Japan returnee starts farming in midst of forest

The log cabin is, in fact, the brainchild of a local youth Mukesh Rai, who started the venture shortly after returning from his foreign employment in Japan.

Home Minister Thapa removed from NA membership

Issuing a notice on Sunday morning, the Federal Parliament Secretariat informed that Thapa was removed from the position after NCP (Maoist Centre), the party that Thapa represented, wrote to the Secretarit for removing Thapa from NA membership.

Nepal beat Netherlands to make winning start at Tri-Nation T20I Series

The record-breaking first-wicket partnership between debutants duo Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh eased Nepal to a nine-wicket victory over the Netherlands to start the Tri-Nation T20 Internationals Series on a winning note at TU Cricket Ground on Saturday. 

Spanish-Nepali duo ‘Jooni’ release debut album

Amidst the many trending waves hitting the music practice and learning style of urban Kathmandu, Jazz has been one of the most dominant forces. It has been reckoned as the primary tool for creating, incorporating and expressing musical ideas beyond the stereotypical imaginations of the rest of the music fraternity.

Chhabdi Barahi in Tanahun attracting thousands of visitors

The number of tourists visiting the Chhabdi Barahi Temple in Chhabdi, Vyas Municipality–14, Tanahun has increased exponentially in recent months. The Chhabdi Barahi Development Committee stated that exceptionally large numbers of people visited the temple on public holidays. Chairman of the committee Than Bahadur Thapa ‘Prem’ told The Rising Nepal that Saturdays were especially busy with too many people coming for the committee to be able to manage. Around 10,000 people visited the temple...

Tourists visiting Phungphunge homestays up

In an effort to lure domestic tourists to Temba in Mikwakhola Rural Municipality-4 in Taplejung district, homestays were brought into operation a year ago, when Nepal was under Covid-related lockdown.

CCMC recommends shutting down schools

A meeting of the COVID-19 Crisis Management Centre (CCMC) Saturday advised the government for taking decision to shut down schools and academic institutions in urban areas of the country as new variant of COVID-19 virus was confirmed.

Unparliamentary Act

CHIEF Minister of Karnali Province Mahendra Bahadur Shahi has pulled off a surprise after his government survived the no-confidence motion after four CPN-UML parliamentarians violated the party-whip and voted in favour of him.

Using Antibiotic Rationally

IT is not uncommon that a patient with once commonly treatable infection succumbs to death in an intensive care unit (ICU) and the health professional increasingly becoming helpless. This is the situation frequent in hospitals throughout the world including Nepal. Once a miracle drug, antibiotics have revolutionised modern medicine and have saved millions of lives. The invention of penicillin transformed infectious disease management in the early 20th century. Within a century, it has turned into...

US Shootings Shock Nepalis

AS the reckless mass shootings happen in the United States of America, they send chills down the spine of Nepalis here because our hard-working relatives and fellow citizens are living in different parts of that country to pursue their studies and work. The US is obviously the most powerful country, with abundant opportunities for the outsiders. Being the country of migrants, the US accepts a large number of students, and skilled and semi-skilled people from around the world. The US hosts world-class...