- Tuesday, 24 March 2026
The Rising Nepal
Nevada tribe says coalitions will protect sacred sites
The room was packed with Native American leaders from across the United States, all invited to Washington to hear from federal officials about President Joe Biden's accomplishments and new policy directives aimed at improving relationships and protecting sacred sites. Arlan Melendez was not among them. The long-time chairman of the Reno-Sparks Indian Co
Elderly man weaving, carrying and selling baskets at 64
A 64-year-old man here has been found maintaining his livelihood by selling bamboo-made baskets for 42 years. Jaisingh Tamta of Kharpunath Rural Municipa
Selfiekali crowned most beautiful elephant
Selfiekali won this year’s Elephant Beauty Contest, a unique and rare beauty pageant for elephants, held in Sauraha, Chitwan, on Wednesday. On the second day of the Elephant Festival, Selfiekali, adorned in vibrant colours, p
Health sector makes notable improvements
The government led by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is making notable improvements in major health sector indicators. The Health Ministry has demonstrated its pri
Nepal Heading To Become Power Exporter
Hydropower is a cheap and sustainable source of energy with negligible environmental impacts. Despite having huge potential in hydropower, Nepal has been unable to tap its resources at the desired pace. In 112 years sinc
Milestones In Nepal's Global Standing
Talking about something is easy, but getting someone to listen and respond is challenging. This applies to both personal and international communication. Countries interact with each other, and some excel at making others listen, while some struggle to draw attention. Analyzing Nepal's in
Government Boosts Sports Priority
Nepal has emerged as a formidable contender in international cricket, garnering global attention with its stellar performances in 2023. This year has been particularly noteworthy for Nepali sports, with cricket taking centre stage and the nation achieving remarkable milestones, including rewriting T20I World records and securing a spot in the T20 World Cup.
Singers, artistes mesmerising audience in Nepalgunj festival
The 6th Nepalgunj Festival is drawing a crowd. The main attraction of the festival being held in Nepalgunj is the captivating performances by both national and local artistes and singers. Most of the ordinary attendees at the festival are obs
Appreciable Achievements In ICT
Nepal is experiencing major changes brought about by the widespread adoption of digital technologies. As the digitalisation of public services takes hold in local, provincial, and federal levels, all Nepali people - regardless of their location, identity or social status - are getting faster, more economi
Debates On Kissinger’s Legacy
Obituaries and commentaries published after the death of former United States Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Henry Alfred Kissinger (1923-2023) described him as “the master of events” with a long journey of exemplary career. He was the “Cold War’s most powerful Secretary of
Political Stability Achieved
Immediately after the formation of the current coalition government, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda had pledged to ensure stability, good governance, prosperity and effective service delivery to the public. It has so far been successful in establishing stability while making crusade against corruption that remains a key factor behind the nation's poor service delivery and economic backwardness. Economy was in a bad shape. A rumour is that the country is heading to the financial meltdown like Sri Lanka where the economic crisis took a nasty turn, forcing the sitting President t
Learning Tourism Lesson From Arunachal
Nepal could learn a lot of strategies of promoting the oranges of Gorkha from the policies taken by Arunachal Pradesh, the northernmost state of India. “Arunachal produces the best oranges in the country and we aim to increase production, so this festival has helped us in projecting our oranges at a bigger level,” said Pema Khandu, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, in an interview with this scribe while inaugurating the Orange Festival of Music and Adventure (OFAM) at Dambuk, Dibang Valley, during 14th -18th December 2023. One excellent tourism s
Conclude TRC Process
With the top leaders of three major political parties deciding to pass a Bill on Commission on Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons, Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) from the upcoming winter session of the Federal Parliament, a hope for the settlement of tricky part of peace process has been raised. Chiefs of three parties had held their meeting at the residence of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda on Monday. It will be a real breakthrough if the parties are able to endorse the Bill having the provisions of credible mechanism to conclude the remaining process
Achieve New Year Resolves
One of the wonders of human nature is adaptability to change, even if it might be one of the hardest things. Although it may seem like a child’s personality is set quite unwaveringly by the time he or she becomes an adult, according to neuroscience, human minds are plastic in nature regardles
Ukrainian attack damages Russian naval ship
A Ukrainian attack on the Crimean port of Feodosia damaged a large Russian landing ship and killed one person, Moscow said on Tuesday after Kyiv said it had destroyed an important Russian warship. The Russian defence ministry was cited by the Interfax news agency as saying that Ukraine had used air-launched missiles to attack Feodosia and that the “Novocherkassk” large landing ship had been damaged in the raid. The Novocherkassk, which was b
