A Reader Recalls How TRN Boosts His Career

As the oldest existing English daily, The Rising Nepal has become a credible source of information for the English-speaking readers living inside Nepal. TRN served as a viable means of communication with foreign readers as the country had moved on the path of modernisation and development more than five-five decades ago.

Journey With TRN: A Roller-Coaster Ride

More than two and a half decades have elapsed since I joined The Rising Nepal. Recalling those days, I now feel that the most valuable time of my life has passed swiftly without my notice. Though the job demanded me to be prepared for dealing with numerous challenges and obstacles, the whole journey has been extremely worthwhile. I will always be highly indebted to this newspaper for giving me ample opportunities to learn and develop myself. When I first came in, I questioned what the office environment...

Editorial Guts Ensures Fair Coverage

The Rising Nepal (TRN) turns 56 today. As the country’s oldest running English newspaper, TRN has become a witness to transformative political, economic, cultural and digital changes. It was established with the mission of providing factual information, analytical views and healthy entertainment to the readers. It continues to stick to this original goal. As the state-owned media, it primarily used to publish the government’s policy, decisions and speeches and activities of kings, prime ministers,...

Lockdown And Zeal Of TRN Reporters

The road leading to the Ring Road from Budhanilkantha was deserted. Shops on either side of the road were shuttered. No one was even seen near the road. Mohammad, our driver, was driving at high speed along the wide empty road. “Sir, does it not look like Pralaya (catastrophe)?” Ajita, our health reporter, who was sitting next to me, wearing a facemask and glove, all of a sudden disturbed the calmness by throwing the unexpected question at me. “No one knows what will happen next,” she...

The Future Is Digital

More people scroll up and down on their handheld devices to get the news and information rather than flipping the pages of a newspaper. It is simple, easy and quick. Being online automatically increases the reach of and access to information as it functions beyond the physical borders of the country and becomes available to people across the globe in a fraction of a second. Every traditional news medium has no alternatives but to adapt to the internet.

Community Schools: Awaiting Effective Reforms

According to the Economic Survey 2076/077, out of the total 35,520 schools in Nepal, the number of community schools is 27,407. Of them, the number of model schools is 422, schools with computer facilities are 8,366 and schools using information technology is 3,676. Out of 8,127,263 students studying at the school level, 5,583,000, or 69% students are studying in community schools. The above statistics show that of all community schools, 8,366 have access to computer facilities so far and only 3,676...

Women's Rights To Abortion

Nepal is a religious country where the people believe that a child is a gift of God, and thus abortion for them is a heinous act. However, with the modernisation and sensitisation of health and reproductive rights, the perspective on abortion has been evolving.

Bote People's Hard Life Catching The Sun In Net

One of the marginalised groups, the Bote, is struggling for its survival and cultural preservation. The living conditions of the Bote children and the primitivism of the dwelling show their desire to be distinguished from the outside world.

CSA: Alternative Farm Practice

The term community supported agriculture (CSA) was coined in the northeastern United States in the 1980s.  European biodynamic agriculture ideas, formulated by Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian-German scholar, helped coin the term. 

Book Analyses Enforced Disappearances, Rights Violations During Armed Conflicts

The under-reviewed book, The Disappeared, deals with cases of disappearance and gross violation of human rights during the Maoist-State armed conflict in Nepal from 2001 to 2006. It also analyses the roles of various government bodies, political parties and other stakeholders in assisting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. This is an analytical-exploratory research-based book of qualitative as well as quantitative nature. The study finds that impunity is the crux of disappearance cases in Nepal...

2022 Winter Olympics

The 2022 Winter Olympics are set to take place on Friday, February 4 through Sunday, February 20 in Beijing, China, just six months after the Tokyo Games. Approximately 3,000 athletes are expected to compete from roughly 95 nations and 45% of those athletes are expected to be female, marking the highest percentage in the history of the Olympic Winter Games. Mikaela Shiffrin, Nathan Chen, and Shaun White are just a few of the big stars that are expected to represent Team USA at the Beijing Winter...

Promoting Interest Of Small Investors

The global COVID-19 pandemic propelled an unexpected growth of the share market in Nepal. The entire economic and business sector was battered by the pandemic as health safety measures and lockdowns sent many industries and trades out of operation, resulting in hundreds of thousands of job losses, and a sudden fall in export trade. But to the surprise of many, the share market caught the bullish trend and registered continued growth.

Social Protection in Nepal  : Current Status, Major Concerns

Our constitution has provisioned that getting allowances is the people's right under social protection provisions. Senior citizens, the poor, the Dalits, the helpless, people with disabilities and with severe forms of disabilities, single women, and endangered caste are entitled to receive social allowances as per the fiscal programme of the government of Nepal. The Nepali charter ensures social protection as a fundamental right to reduce poverty and vulnerability in Article 34.

Planets Present Parade In Western Sky

This month's night skies will present a parade of planets that can be observed right from the evening across the western sky along with stunning stars and confounding constellations. Elusive Mercury would be marching through the commanding constellation Sagittarius (archer) and thus savouring it in the daytime would be difficult. Planet Venus could be viewed in south-western sky for a few hours after sundown. It would shine superbly among the stars sketching the north-eastern sector of sprawling...

Nepal-phile Korean Academician

A South Korean professor is famous among Nepali pharmacists. Through him, many Nepali students have been able to pursue higher studies and find jobs. He has also helped some Nepali academic institutions in strengthening their research capabilities.

Insightful Monologues

Sometimes the literary tool of monologues becomes the best friend for writers, especially when they confront a situation like that of Dr Byanjana Sharma, the author of the under-review book, entitled, "Gham Astayako Chhaina". And, the best friend as we know does not cheat or deceive. There can be many examples, but one example to know how monologue helps as a best friend has been described in the book. The theme of the book is not a

World Shivers Over Omicron Variant

In the past fortnight, a heavily mutated Covid variant has been identified, rapidly labelled a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization and named Omicron. It was first detected in South Africa and the spread some countries including the UK, Hong Kong and a few others. It is a rapidly evolving situation. Omicron's genetic profile has raised concerns, but there's a shortage of real-world data that means nobody has the complete picture of what it can do. It is unclear how big a threat...

Nabil Bank launches School of Social Entrepreneurship

Nabil Bank has officially launched Nabil School of Social Entrepreneurship (SSE) at the Tribhuvan University's School of Management (SOMTU) on Friday. The school is established as a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative of the bank to support, develop and promote social entrepreneurship in Nepal, said Anil Keshari Shah, Chief Executive Officer of the bank.

Online Learning During COVID-19

Civic education instils civic knowledge in citizens and helps address the condition of their life through democratic values, institutions, and actors. It evolves civic disposition such as open-mindedness, intelligence, and political knowledge in citizens and helps adopt civic behaviour, attitude, orientation, and action, which are essential for our resilient democracy, human rights, justice, peace, and solidarity.

Improving Water Quality Of Bagmati River

The Bagmati River is considered the cradle of civilisation in the Kathmandu Valley. Hindus have long been taking bath in this river to start their day in god’s remembrance. This river originates at Baghdwar Falls, situated in Shivpuri Nagarjun National Park near Sundarijal in Nepal and converges with its tributaries such as Manohara, Bishnumati, Dhobikhola, etc. downstream. It is believed that civilization in this region started around 723 BCE.