Price of cardamom rising gradually

The price of dried cardamom has increased by 27 per cent this year as compared to last year. Farmers are currently selling cardamom for Rs. 44,000 per man, up from Rs. 32,000 last year. The price of cardamom, which was Rs. 22,000 per 40 kgs three years ago, has started rising gradually.

NC Gears Up For National Congress

The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) is gearing up for the 14th general convention scheduled to be held in Kathmandu from December 10. The country’s oldest democratic party is going to elect its leadership for the next four years. The NC that has already chosen its leadership at the local level also held elections for the Province Committee in six provinces on Saturday. In most provinces, camps led by president and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel and leader Krishna...

Omicron: No Need To Panic

Recently, a new coronavirus variant has been found with an unprecedented number of mutations within its spike protein and it is feared that some of which will help the virus to evade vaccine-induced and/or infection-induced immune protection. The virus was named Omicron by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on November 26, and called it a Variant of Concern (VOC).

Recalling Lockdowns

As we have felt respite after the Delta variant of coronavirus gradually came under control, its new variation – Omicron - began to haunt us. On November 26, the World Health Organisation announced the emergence of Omicron that was detected in South Africa. It has several mutations and highly contagious in comparison to other variants. Till date, it has been found in over 20 countries, including India, so the world is anxious to avoid it. Our authorities have said that they have initiated preliminary...

RPP election result today

The results of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) election will be announced Sunday morning. RPP Election Committee chair Raju Basnet informed late Saturday night that vote counting had started, but the results would be out only on Sunday. Voting for a new working committee under the unity general convention of the (RPP) had begun at the City Hall, Bhrikutimandap Saturday afternoon and lasted till late night. The voting for a 119-member committee including eight office-bearers—one chairperson,...

Qatari princess Thani's adventure on mountain peaks

Asma Al Thani has become the first Qatari woman to successfully conquer Mt. Ama Dablam, a 6,812 metres high peak in the Himalayas. The 31-year-old from Gulf Royal Family completed her exciting journey to the mountain amidst adversity that even threatened her life at times. "Our way back to the base camp was devastated by an avalanche. I was scared to death and was about to abandon the climb but my Sherpa guide kept inspiring me and motivated me to push for some extra metres every time," she said....

Karishma Manandhar passes grade 12 exam

Actress Karishma Manandhar has completed her secondary level education by passing grade 12 exam. She had appeared in the exam of class 12 from Godavari-based Kitini High School, and passed it with a GPA of 2.41. The National Examination Board (NEB) made public the results of the examination held in mid-September on Friday. Karishma said that she did not attend the class regularly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, she was happy with the results, she told The Rising Nepal.

‘Women Violence - From Womb to Tomb’ on display

According to Hinduism, women are worshiped as goddesses but in reality it is now otherwise. Women are discriminated against before their birth. This discrimination begins widening after their birth. Supriya Pandey has come out strongly against such discrimination through her work of art. Pandey’s paintings titled Women Violence, From Womb to Tomb are currently on display at the Nepal Arts Council, Babar Mahal.

TU’s erroneous result puts lecturer on the edge

A lecturer of Tribhuvan University (TU) has been facing mental and social pressure because of the negligence on the part of Tribhuvan University Service Commission. There was competition among three lecturers in the internal promotion for the post of Associate Professor conducted by the Commission on November 1. Based on the result of the competition, lecturer Madhav Kumar Shrestha was promoted with 76.82 marks – only to be disqualified after 22 days.

Laos opens railway to China as debt to Beijing rises

After a blessing by Buddhist monks, Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh on Friday rode the first run of a $5.9 billion Chinese-built railway that links isolated, mountainous Laos with southern China in an effort to increase trade. Both governments tout the 1,035-kilometer (642-mile) line from the Lao capital, Vientiane to Kunming in China’s poor southwest as a boost to economic growth. But it leaves a debt that foreign experts warn Laos, a country of 7 million people wedged between China, Vietnam...