- Sunday, 12 April 2026
TRN Online
Patients of sickle cell anemia on the rise in Banke
Patients of sickle cell anemia and thalassemia are on the rise, especially in the Tharu community in Banke.
Mayers leads WIndies turnabout
West Indies started the day 167 runs behind Bangladesh and finished it 106 runs ahead in the second test at Daren Sammy Stadium on Saturday.
NZ coaches, 2 players have COVID-19 before 1st Ireland test
All Blacks head coach Ian Foster, two assistant coaches, and two leading players have tested positive for COVID-19, severely disrupting the team’s preparation for Saturday’s first rugby test against Ireland.
Rs 2 million support package for MBBS studies
Mauwakhola Rural Municipality is to provide financial assistance to a student eligible for Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) studies.
630 houses constructed for disadvantaged groups
Some 630 houses have been constructed to provide residential facilities to the disadvantaged families in Jhapa Rural Municipality.
Youth sparkles but swimming's golden oldies still winning titles
Budapest, June 27: Canadian 15-year-old Summer McIntosh headlined a crop of golden teenagers too young to drive who caught the eye at the World Swimming Championships, but a number of former prodigies showed they are still driven to win too.It was the veterans, notably Katie Ledecky, Gregorio Paltrinieri and Nicholas Santos, not the kids, who set records.There were extra opportunities as some elite swimmer skipped Budapest because of a competition cycle cramped by two Olympics three years apart.As so often in swimming, more women hit early heights. McIntosh, who is still too young to drive in her native Ontario, grabbed her chance, winning two golds, a silver and a bronze.Italian breaststroker Benedetta Pilato, who won silver three years ago at 14, won gold and silver this time.Katie Grimes, an American 16-year-old, won a silver behind McIntosh.Claire Curzan, at 17, won four American relay medals to add to the relay silver from Tokyo as well as an individual bronze.David Popoviciwas spectacular in winning two freestyle golds at 17."I don't even drive yet," he said, adding that even at 18, when he would be entitled to a full Romanian driver’s licence, he did not think he would have the time to learn.On the last night, Frenchman Leon Marchand, who turned 20 in May, was named male swimmer of the competition after winning two medley golds and a butterfly silver.He shared the podium, and a slightly awkward embrace for the cameras, with the woman of the championships, Ledecky.Ledecky was one of the veterans showing that old swimmers don't fade away as fast as they used to.When she won the 800m freestyle at the 2012 Olympics at 15, Ledecky was a teenage sensation. Her 800m gold on Friday was a record fifth straight world title and her 22nd world championship medal, also a record for a woman."It's just year after year of hard work," she said. "I think back to London and I made it a goal not to be a one-hit wonder. Here we are 10 years later....and still excited for the future as well."At 25 Ledecky might not seem old, but the stamina events are traditionally races for youngsters. She is the oldest woman's world champion in 800m and 1500m.There were fourteen 800m finals before Ledecky began her reign. Ten were won by teens. The oldest champion was American Janet Evans who had just turned 23 when she won her second title in 1994.The pattern was repeated on the men's side when Paltrinieri became the oldest 1500m men's world champion. It was his third world title at a distance in which he won a bronze aged 18.Nicholas Santos, a 42-year-old Brazilian, broke his own record as oldest world championship medallist when he took silver in the 50m butterfly, a non-Olympic event.Santos is a late developer. He did not win a major medal until he was 35.Sarah Sjostrom, a 28-year-old Swede who took the 50m on Friday and the 50m crawl on Saturday, was a teen prodigy. She won a European title at 14 and a world title at 15.Like Ledecky she is reaping the benefits of just keeping going with 20 world championship medals.Sjostrom has won medals in the 100m butterfly and 200m freestyle but is focusing on sprints."I enjoy the training for the 50s, and I can also keep racing at a lot of events, I feel I'm physically still strong enough to do that," she said.Ruta Meilutyte took longer to recapture her golden youth. The Lithuanian won Olympic gold in 2012 aged 15. She added a first world title the following year. Both were in the 100m breaststroke.It took her nine years to win her third gold, in the breaststroke sprint on Saturday, at the age of 25. She suggested the water had not always been calm."I'm grateful for every step taken in my life, the bad ones and the good ones as well," she said. "I'm happy to be here, finally enjoying swimming." AFP
Theater Village staging Jagadish Ghimire's Sabiti
A play based on author Jagdish Ghimire's novel Sabiti will be staged by Theatre Village at Shilpee Theatre for three days from July 1 to 3. The play will be designed and directed by Bimal Subedi. Anuradha Majumder, a well-known Indian Theatre artiste, will portray the lead character in the play. She has already performed in the marvelous plays like Khuma and Baki Ujyalo and is a key member of the Nepali Theatrical fraternity.
Three foreigners rescued from Chandragiri forest
Police rescued them from Thankot-Chitlang road section- some seven kilometres away from Thankot in Kathmandu Valley. They were stranded in a steep hill, police said.
Robust national economy thru import substitution: President Bhandari
During a meeting with the office bearers of the Federation of Community Forest Users, Nepal at her residence, Shital Niwas on Sunday, President Bhandari viewed that the State has made legal and institutional arrangements for the sustainable management of forests and control of deforestation. Conservation of forest could be linked to elevation of local communities, she stressed.
NC leader Thapa asks people's representatives to ensure outcome
General Secretary Thapa also said the local levels should consider citizens' freedoms and work to maintain accountability and transparency during service delivery. Ensuring people's access to public service in a simplified manner is equally imperative.
President appoints two residential ambassadors
President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed Kailash Raj Pokharel and Kanta Rijal as Nepal's residential ambassadors to Australia and Israel respectively.
Alliance fared well at local level elections: Chairperson Nepal
Inaugurating the third plenary of the All Nepal Women Association (Socialist) here Sunday, Chairperson Nepal said, "Alliance was needed in the election. That fared well. There are some issues but they should be managed in the coming days."
Cabinet reshuffled, five new ministers inducted
Newly inducted ministers will be sworn in at 11 am tomorrow, Monday, according to Dr. Bhesh Raj Adhikari, chief personal secretary of the President.
Vivo's Y55 launched in Nepal
Available with 8GB + 4GB Extended RAM 2.0, 44W FlashCharge and 50MP HD Rear Camera
Speaker says he is effortful to make parliament more pro-people
Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota has said he was doing his best to make the parliament, a forum of people’s representatives, more pro-people and effective.
