- Saturday, 11 April 2026
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CAN appoints Prabhakar national team’s coach
Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on Monday appointed former India all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar as the Coach of the national men's cricket team.
Oxygen plant comes into operation at District Hospital
The oxygen plant set up at the District Hospital here has come into operation.
Committed to free country from plastic pollution: Minister Yadav
Minister for Forest and Environment, Pradip Yadav, has said he was committed to ensuring plastic free country.
Six local levels give public holiday on World Indigenous Day
Six local levels in the Tanahu district have announced a public holiday on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples today.
Helambu roadway obstructed
The Sipaghat-Melamchi section of the Helambu roadway has been disrupted due to incessant rainfall causing landslips.
Impeachment Proceeds
The impeachment motion registered against Chief Justice (CJ) Cholendra Shumsher Rana has now been advanced to the recommendation committee for thorough deliberations. The House of Representatives (HoR) on Sunday forwarded the motion to its 11-member impeachment committee. The parliament endorsed a proposal with majority votes to forward it to the committee. Before passing that proposal, the Lower House of federal parliament discussed the matter, with lawmakers from both the five-party ruling alliance as well as the opposi
Coalition Seat-sharing Onus On NC, Maoist Centre
After the government’s announcement of the election date, all political parties started strengthening organisational capacity at the local, village, municipality, district and central levels to improve their chances of winning the elections. These parties will soon hold rounds of 'training and orientation' programmes for party workers and cadres to get them ready for electioneering as the November 20 (Ma
Plastic Pollution Is Rising
The world is now facing one of the grave environmental problems in plastic pollution. Plastics have become an integral part of human life since they were developed in the 1950s. They have many uses. They are flexible and hence can be moulded into different shapes. They are light in weight. They are resilient. And they are cheap. They produce a smaller carbon footprint than glass, paper or heavy metals do. T
Involve Men To Change Gender Stereotypes
In many African societies, sexual reproductive health issues remain a contentious topic – so it is also in Ghana. The situation is worse among males who are often unwilling to get involved in reproductive health issues of their partners due to social and cultural norms. Men are often brought up in a gender-stereotypical way which takes on negative and dangerous int
Chandra Canal collapse inundates houses
Floods induced by torrential rains have damaged the Chandra Canal in Saptari and inundated many houses. According to locals, Amaha Jutpani, Satrapatra, Tyangra and other seasonal rivers of Saptakoshi Municipality have flooded and damaged the country's oldest irrigation canal built during the reign of the Rana Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher Rana. This damage has, in turn, led to submersion of dozens of houses in Ward No. 4 and has caused damages worth millions of rupees. Bir Bahadur Magar, a resident of the area, told The Rising Nepal that the areas near the canal were under nearly six foot of water.
Fast track tunnel works to start only in September
The formal tunnel construction works for the Kathmandu-Terai/Madhes Fast Track (KTFT) Project, one of the national pride projects of the country, has yet to begin, according to Nepali Army. Although the preliminary works for the construction of three tunnels have been divided into two packages having total length of 6.415 km, the officials of the KTFT have said that the major construction works for the tunnels will begin only from first week of September to October.
NOC in no mood to cut fuel prices
Price of crude oil has been declining in the international market for the last couple of weeks. The price of crude oil which climbed to USD 123.58 per barrel on March 8 dropped to USD 94 per barrel on Monday. The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has received a new price list from the Indian Oil Corporation twice after the significant fall in the prices. The IOC has reduced the price of diesel and petrol supplied to Nepal by Rs. 30 per litre in a month.
Stability needed to attract more NRN investments
Dr. Upendra Mahato, Founding President of Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA), has said that if there is a guarantee of stability in bureaucracy for the next five years, the FDI will go up by about 40 per cent.
Investment Board approves deal to study hydel projects
The Investment Board of Nepal (IBN) has approved the memorandum of understanding with the developer company NHPC Limited – an Indian government Enterprise – to study for the development of 750-Megawatt West Seti and 450-MW Seti River-6 joint hydroelectricity projects. The 52nd meeting of the Board chaired by Prime Minister and Chairman of the IBN Sher Bahadur Deuba held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Singha Durbar on Monday also directed the office of the IBN to proceed with the necessary preparations related to the investment approval and project development agreement (PDA) of the 679-MW Lower Arun Hydroelectricity Project.
Home Ministry directs to remove derogatory terms
Issuing a press release on Monday, Ministry Spokesperson Phanindra Mani Pokharel said the Ministry's attention has been drawn to the news and reports published regarding the issue of citizenship certificates issued in different districts including derogatory terms.
