- Thursday, 26 March 2026
The Rising Nepal
Delivery Matters Most For People
The Prime Minister, ministers and the party leaders promise to work towards instituting good governance and transformative changes to meet their pledges to the people. Though reality seems to be quite different, those holding the reins of power
Budgetary Incentives Key To Attract FDI
Nepal is not an exception to the rule that FDI is essential to the economic development of many nations. Budgetary incentives are frequently used by governments as a part of their monetary policy to draw in and keep foreign investment. This
Economic Growth Prospect
Nepal’s economy is gradually getting back on track. The country’s economic projections, made by global and regional lending agencies, indicate satisfactory improvement in overall financial performance. On Tuesday, the World Bank (WB) said tha
Autopsy service launched at Bardibas Hospital
After persistent efforts and wait of Bardibas Municipality, the autopsy service has now begun at Bardibas Hospital. An autopsy, also known as a post-mortem examination, is a specialized surgical procedure used to determine the cause and manner of death. On Wednesday, the hospital initiated its autopsy service by conducting the first post-mortem examination on Kaji Karki, a 52-year-old resident of Gauridanda, Bardibas-3, who lost his life in a road accident.
Selma Blair helps White House salute landmark disability legislation
Actor and disability rights advocate Selma Blair on Monday helped President Joe Biden mark the legacy of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, displaying a touch of the comedic timing that made her a star in Hollywood hits like "Legally Blonde" and "Cruel Intentions."
Nepal sail into semi-final in women’s Kabaddi
In the ongoing 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China, Nepal's women's kabaddi team has secured at least a bronze medal. After defending champion Iran's 54-16 victory over Bangladesh in Group B on Wednesday, Nepal advanced to the semi-final, guaranteeing them a medal. This marks the end of Nepal's medal drought in Hangzhou.
Haitian students play drums, guitars to escape hunger and gang violence
Woodberson Seïde held his stepsister's hand as they walked through Haiti 's capital on their way to an afterschool music program. They avoided cars, motorcycles, and territory controlled by the gangs whose predation prompted this week's U.N. Security Council vote for the deployment of a multinational armed force. Once he arrived at the school that hosts the program, 11-year-old Woodberson didn't think much about how he sometimes eats once a day. His family sleeps on the floor of a church, something they've done since losing their home to gangs.
International scientific meet on lightning kicks off
A three-day international conference on “Lightning Electromagnetics and Applications of Semi-conducting Materials” started in Lalitpur on Wednesday. A least 100 participants including experts from Nepal, India, America, Brazil, France, Sweden, Israel, Australia, Bangladesh and Pakistan are attending the conference.
How Disney turned Halloween into a money-making machine
For devoted Disney fans, there’s often no better treat than spending Halloween at its theme parks — and more specifically, at its after-hours parties, where visitors can trick-or-treat through Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room and watch a Halloween-exclusive parade, among other experiences.
Closure of Sanskrit schools creates Purohit scarcity
Sohra Sraddha, a 16-day period in the Nepali calendar when people pay homage to their ancestors, has begun and eastern Morang is facing a shortage of Purohits to perform the rituals. Religious scholars and people with an understanding of the matter say that this is because of the closure of Gurukuls and Sanskrit schools, educational institutions that produce Purohits. Many Sanskrit schools of the district have converted themselves to normal secondary schools while Gurukuls have been forced to shut their doors due to a lack of finances. Dayaram Subedi, a Pandit of Kanepokhari Rural M
Shah elected UML’s Karnali Provincial chair
The first provincial convention of the main opposition CPN-UML has elected leaders from Karnali Province. Gulabjung Shah has been elected the chief of the Karnali province committee of the party. In an election held on Sunday, Shah defeated h
FNCCI to organise mega economic debate to address current economic crisis
In order to solve the current economic crisis, the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has decided to create a roadmap to solve the economic crisis through a national consultation in cooperation with the government, Nepal Rastra Bank, development partners, economists and the private sector. The third meeting of the Federation's executive committee held at
Trio wins physics Nobel for work on electrons
France's Pierre Agostini, Hungarian-Austrian Ferenc Krausz and French-Swedish Anne L'Huillier on Tuesday won the Nobel Physics Prize for research into tools for exploring electrons inside atoms and molecules. The trio was honoured "for e
402 households in Roshi to get tapped drinking water
Additional 402 households in Roshi Rural Municipality of Kavrepalanchok district will be supplied drinking water through the 'one house, one tap' programme in the current fiscal year. In order to provide drinking water facilities to all the ci
China, US Cannot Decouple In Trade
The great-power competition between the United States and China is a defining feature of the first part of this century, but there is little agreement on how it should be characterized. Some call it an “enduring rivalry” analogous to the one between Germany and Britain prior to the last century’s two world wars. Others worry that America and China are like Sparta (the dominant power) and Athens (the rising power) in the fifth century BC: “destined for war.” The problem, of cour
