Piles of cargo at Sirsiya Dry Port not cleared yet

Piles of cargo at Sirsiya Dry Port in Birgunj have not decreased even after the Indian private railway company started its service to remove them from the port. Earlier, only the Indian government-owned railway company used to transport the cargo. Two private Indian railway companies -- Hinda and Spiritan -- started their cargo transportation services from August/September. Despite this, the heaps have not diminished.

Over 4.1M doses of vaccine received from Germany

The Government of Germany handed over more than 4.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal on Thursday. Chargé d’ Affaires of the German Embassy Dr. Stephan Russek handed the consignment of vaccines to Minister for Health and Population Birodh Khatiwada. Nepal received a package of

Memorial park being built as tribute to brave warriors

Siranchowk Rural Municipality, in Gorkha, has decided to construct religiously and historically significant Shreenath Mandali Park and other buildings on the premises of Sreenath Mandali Temple. “We have decided to conduct various programmes to develop Shreenathkot Mandali, as a tourist destination,” said Raju Gurung, Chairman of the municipality, adding, “As a part of the programme, we are constructing a park and other buildings.” Similarly, Sudip Baral, engineer at the municipality,...

Snowfall likely in mountainous region today

Snowfall is expected in the high mountainous region from Friday due to the western disturbance and western low-pressure system that comes with the western wind, according to the Department of Hydrology and Metrology (DHM).

Foreign currency reserves down by 11%

The gross foreign exchange reserves has decreased by 11 per cent to Rs. 1244.85 billion by mid-November 2021 from Rs. 1399.03 billion in mid-July 2021. In the US dollar terms, the gross foreign exchange reserves decreased by 10.9 per cent to 10.47 billion in mid-November 2021 from 11.75 billion in mid-July 2021, according to macroeconomic and financial report of NRB. Of the total foreign exchange reserves, reserves held by NRB decreased by 11 per cent to Rs. 1107.47 billion in mid-November 2021...

Tourists flocking Taplejung's Timbung Lake

The number of tourists visiting the Timbung Lake area, a tourist spot in Sidingwa Rural Municipality, Taplejung district, has gone up this year. The lake, which borders Taplejung and Panchthar districts as well as India’s Sikkim state, is a famous tourist spot in the district. The increase has been attributed to the publicity campaigns and construction and upgradation of infrastructure, including footpaths. Situated at an altitude of 4,380 meters above sea level, the lake is also considered...

TRN suggested to amplify digital dimension

The Rising Nepal must keep abreast of technological developments to stay relevant. Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki had this advice for the nation’s oldest English-language daily on the occasion of its 56th anniversary on Thursday.

Intra-party Democracy

Some major political parties have recently concluded their national conventions, electing their new leadership. Their national congresses have bolstered their internal democracy and brought fresh faces into the leadership team. The ruling Nepali Congress, main opposition CPN-UML, Rastriya Prajatantra Party and CPN-ML had convened their national gatherings and elected their central leadership. These periodic events not only renewed the internal democracy of these parties but also gave positive message...

New Dimensions In US-China Rivalry

The relationship between China and the United States has entered a new phase. Both countries at present have been intensively engaged in trade competition. China has set its aim to become the top world economy by the year 2030 whilst USA is adamant about stopping this effort and keeping its hold at the top. It has the potential to lead to confrontation on bilateral issues of the two superpowers. More broadly, many of the fundamental ideas that once guided the relationship between these countries...

Economic Primacy Defines Mid-east Politics

Since signing of agreements establishing diplomatic relations between Israel and four Arab nations championed by US president Trump last year, the political landscape of the Middle East has undergone a sea change. Until then only two Arab countries enjoyed diplomatic relations with Israel. Arab-Israeli conflict that centered on the Palestinian statehood issue had led the whole Arab world to boycott Israel, let alone normalising bilateral relations for decades. This boycott was shattered with the...