- Wednesday, 29 July 2026
The Rising Nepal
Billions spent on timber, aluminium imports as domestic timber remains underused
A farmer named Nabaraj Giri in Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality, Dhading district, spent more than one million rupees to buy timber-made materials such as a sofa, sleeping bed, and
Three years on, modern slaughterhouse remains idle in Butwal
A modern livestock slaughterhouse built in Ramnagar, Butwal-10, to provide consumers with hygienic meat, end unregulated animal slaughter and ensure a reliable market for farmers' livestock has remained non-operational for the past three years.
UML, NCP sign provincial cooperation deal
The CPN-UML and the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have signed an agreement to cooperate in the provincial assemblies and jointly form provincial governents. According to CPN-UML’s Head of the Publicity and Publication Department, Niraj Acharya, the
Evacuate sailors from Hormuz: UN
The United Nations on Friday called for the safe evacuation and repatriation of some 6,000 sailors stuck in a "dire humanitarian and human rights crisis" in the Strait of Hormuz. UN human rights chief Volker Turk called for urgent
Nepal, SKorea sign for USD 11.8 mn grant to boost agriculture
The government of Nepal and the Republic of Korea on Friday signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) worth USD 11.8 million in grant assistance to strengthen agricultural value chains and improve public access to legal information services.
Explosions near US base in Iraq
A series of explosions broke out near a military base hosting U.S. forces in northern Iraq, hours after the U.S. military said it had wrapped up its 13th night of strikes against Iran. A journalist with the
Trees planted on reclaimed Gorkha forest
Trees have been planted on community forest land in Bahra Kilo Bazaar of Gorkha Municipality-11 after illegal houses and temporary structures built on the encroached area were demolished.
Cockroach youth in talks with govt
Leaders of India's youth-led "Cockroach" movement held a second round of talks with government officials on Friday, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged legal reforms and swift punishment for those involved in exam paper leaks.
'Open border poses growing security challenges'
Minister for Home Affairs Sudan Gurung has said that Nepal continues to face security and law enforcement challenges due to its open and porous border with India. Addressing a meeting of the Federalism
Dhankuta people receive passports at home
A total of 166 residents in Dhankuta have received their passports at their doorsteps under the government's home delivery initiative, eliminating the need for service seekers to make an additional trip to government offices.
Modern farming displaces Bethi
The centuries-old tradition of Bethi, a collective paddy plantation practice accompanied by folk songs and community celebrations, is gradually disappearing from the eastern hill districts, including Dhankuta, as modernisation transforms agriculture and rural lifestyles.
Lumbini Lions re-sign Trumpelmann for NPL title defence
Lumbini Lions have taken their first step towards defending their Nepal Premier League (NPL) title by re-signing Namibian international Ruben Trumpelmann as their first overseas player for the new season.
Govt pursuing long-term education reforms
Minister for Education and Sports, Sasmit Pokharel, has said that the government is pursuing long-term reforms to strengthen the country's education sector, even if some of its decisions may appear unpopular at the moment.
The People At Bottom Need Visibility
The aim of any rational, humane progress is to bring those people out of sight into visible light in policy attention and positive intervention and enable them to face the uncertainty of time, not subjecting them to powerlessness, out of a
Integrating Industry Placements In Education
The Nepali educational curriculum for the post-secondary level has been the centre of active focus in educational and reform debates for the past years and has been trapped in a revolving loop of cosmetic reforms. Concerns that the pre
