MoHP reports 1,165 new cases of COVID-19

In 11,208 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 1,165 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population on Thursday through its regular update.

With foreign funds frozen, Afghan aid groups stuck in limbo

A month after the fall of Kabul, the world is still wrestling with how to help Afghanistan’s impoverished people without propping up their Taliban leaders — a question that grows more urgent by the day.

Southwest China earthquake collapses homes, kills at least 3

An earthquake destroyed houses, killed at least three people and injured dozens Thursday in southwest China’s Sichuan province.

Apples ripening in Humla, farmers happy (Photo Feature)

In the Himalayan district Humla, apples are about to ripen. As the apples begin to ripen, the farmers are happy. Shanti Bohara, who has 80 apple trees expressed her happiness as apples starting to ripen.

Budget Holiday strucks civil servants and development expenditure

The budget holiday is likely to affect the expenditure of civil servants and development expenditure but constitutional dignitaries remained unaffected. Though finance minister Janardan Sharma presented “the appropriation bill 2078 BS” in the House of Representatives (HoR) on September 14, it remained undiscussed as the main opposition party declined to discuss it.

Sankhuwasabha Massacre: Police suspects involvement of accused's brother

The Sankhuwasabha Massacre, where six of the same family were killed, has taken a new turn as the police have arrested accused Lok Bahadur Karki's brother.

Women earn a living by making leaf plates

Making leaf plates has been a source of income for the women in Basantapur, an area in Ward No. 9 of Madhyabindu Municipality in eastern-Nawalparasi. After completing the daily household chores, the women start making leaf plates during their free time as they sit with thin bamboo spikes and leaves of Sal trees. "I earn around Rs. 7,000 to Rs. 8,000 per month by selling the leaf plates and it has also supported my family economically to some extent. It is good to utilise the free time," said Deu...

Passion for music makes Laxmi popular singer

Emerging singer Laxmi Acharya was fascinated with singing since childhood. Grown up listening to folk songs from her parents, she was fascinated with music from early age. Although her parents are not professional singers, their passion for music was a great inspiration for her to become a singer. Even though she has been singing since childhood, she made her mark in the field of Nepali music from 2013 through her first album ‘Malai Mero Kalule Kati Maya Garchha’. She recorded this album in...

Security intensified at TIA domestic terminal amid gold seizure

The Metropolitan Police Airport Security Office confiscated 3.360 kg of gold from two individuals in the baggage checking area of the Tribhuvan International Airport’s (TIA) domestic terminal on Monday. Issuing a statement on Wednesday, the Airport Security Police Office identified the duo as 30-year-old Bodh Raj Bhandari of Kailali and 47-year-old Murari Raj Adhikari of Dhanusha. The duo was en-route to Biratnagar by a flight of Shree Airlines. Police informed that they seized gold necklaces,...

Government flexible to get budget ordinance endorsed: FM Sharma

Finance Minister Janardan Sharma ‘Prabhakar’ said that the government has opened all alternatives to pass the budget ordinance for the current fiscal year 2021/22. “We are putting all our efforts to pass the proposed budget bill from the parliament so that economic activities could move ahead smoothly,” he said to The Rising Nepal on Wednesday evening. As September 15, Wednesday, marks the 60th day since the introduction of the budget ordinance, and it is not ratified by the parliament,...