- Tuesday, 24 March 2026
The Rising Nepal
Ten Creative Releases Of 2023
With 2023 over, we mark the third year-end since we started using this space to celebrate the brilliance illustrated by independent artists in the Nepali music scene. Across genres, genders,
‘Unjustifiable actions in Gaza by Israel’
On December 26, Israel's first conscientious objector since the start of its war against Hamas, Tal Mantic, was sent to prison after refusing to serve in the army. Mitnick, however, is not alone. A small group of Israelis are refusing to take part in the "oppression of the Palestinians" by refusing to serve in the Gaza conflict. We met with some of them in Israel.
Possibility of tea cultivation in Karnali discussed
A provincial level discussion was held on the feasibility of tea and coffee farming in Karnali. The discussion in Birendranagar on Friday was organized by the National Tea and Coffee Development Board in coordination with Siddhartha Multipurpose Cooperatives Limited Surkhet.
Overdependence on remittance not in long-term interest of country
Nepal has been receiving more than Rs. 100 billion remittances a month for the past couple of months. With the improvement in remittance inflow, the indicators of the external and internal sector of the economy are also improving.
NKorea fires over 200 artillery shells
North Korea fired more than 200 artillery shells near two South Korean islands on Friday, prompting evacuation orders for their residents, Seoul's defence ministry and local officials said.
Martial Artist Siddartha promoting WUMA Kung Fu in Nepal
Siddartha Lama Tamang, a dedicated martial artist, is on a mission to popularise Kung Fu in Nepal as a means of a healthy lifestyle. Like all martial arts, Kung Fu aims to develop self-defence skills and encourage a healthy lifestyle. It offers a wide range of physical and mental benefits, from managing stress to strengthening the body. Kung Fu is an effective way to stay fit and it requires little to no equipment. As the founding secretary and president of the Nepal WUMA Kung Fu Association, affiliated with E
Community schools in Kamal to hire dance instructors
Kamal Rural Municipality in Jhapa is all set to hire Ghumti dance instructors for its community schools. The rural municipality has initiated the required procedures and completed the final preparations to appoint teachers for this purpose.
Building Trust In Public Institutions
The defining feature of public institutions is impersonal trust-mediating rational agencies assigned to perform specialised tasks in society. Human life flourishes in interactions with each other and builds
The Pillars Of Green Wisdom
The ongoing war in Ukraine and the fighting in Gaza following Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attack must not distract the world from our collective priorities: reducing our CO2 emissions, aiming
Manang farmers get yak breeder from Solukhumbu
Nine yaks, brought from Solukhumbu to improve the yak breed in Gandaki Province, reached Manang on Wednesday evening. The purebred yaks, raised at the Yak Genetic Resource Centre in Syangboche, were distributed to the farmers in Manang amid a programme on Thursday. Suresh Thakali, the Chairman of the Manang
Families in Gaza search desperately for food, water
Stranded in a corner of southern Gaza, members of the Abu Jarad family are clinging to a strict survival routine. They fled their comfortable three-bedroom home in northern Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war broke out nearly three months ago. The 10-person family now squeezes into a 16-square meter tent on a garbage-strewn sandy plot, part of a sprawling encampment of displaced Palestinians.
U19 cricket team off to South Africa for World Cup
Nepal’s men’s U19 cricket team was bade farewell on Friday as they left for South Africa to participate in the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024.
Comic book on K-pop group BTS charts their rise to stardom and military service
A new comic book chronicles the rise to stardom of South Korea’s K-pop music sensation BTS and their recent transition to military service. TidalWave Comics has added the 22-page book to its FAME series, which uses the comic medium to shine a light on musical acts.
Longest suspension bridge near complete
Construction on Nepal's longest suspension bridge is nearly complete. The bridge, being built over the Kamala River and connecting Dhanusha's Kathal with Siraha's Malahaniya, is set to be 1,501 metres long and four feet wide.
Two companies t0 attempt first US moon landings since Apollo missions
China and India scored moon landings, while Russia, Japan and Israel ended up in the lunar trash heap. Now two private companies are hustling to get the U.S. back in the game, more than five decades after the Apollo program ended.
