- Thursday, 26 March 2026
The Rising Nepal
Entrance fee at Mayadevi Temple to be hiked
The Lumbini Development Trust (LDT) has increased the entrance fee for Mayadevi Temple in Lumbini, contrary to a verdict of the Supreme Court and the requests of the stakeholders. A meeting of the LDT on August 14 decided to increase the entrance fee effective from September 18. As a result, the entrance fee for tourists from India, South Asia, and third-world countries, including Nepali citizens, has gone up. The fee for tourists from India has increased to Rs. 80 from Rs. 40. Similarly, the entrance fee for tourists from other South Asian countries and
Heritage painting campaign on the empty walls of Birendranagar
An art campaign aimed at cultivating a sense of cultural and heritage identity on the vacant walls of Birendranagar's market area in Surkhet, the capital of Karnali Province, has been launched.
Herders begin descending with cattle in Manang
The sheep, goat and yaks that were grazing in the highlands of Manang have started to descend to lower altitudes. Herders have started bringing their livestock to lower areas to dodge the decreasing temperatures and worsening weather conditions.
Problems of energy project be solved: Minister Basnet
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Shakti Bahadur Basnet has requested the Ministry of Forest and Environment to resolve the problems related to forest immediately to expedite the construction works of hydropower and irrigation projects.
What Miffs School Teachers?
Last week, teachers from Nepal's government schools, also known as community schools, took to the streets of Kathmandu to protest a proposed School Education Bill that seeks to amend existing laws governing public school education wh
Key Provisions In School Education Bill
The school education bill was presented to Parliament on September 13 after 52 years to replace the Education Act, 1971. With the promulgation of the constitution in 2015, many laws, including the education act, are to be enacted by Parliament so as to
Luring Chinese Investors
Nepal is in dire need of more foreign direct investment (FDI) in varied potential sectors to support the ailing economy by creating additional jobs and boosting exports. Although the nation’s economy has been going through different challenges in the post-COVID situation, the government has aimed at achieving an ambitious six per cent economic growth during the current fiscal year. The country had to suffer a budget deficit in the last fiscal year owing to low revenue col
Do Blue-light Glasses Really Work?
Blue-light glasses are said to reduce eye strain when using computers, improve your sleep and protect your eye health. You can buy them yourself or your optometrist can prescribe them. But do they work? Or could they do you harm? We re
Nepali players' early elimination continues in Asian Games
Nepal's athletes at the 19th Asian Games had another frustrating day as they continued to be eliminated from the competition. There were disappointments in mountain biking and fencing, with Usha Khanal and Suraj Rana Magar unable to complete their respective cross country races.
Sanjhya Sahitya revived
Sanjhya Sahitya has resumed its poetry campaigning. It is mentioned that the motive of the group is to promote budding poets and honour the established ones. “We generally presented three poets of three generations every month. Doing that we followed the rule of inclusiveness. Now we are going to change the format,” Ram Gopal Ashutosh, one of the campaigners of the group, said. Based in Bhaktapur, this is a group of some promising po
US schools are adopting four day weeks
It's a Monday in September, but with schools closed, the three children in the Pruente household have nowhere to be. Callahan, 13, contorts herself into a backbend as 7-year-old Hudson fiddles with a balloon and 10-year-old Keegan plays the piano.
Landslide victims handed over huts
Temporary integrated residential houses built in Maiwakhola Rural Municipality of Taplejung district were handed over to the landside victims on Monday. Maiwakhola Rural Municipality chairman Bijay Prakash Wanem, vice-chair Kamal Kumari Limbu and other officials jointly handed over 65 temporary houses to 65 families affected by the landslides of mid-June this year. The landslides had displaced 62 families in Sanghu and tw
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Chilime-Trishuli transmission line to be complete by January 2024
The deadline for the completion of the construction of the Chilime-Trishuli 220 kV transmission line and substations has been fixed within mid-January 2024. The Chilime-Trishuli 220 kV transmission line project is under construction for the supply of electricity generated from hydropower projects being built in the Trishuli River and its tributaries to the national electricity system. Under the project, Chilime Hub and Trishuli 3 B Hub substations of 220/132/33 kV are being construct
Room where girls can take rest during menstrual discomfort
In a bid to ease the woes during menstruation of girl students, the local government in collaboration with the Pace Nepal, a non-profit organisation, has set up ‘menstrual rest rooms’ at community schools in Jumla.
High-speed rail becoming costly for UK government
The British government confirmed Sunday it may scrap a big chunk of an overdue and over-budget high-speed rail line once touted as a way to attract jobs and investment to northern England. British media reported that an announcement is expected this week that the line will end in Birmingham – 100 miles (160 kilometers) from London -- rather than further north in Manchester. The Conservative government insists no final decision has been made about the embattled High Speed 2 project.
