi-finals ended after India and Pakistan went enough point forward after winning their first matches of the stage.
IMF sketches a brighter view of global economy seeing lower inflation
The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its outlook for the world economy this year, envisioning resilient growth led by the United States and a slower pace of inflation. In its latest outlook, the 190-country lending agency said Tuesday that it now expects the global economy to grow 3.1% this year, unchanged from 2023 but better than the 2.9% it had predicted for 2024 in its previous estimate in Octo
Contractor delays road construction in Surkhet
The construction of a road connecting Mangalgadhi and Kakrebihar of Birendranagar in Surket has not been completed for years due to negligence of the contractor. The incomplete road, also a route to the fa
French MPs vote to enshrine abortion rights
France’s National Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill meant to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French Constitution, the first key step in a legislative process that also requires a vote in the Senate.
Janakpur Literature and Int’l Theatre Festival from today
A five-day ‘Janakpur Literature and International Theatre Festival’ is set to begin in Janakpur on Thursday. The festival will run from Thursday to Monday and will take place at the Mahendra Narayan Nidhi Mithila Cultural Centre in Janakpurdham, it was announced during a press conference organised on Wednesday by the Maithili Development Fund.
Nepal Police continues with perfect run
Nepal Police Club continued its perfect run at the PM Cup Men’s National One Day Cricket Tournament after securing its eighth consecutive victory on Wednesday. With a comprehensive 103-run win over Lumbini Province at Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground, Police so far has remained unbeaten in the league stage. Police Club is the first team to book a place in the final of the PM Cup. With 16 points and one match in hand, the Police sits at the top of the standings without any threat from the opponents. The second-placed Army has 12 points and will be playing its last league stage match against Gandaki Province.
Four artefacts stolen from Nepal returned
Four stolen antiques from Nepal arrived in Kathmandu from various museums in New York, America, on Wednesday. Dallas Museum of Art, Rubin Museum of Art and Brooklyn Museum of New York returned four artworks to Nepal.
Gandaki gears up to draw second five-year plan
In the final year of the Gandaki Province's first five-year plan, the province has reviewed old plans and formulated new ones. It has prepared a concept paper for the second five-year plan and conducted district-level discussions.
Five bridges under construction in Parbat section of Mid-Hill Highway
:Altogether five motorable bridges are set to be constructed in the Parbat section of the Madhya Pahadi Lokmarg (Mid-Hill Highway) project, connecting the east and west regions. Three motorable bridges will be built
Prithiviya Thapa wins Humanitarian Award at Mrs. World
Nepal reached the semi-finals and secured the Humanitarian Award in the international competition for Mrs. World 2023, held in Las Vegas. Mrs. Nepal World Prithiviya Thapa, the representative from Nepal, received the Humanitarian Award in the beauty pageant.
Diplomacy Key To Solve Myanmar Conflict
Myanmar is at a critical juncture. Following a military coup in February 2021, it had descended into vicious conflicts, triggering a complex web of political, economic, and humanitarian crises, with significant implications
Check Abuse Of Artificial Intelligence
As science advances and the digital age has taken over the daily life styles of humans all over the world, new forms of crimes are advancing. Computers have now become a lifeline for people’s livelihoods. As people are relying on computers as a tool of their earning, communicating and entertaining, it is now becoming a potential threat of controlling several aspects of human lives including a source of various crime
