- Saturday, 11 April 2026
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Korir, Pichardo add world titles to Olympic crowns
Kenya's Emmanuel Korir and Pedro Pichardo of Portugal added world titles to their respective Olympic crowns on Saturday, but there was injury heartbreak for Canada's Damian Warner in the decathlon.
Preparedness measures put in place for disaster risk management in Baglung
At least five persons have lost their lives to lightning strikes in Baglung since mid-March. Loss of lives and properties is increasing due to lightning in the district every year.
Landslides obstruct movement in Bajura
Movements of Bajura people have been affected after the Sanfe-Martadi road section got obstructed because of landslides at several places. After the road section from Bajugard to Martadi of Sanfe-Martadi was damaged at multiple points by the landslides triggered by continuous rain from July 21 to July 23, bringing vehicular movements to a complete halt, locals have been facing difficulty to travel. Landslide have fallen at Bajugard, Tapri Sera, Balde, Amkot and other areas of Sanfe-Martadi road section, informed District Po
Yarsagumba disappearing in Makalu Barun Area
Locals used to collect millions worth of Yarsagumba, scientifically known as Caterpillar fungus, from the areas under Makalu Barun National Park until last year. However, Yarsagumba is now disappearing from the area. This year, locals from Makalu Rur
Maithil singer Munchun Deb 'Priya' awarded
Maithil singer Munchun Deb 'Priya' has been awarded in a Maithili song competition organised on the occasion of Madhushrawani festival. Munchun Deb Priya of Tirhut Rural Municipality-1 has been awarded with the Urmila Jha Memorial Award, which is given every year on the occasion of Madhushrawani festival. The award was established by press freedom fighter Baidyanath Jha.
FNCSI welcomes monetary policy
The Federation of Nepal Cottage and Small Industries (FNCSI) has welcomed the monetary policy 2022/23 citing that it has focused on extending credit to the productive sector for the promotion of domestic products.
Man injured by wild boar in Baitadi
A man was injured in a wild boar attack in Ward No. 3 of Pancheshwor Rural Municipality of Baitadi district on Saturday. The injured individual has been identified as 38-year-old Madan Singh Saud, a local.
Nepal expect to make winning start at SAFF U20
Nepal expects to make an impressive start at the SAFF U20 Championship when it takes on the Maldives in the inaugural match at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhuwaneshwor on Monday. Nepal’s Coach Megh Raj KC said the Nepali squad has trained for almost two months and thinks his sides can make a winning start.
PM urges for more investment in production
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged industrialists to invest in the area of increasing domestic production rather than importing luxurious and expensive goods. "For strengthening the economy, I want to ask industrialists and businessmen not only to import expensive and luxurious goods produced abroad and to increase consumption, but to increase the production of goods and services that can be produced in the country and promoting them, to support import su
COVID’s Renewed Threat
With the new Omicron subvariants back, the people are compelled to navigate their life amidst the pandemic. The Omicron subvariants – BA.4 and BA.5 – have spread fast globally. The new Omicron spin-offs are less dangerous than its predecessor – BA.2 but they infect more people more than its previous variant. The latest variant has caused fewer deaths and hospitalisations, which indicates that community immunity has grown, tempering the rage of COVID-19 pandemic that broke out in December 2019. It ran amok through 2020 to April 2021 before subsiding towards the end of last year.
After Frantic Flight, Familiar Face
Now that the turmoil kicked up by massive protest rallies against a failed administration in Sri Lanka is slowly settling down, the next course of action for addressing the most pressing issues of the island nation’s population of 22 million will be the focus of South Asian neighbours in particular and the rest of the international community in general.
Remembering BP And Pushpalal
Many Nepalis as well as the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) have remembered the charismatic and visionary leader late BP Koirala while marking his 40th death anniversary on Friday (July 22). This has just been a ritual since his demise. The CPN-UML and several other communist factions, too, recalled late Pushpalal Shrestha, who is regarded as the father of communism in Nepal. Shrestha was the founding general secretary of the Nepal Communist Party (NCPN). His 44th death anniversary fell on Saturday.
Save Kathmandu's Rivers
It has been almost a decade since the Bagmati Clean-up Campaign was initiated by environment activists. The campaign also covers other rivers such as Dhobikhola, Bishnumati, Nakkhu Khola and Hanumanate Khola. In this period, many would have expected the rivers to have somewhat transformed. So why do the rivers still look so polluted? The Kathmandu Valley is dissected by one major river – the Bagamati – which has several other tributaries but all of them are polluted.
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Energy Minister Bhusal stresses unified approach in development
Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Pampha Bhusal has urged to be involved unitedly in the work of development and construction. While inaugurating the newly constructed 'Pako Park' in Godawari Municipality-12, Thecho, Lalitpur, Sunday, she said that since development is a continuous process, everyone's solidarity is necessary.
Prison management bill ensures reproductive right to inmates
The House of Representatives (HoR) passed the 'prison management bill, 2076' on Sunday. The bill was initially distributed to the HoR members on December 15, 2019.
