- Wednesday, 25 March 2026
The Rising Nepal
Ukraine, Russia leaders assess their resources as the war heads into winter
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he spoke by phone with U.S. President Joe Biden about Washington’s future support for Kyiv, and Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a military base near the Ukrainian border, as the warring countries laid plans for the winter and next year’s combat operations.
Changing World, Steady China-Nepal Friendship
Prime Minister Prachanda's visit to China came to a successful conclusion, when his return flight arrived at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. Just like the plane flying over the boundary peak, Mount Qomolangma, this visit
The Centrality Of The Just Order
Nepali leaders often boast of their courage in periodic democracy movements and its restoration. But they are less triumphant in building a culture of constitutionalism embellished by a just political order where people can achieve their full freedom and maturity. As a result, politics in Nepal has increasingly become the conscious reflection of the human condition and instant hope of a life of choice and positive results. Nepali l
Warner and Marsh power Australia to win over Pakistan
David Warner and Mitchell Marsh powered Australia to a 62-run victory over Pakistan with their entertaining centuries Friday in the fourth game for both teams at the Cricket World Cup.
President, Vice President greet Nepalis on Dashain
President Ramchandra Paudel has wished happiness, peace and prosperity, good health, long life and progress to all sisters and brothers within the country and abroad on the occasion of the greatest festival of Nepalis, Bada Dashain.
Saranya dance on verge of extinction
The traditional Saranya Nach (dance) is on the verge of vanishing in Gulmi. This unique traditional dance is performed in the religious sites of Gulmi, Arghakhanchi, Pyuthan and Palpa districts the d
Children's education in Rwanda under threat because of reduced UN funding
Cuts to U.N. funding for refugees living in Rwanda is threatening the right to education for children in more than 100,000 households who have fled conflict from different East African countries to live in five camps.
Sugarcane farmers take to streets demanding subsidy
Sugarcane farmers of Sarlahi district staged a protest in Harion on Friday after the government did not provide them with subsidies for sugarcane even during the festival of Dashain.
Nepal attracts over 1,000 mountaineers this season
Nepal has attracted over 1,000 climbers from 69 nations this mountaineering season. As per the data maintained by the Department of Tourism (DoT), 1,111 climbers, including 882 men and 229 women, have received permission to scale Nepal’s mountains this Autumn season. Of them, the highest number are from the United States of America. A total 114 American climbers have arrived in the country to climb the peaks.
Fulpati being observed today
Fulpati is being taken into the homes as per the tradition on Saturday, the seventh day of the Bada Dashian festival, throughout the country. Fulpati, an assortment of flowers, banana leaves, ginger plants, sugarcane plants and fruits, is anointed at houses and Dashain Ghars.
Films in Dashain
Dashain, the biggest festival in Nepal, is traditionally seen as an opportune moment to release local films. Continuing this trend, this year’s Dashain sees the release of Bipin Karki's ‘Bhasme Don’ on Phulpati ( the seventh day of Dashain). The film is set to release on Saturday, breaking the usual tradition of releasing films on Fridays.
Ton-up Kohli stars as India overwhelm Bangladesh in WCup
Virat Kohli's unbeaten century sealed India's fourth win from four World Cup matches as the hosts defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets in Pune on Thursday. Star batsman Kohli reached his
Mahsa Amini, woman who died in police custody, awarded EU human rights prize
Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country’s conservative Islamic theocracy, was awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize on Thursday.
Consequences Of Israel-Hamas War
The violent attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7 has threatened to change West Asia into a new theatre of war. It has also revealed a tectonic shift in the geo-political alignment of regional and global powe
A Bright Star Over The Dark Clouds
Many of us may not have noticed the poetic line "If winter comes, can spring be far behind?" by a romantic English poet. This is the last line from PB Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind" (1820), which foresees the triumph of a glorious future amidst the prevailing gloom. Hope and despair for the poet go side by side, and finally, hope triumphs over the despair. This depiction of optimism in a single poetic line is as simple as it is
