- Monday, 11 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
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
Shun Ostentation In Sohra Shradhdha
The word ‘Shradhdha’, which is derived from Sanskrit, means faith, purity and truth. In Hindu culture, parents are the first gurus-teachers and therefore are treated as Gods by their children. The children pay respects to their parents even after their death. Sons, especially t
Drive Against Corruption
The other day, the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has presented its 33rd Annual Report to President Ramchandra Paudel. The report provides insights into robust anti-corruption initiatives pursued by the government during the fiscal year 2022/23. The disclosure of filing corruption cases against 766 individuals in 162 instances emphasises the CIAA's commitment to eradicating malfeasance, yet it raises questions about the pervasive nat
Internet Anguish
Every now and then, there are articles and publications about how the internet is changing the way people’s minds work. Couple internet with a smartphone, and there seems to be a huge debate on whether it is beneficial to individuals in the long run. While previously we had address books to note down phone numbers and contact information, now we can tap them on the smartphone. Come across a difficult word that you don’t know the meaning of? Internet
Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour is over
A documentary chronicling Beyoncé's just-concluded 39-city Renaissance World Tour will premiere in North American theaters Dec. 1, AMC Theaters announced Monday. The film adds a second blockbuster from a music superstar to a fall slate of movies that's been slightly thinned out by the ongoing screen actors' strike. Like "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour," which debuts Oct. 13, "Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé" is being released directly by AMC, the movie theater chain, without studio involvement.
Bhandari expresses desire to serve nation
Ramesh Bhandari, who rose to prominence after passing 10 examinations taken by the Public Service Commission (PSC) in one year, has said that he wants to become a sincere servant of the nation.
