Will Taliban Change?

Amidst brutal attacks and killings at the Kabul airport, Afghanistan is now heading to uncharted political waters although the Taliban have unilaterally gained power and are in the process of forming a government. The country is going to be free from the occupation of US and NATO troops by August 31. So, a peaceful Afghanistan can be assumed on the ground that China, a global power, is working with the Taliban in one way or the other.

Myagde’s female chairperson Ale proves mettle in rock climbing

When rock climber Lal Kumar Shrestha asked Myagde Rural Municipality´s chairperson Maya Devi Rana Ale to only watch them climbing the rock, she had other plan in her mind. She, too, climbed the rock like a professional—to the amazement of many, including Shrestha. "I had thought that the treacherous climb will deter her from even setting foot on a rock, but to our surprise reaching atop a gigantic rock wasn’t much of a challenge for her," said Shrestha.

Water level in Balan River rising

In Siraha, water level in the Balan River is rising fast, putting dozens of villages located on its western bank at risk of inundation. According to Dilip Yadav, a local of Lahan Municipality–23, incessant rains over the past three days has put the villages including Simraha, Sakhuwa, Portaha, Pariharpur and Tilebona are at risk of flooding. He also informed that the river, which usually flows south, has begun eroding land on the west, raising fears that it might change its course altogether and...

Flood victims leaving villages in droves to earn livelihood

Since June 15, locals of Melamchi and Helambu area in Sindhupalchowk district have been living in makeshift shelters due to continuous floods. Following days of struggle amid fear of more flood, the locals have now started leaving their houses in droves to make a living elsewhere. Flood victims from Chalisey village, Kiul, Talamarang, Chunaute bazaar, and Ganeshbagar of Helambu Rural Municipality and Simkhet, Melamchi bazaar and Dulal village of Melamchi Municipality have started heading towards...

Hundreds of Nepalis await rescue from Afghan cities

Amidst the confusion of exact number of Nepalis stuck in war-torn Afghanistan, 504 Nepalis have returned home, 11 have reached New Delhi and eight have left Kabul on Saturday, while 398 Nepalis have registered their whereabouts in the government portal.

Normal rise in Foreign Investment

The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) report on the Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation of Nepal in the fiscal year (FY) 2020/21 has revealed that the increase in foreign investment rose by 1.2 per cent.

Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone to shoot a massively mounted song in Spain for Pathan

It has been said that Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone will not only shoot crucial parts of their film in Spain but will also shoot a massively mounted song in Spain!

'No proof' Osama bin Laden was involved in 9/11: Taliban

The Taliban have said that there was "no proof" that slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.  

1,516 new cases of COVID-19, 27 fatalities in 24 hours

In 9,409 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 1,516 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population on Saturday through its regular update.

Delta variant doubles Covid hospitalisation risk

People are twice as likely to need hospital care if they are sick with the Delta Covid variant, rather than the Alpha variant that was once prevalent in the UK, data from England suggests.