- Wednesday, 8 April 2026
TRN Online
GC marks Jaya Prithvi’s birth anniversary
The Gorkhapatra Corporation (GC) celebrated the birth anniversary of its founding manager Jaya Prithvi Bahadur Singh on Tuesday. Singh, born on the Nepali date of Bhadra 7, 1934 BS (August 23, 1877 AD), was a humanist, peace advocate, writer and social activist and an instrumental figure in assisting Rana Prime Minister Dev Shumsher establish Gorkhapatra more than a century ago. Honouring this contribution, GC’s Executive Chairman Bishnu Prasad Subedi, General Manager Lal Bahadur Airi and heads of various departments garlanded the bust of Singh present in the Corporation compound and showed their respect.
Open prison lacks directive to operate in Banke
The first open prison of the country constructed at Ganapur of Ward No. 6 of Janaki Rural Municipality in Banke district has not been brought into operation in lack of procedures to run it. The 37-room prison constructed three years ago has been left stranded in lack of a procedure to operate the open prison. According to Banke Prison Office, Rasuwa-Pappu Construction JV was granted the contract to complete the construction of the open jail on October 25, 2019. Although Rasuwa-Pappu got the contract under the joint venture, Pappu was given the responsibility of construction. After Pappu finished only five per cent of the work in the given time, Rasuwa completed the remaining work three years ago.
First lot of Kailash Mansarovar tourists arrives at Simkot
With the first group of religious tourists reaching Simkot on Tuesday, the season for visiting Kailash Mansarovar has started for this year. Jitendra Basnet, a representative of the Trekker Society, said that religious tourists have reached Simkot from Lapcha area of Namkha Rural Municipality-6 to see Kailash Mansarovar. On the first day, 56 tourists arrived in four flights from Nepalgunj. Tourists who have come to Simkot to enjoy the beauty and climate of the Himalayan region will stay here for one night.
Lakhe enthroned as prelude to Indra Jatra
One of the biggest jatras of Nepal, Indra Jatra known as Yenya in local language, is on its way. This year it falls on Bhadra Sukla Chadurdshi (September 9). There are different elements of this jatra. One interesting, thrilling and important element is Majipa Lakhe. Majipa Lakhe with a ferocious face, protruding fangs and unkempt red hair is also known as Peaceful Bhairav/Royal Lakhe. It is taken as the protector of children and worshipped for its divine power in the Newar community.
Security printing to start from this fiscal year
According to the Ministry's progress booklet, 1,642 km of optical fiber was installed in the last financial year, taking the total installed optical fiber at 12,224 kms.
Giving verdict on civil servants' adjustment, SC allows PSC for new recruitment
A constitutional bench of Acting Chief Justice Dipak Kumar Karki, Justices Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha, Anil Kumar Sinha, Bam Kumar Shrestha and Tanka Bahadur Moktan handed down the verdict by scrapping all the writ petitions in regard to the PSC.
Country's export, import shrink in first month of current FY
Amid fear for ballooning trade deficit and pressure on balance of payment (BoP) in the last fiscal year, the country total import has decreased 13 percent in the first month of the current fiscal year
Security printing to start from this fiscal year
The government is going to start security printing from the current financial year
Ruling parties likely to finalise seat sharing in two days
Him Lal Puri, leader of ruling Rashtriya Janamorcha and also a member of the task force, said that efforts were being made to finalise seat sharing within two days.
'Responsibility lies on political parties to strengthen federalism'
National Assembly Chairperson Ganesh Prasad Timilsina has said that it was political parties' responsibility to safeguard the federal democratic republic.
First team of foreign tourists to visit Mansarovar via Humla this year arrives in Simkot
The team will go to Lekdhinga by vehicle and then take a helicopter to reach Takchi of Limi, and from Tachi, the team will go to visit Mansarovar in a vehicle.
Government prepares for ambassadors-level climate change conference
Nepal will be hosting a conference of ambassadors and stakeholders concerned from the mountain countries on the theme of minimization of climate change risk in coming December.
FNTTE urges government to adjust petrol prices for festivals
The Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs-FNNTE has demanded the government to adjust the prices of the petroleum products on the eve of the festivals.
'Teej on the Wall' begins to connect culture with adventure
A week-long event entitled 'Teej On The Wall', is underway in the federal capital since Sunday.
634 new cases, one death in 24 hours
In 2,757 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 343 people were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update on Tuesday. Likewise, the virus infection was detected in 291 people in 2,192 antigen tests performed in the last 24 hours.
