- Saturday, 6 June 2026
TRN Online
Cabinet to be expanded today
Prime Minister Sushila Karki is expanding the existing Council of Ministers today. Four new ministers are set to join the existing Cabinet. She has submitted her recommendations for the appointment of new ministers to the President.
One killed in road accident
One person has died in a road accident that took place in Kachurkharka of Madane Rural Municipality-1 last night. The deceased has been identified as Meghraj Pun, 19, assistant to his driver and hailing from Aglung in the same locality, shared Ganga Bahadur Saru, Information Officer of the District Police Office.
Long holiday sees 90 per cent hotel occupancy in Pokhara
Pokhara is currently witnessing an influx of domestic as well as foreign tourists. The long Dashain-Tihar holidays, clear mountain view and favorable weather have seen an encouraging buzz in Pokhara's hotels, restaurants and other tourism activities. This has encouraged tourism entrepreneurs, while sending a positive message to the tourism sector.
Pathibhara sees 6,393 devotees on Saturday
Pathibhara temple, one of the famour religious site of Koshi, saw a large number of devotees on Saturday. This was the highest in terms of numbers this season, according to the Pathibhara Area Development Committee.
Building Polls Environment
Tihar, the festival of lights, has concluded peacefully. Nepalis at home and abroad marked the festival with great enthusiasm, even though the country has not overcome the pains caused by the killings of youth on September 8, followed by senseless violence and destruction the following day. However, when people were busy marking the festival, important moves were made towards building reconciliation among the political forces and creating a favourable environ
Rumour, Reputation And Ruin
Poet Bhupi Sherchan’s poem ‘Yo Hallai Hallako Desh Ho’ (It’s A Country of Rumours) was published in 1969. His analysis of the Nepali society has passed the test of time. Gossip is an entrenched trait of homo sapiens, inherited and maintained
Gen Z Revolution And New Discourses
The land which we claim as ours was crafted and handed over by our brave ancestors to us as a beautiful garden to co-exist together. Being at constant loggerheads with each other means preparing a fertile ground for the anti-national eleme
Mesmerising Mustang
Enigmatic, majestic, and dreamlike. That’s how everyone who has visited Mustang describes this place. Taking comfort into consideration, I, along with my friends, decided to book a Scorpio jeep, which would ferry us all the way to Upper Mustang. Everyone was excited about the trip – and why wouldn’t they? Travellers across the nation often place Mustang and its beauty above other places. People even go as far as to say that a Nepali who do
NDRRMA calls for precaution with increased fire incidents
A total of 14 incidents of fire have occurred across the country in a single day. As a result, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has urged people to take special precautions to avoid fires.
Fairs drawing people in Sudurpaschim
Baitadi, Oct 26: With the end of big festivals like Dashain and Tihar, the time for Jatra or fairs has begun in the hilly districts of the Sudurpachim province. Jatras are held in various temples in Baitadi, Darchula, Dadeldhura, Doti, Bajhang and other districts on the full moon day of the month of Kartik.Local culture expert Jayananda Bhatta said that Jatras are held in various Shaktipeeths and temples from Kartik Shukla Pratipada to Poornima. There is a tradition of mass worship in temples and Shaktipeeths of various deities. With the beginning of the Shukla Paksha of the month Kartik, processions are held at the famous Tripura Sundari Bhagwati of Baitadi, Raula Kedar, known as Kedarnath among the twelve Jyotirlingas, Melauli Bhagwati, Falangasaini Bhagwati, Shivnath, Maharudra, Trivanidham (Ratashila), Ganmeshwar, and Jagannath temples. Similarly, processions are held at Kafalasaini Bhagwati, Jagannath, Sigas Dhura, Sansher, Surpal, and Anirudra temples in Kartik Shukla Paksha.Similarly, fairs are held at Malikarjun Dham and Latinath temples in Darchula and in the temples of Ugratara and Bhageshwor in Dadeldhura on the Kartik Shukla Paksha.The Badikedar temple in Doti is also holding its fair. Similarly, Jagannath and Ganemeshwor temples hold fairs followed by the famous Malikarjun Dham. Along with locals, Indian pilgrims from the border region also come to take part in the fair held here.Indian journalist Pramod Bhatta said that every year Indian devotees reach Baitadi, Dadeldhura, and Darchula in Nepal to take part in the fairs. “We have been coming to the Tripura Sundari Bhagwati Temple for generations to have darshan. This year too, thousands have prepared for a darshan,” he said. (RSS)
Weather to remain mainly fair
The weather will remain partly cloudy in the hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces and mainly fair in the rest of the country. There is also possibility of light rain and snowfall in one or two places in the hilly and Himalayan regions of Koshi and Gandaki Provinces, according to the weather forecasting division.
Leeds beat struggling West Ham 2-1 in Premier League
Nuno Espirito Santo became the first West Ham coach since 2018 to go winless in his first four games as his struggling team showed the same defensive frailties that have plagued it all season in a 2-1 loss to Leeds in the Premier League.
Verstappen hoping Mexico's high altitude will boost his F1 title chase
To stay in the hunt for a fifth F1 title in a row, Max Verstappen needs to keep closing the points gap on McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. Racing in Mexico City might help him to do just that. The Red Bull driver hit the ground running in Mexico on Friday, finishing in first place in the second practice session with a time of 1 minute, 17.392 seconds, ahead of Ferrari´s Charles Leclerc and Mercedes's Kimi Antonelli.
Madhikarmi, Gautam receive Gwanga Sirapa-2082
Writers Dhruba Madhikarmi and Laxman Prasad Gautam were honoured with the Gwanga Sirapa (award)-2082 on Saturday. Madikarmi and Gautam were honoured with the awards for their outstanding contribution to the Nepali literature. The award is established by senior essayist Tejeshwar Babu Gwanga. Essayist Gwanga presented cash prize of Rs. 50,005 to each, while the chief gu
Two poets presented Purnamaya Memorial Poetry Award
Two poets have been honoured with the Dambar–Purnamaya Memorial Poetry Award in Hetauda for their outstanding contributions to Nepali literature. The Dambar–Purnamaya Memorial Poetry Award 2080 was presented to poet and fiction writer Bhupin from Baglung, while the 2081 edition of the award was conferred on poet and literary critic Dr. Bindu Sharma of Kathmandu.
