A Tribute To Nation's Unifier

Come Poush 27 of the Nepali calendar, an old dispute resurfaces. Some small political parties draw media attention to their demand of declaring Poush 27 as public holiday while some others – mostly those nurturing extremist viewpoints – go against it. Poush 27 is the birthday of Prithvi Narayan Shah, the founding father of modern Nepal. There should not be any controversy in paying tribute to the nation’s unifier who serves as the source of inspiration, pride and unity for Nepalis. Prior to...

Control Anger, Avoid Health Problems

Everyone becomes angry. As basic as happiness, anxiety, and disgust, or sadness, anger is one of the elemental human emotions. It is a normal, instinctive response to a threat. Sometimes, anger is necessary for our survival. Therefore, anger is a normal as well as healthy emotion and only becomes a problem when we have a problem with controlling it. Anger is associated to fight flight or freeze response of the sympathetic nervous system. When one gets angry, his/her

Restore Aadikavi’s Abode

Though demolition of structures in different places can be similar in nature, some leave more impact than the other. I have seen many houses on the Mahendra Highway either being abandoned or destroyed. But those destructions may not have made me so sorry as that of the house belonging to pioneer poet Bhanubhakta Acharya.

Keshav Badal receives Kamal Mani Memorial Award

Former President of the National Cooperative Federation of Nepal (NCFN) Keshav Badal has been awarded the Kamal Mani Memorial Sajha Sewa Cooperative Award for the year 2078 BS. Badal was presented the award, which carries a purse of Rs. 50,000, by Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Sashi Shrestha amid a function in Lalitpur on Friday. According to Sajha Sewa Cooperative Limited, Badal was awarded for his contribution to the national economy through cooperatives.

Panchthar farmer produces tomatoes for 16 months from same plants

Most of the farmers have been growing tomatoes for only four to five months from a plant. After that, they destroyed the plant after it stops yielding fruit. But Tika Nembang of Chillingden in Phalgunanda Rural Municipality-4, Panchtahr, has been growing tomatoes from the same plants for 16 consecutive months. He achieved the success to get yield from a tomato plant for 16 months after he started cultivating tomato with a plan to grow it from the same plants for 18 months.

Japan to help Nepal fight  against COVID: Envoy Kikuta

Ambassador of Japan to Nepal Kikuta Yutaka has said that Japan would continue to cooperate with Nepal to fight against COVID-19 and to achieve its socio-economic development as well as recovery from the pandemic. During a courtesy call on the Minister for Health and Population Mr. Birodh Khatiwada at the Ministry of Health and Population in Ramshahpath on Thursday, Ambassador Kikuta made the remarks. He also congratulated Minister Khatiwada for his appointment.

Total voters stand at 17,111,553

A total of 868,443 new electors have registered their names in the voter’s list since March 18, 2021 till 3:00 pm on Thursday to exercise their franchise in the upcoming elections, the Election Commission said. EC’s Under-Secretary and Information Officer Shurya Prasad Aryal said that 868,443 people had registered their names after the poll commission resumed its voter’s registration programme on March 18, 2021. Talking to The Rising Nepal, Information Officer Aryal said around 834,775 electors...

'Submit performance report in 15 days'

Minister for Education, Science and Technology Devendra Paudel has directed the department heads under the ministry to submit their performance report every fortnight. Minister Paudel called the department heads to the ministry on Friday and instructed them to submit the performance report. The Minister also asked them to submit their action plan of one week.

Civil service union should be responsible: Minister Khand

Minister for Home Affairs Bal Krishna Khand Friday said that the civil servant union should be responsible to people. Inaugurating the 8th departmental convention of Nepal Civil Service Employees’ Union at the Ministry, Minister Khand said the union should exert pressure on the government when it fails to deliver service to the public and when it becomes unaccountable to the public.

Province-1 govt to construct Koshi Corridor

Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development of Province 1 Himal Karki has called physical infrastructure the backbone of development. Inaugurating the motorable bridge constructed on the Yari River at Kumaltar, Tapli Rural Municipality-5, Udayapur on Wednesday, Minister Karki also requested the Secretary of the Ministry Mohan Raj Chapagain and other officials who were present at the event to consider the harsh topography of Udayapur while allocating budget for projects.