- Friday, 27 March 2026
The Rising Nepal
Electricity access touches 95%
The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has said that 95 per cent of the country's total population has access to electricity. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Managing Director of NEA Kul Man Ghising said about two years ago, 89 per cent of citizens used to get electricity from the national transmission line, but now it has reached 95 per cent. The Madhes, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces h
West African leaders are meeting on Niger, but military junta defies mediation
West African heads of state began meeting Thursday on next steps after Niger's military junta defied their deadline to reinstate the nation's deposed president, but analysts say the bloc known as ECOWAS may be running out of options as support fades for a military intervention.
Fans in India rejoice as superstar actor Rajinikanth’s latest movie hits theaters
Fans of an Indian movie star with a cult following thronged movie theaters and celebrated with dancing and prayers as his latest film hit screens on Thursday. Hundreds of avid supporters of Rajinikanth, one of India’s biggest movie superstars, carried photo cutouts and flower garlands as they made their way to a theater in Mumbai to watch his latest film “Jailer.” The first screening began at 6 a.m. local time.
England face Colombia test, Japan eye Women’s World Cup semi-finals
The Women’s World Cup is down to the last eight, with European champions England widely seen as the favourites to lift the trophy following the elimination of holders the United States. Spain V Netherlands
Our focus is on building road network: Mayor Lama
Of the 85 local levels of Gandaki Province, Manang's Narpa Bhumi Rural Municipality is the only one that has no access to motorable roads. Located near the Chinese border, this rural municipality is a two-day walk from the district headquarters Chame. Narpa Bhumi is con
NC calls PP meeting today
The office-bearers of the Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party on Thursday discussed the issue of the House of Representatives' obstruction by the CPN-UML. A meeting of the party office-bearers held at the personal residence of the NC president and its parliamentary party leader Sher Bahadur Deuba in Dhumbarahi also d
Hollywood strike matches the 100-day mark of the last writers strike in 2007-2008
TV late-night comedy scribe Greg Iwinski, 38, was still only an aspiring writer when Hollywood writers held their landmark strike in 2007-2008. But as he manned the picket lines Wedne
The Menance Of Double Standards
A British language philosopher J. L. Austin once said speech is act, and saying is doing. But what he said about language one century back seems untrue today. Many of us say one thing but very often do contrary to what we say. The double standard i
Create Atmosphere For Startup Growth
Startups, which denote firms or companies in their first stage of operation, are flourishing across the globe while the trend of creating 'unicorns' – companies worth more than US$ 1 billion – has been shifted to the developing countrie
Community forests serve as source of income generation
CPN (UML) Chair K.P. Sharma Oli has said that community forest should be oriented towards creating jobs and generating income. Addressing the ‘Afforestation Programme’ organised
Indigenous Peoples Matter
Nepal is home to numerous indigenous peoples with their distinct languages, custom, costumes and cultural heritages. As of now, a total of 60 ethnic and indigenous communities have been recognised officially. There is no doubt that these commu
Ensure People’s Safety
On July 24, 2023 a 13-year-old child was swept away by the swelling Samakhushi stream. He went missing and his body was recovered after days of search in the Bagmati River at Dakshinkali. Apparently, the schoolboy had fallen into the flooded stream from a wall while playing. And this is not the first time that someone has lost their life to the monsoon flood in the Kathmandu Valley. Similar situation happened in 2021 when a child had fallen into an open drain located at Kapan of Kathmandu.
Bayern reach deal with Spurs to sign Kane
Bayern Munich have reached an agreement to sign England captain Harry Kane from Tottenham, for a Bundesliga record fee of over 100 million euros ($110 million), reports said Thursday.
COVID-19 took a toll on heart health and doctors are still grappling with how to help
Firefighter and paramedic Mike Camilleri once had no trouble hauling heavy gear up ladders. Now battling long COVID, he gingerly steps onto a treadmill to learn how his heart handles a simple walk. “This is, like, not a tough-guy test so don’t fake it,” warned Beth Hughes, a physical therapist at Washington University in St. Louis. Somehow, a mild case of COVID-19 set off a chain reaction that eventually left Camilleri with dangerous blood pressure spikes, a heartbeat
NC lawmaker Sharma arrested on fake certificate charge
The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has arrested lawmaker of Nepali Congress Sunil Sharma. Sharma was arrested by a special team of the
