China's balancing act: Terrorism and the tightrope in South Asia The terrorist attack on 22 April in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which killed 26 civilians, including a Nepali national, marked another grim chapter in South Asia’s ongoing struggle against cross-border militancy.
Open receptivity: Mindfulness holds the key Mindfulness, a state of living in the ‘present-moment,’ helps you to deal with day-to-day difficulties in a positively constructive manner.
Intellects we've lost to the fear of English: In classrooms, offices…. even in marriage I was 26 when my father introduced me to a potential match for marriage. It had been two years since a heartbreak, and I was enjoying my independence, not particularly eager to settle down. Over time, I met a few of the “candidates†he arranged. One meeting, however, stayed with me.
In Pictures: Teachers continue protests in Kathmandu, disrupt traffic along Maitighar–Baneshwor stretch
World London-bound Air India flight with more than 240 aboard crashes after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board crashed Thursday in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline said. World
Nepal Kidney transplant survivor Pemba Sherpa makes record ascent of Mt Everest A 37-year-old Sherpa climber from Solukhumbu has made history by becoming the first kidney transplant survivor to successfully summit Mt Everest. Nepal
Lifestyle Praashiya Pangeni crowned winner of Junior School Princess 2025 The 10th edition of Junior School Princess 2025, an inter-school beauty pageant was held on Saturday, at Rastriya Nachghar, Jamal. Lifestyle
Environment PET recycling facility for green bottles begins operations in Bharatpur A PET recycling facility capable of processing green plastic bottles has come into operation in Jagannath Chowk, Bharatpur Metropolitan City-4. Environment
Nepal 2.2 million children to receive Vitamin 'A' nationwide this weekend The government is set to administer Vitamin ‘A’ supplements to around 2.2 million children across the country on Saturday and Sunday as part of the National Vitamin ‘A’ Program. Nepal
Nepal Lower Everest to host mountain biking festival 'Tour-de-Khijidemba-Pikey 2025' The Lower Everest Region of Nepal is set to host one of the most exciting adventure tourism events of the year—the Tour-de-Khijidemba-Pikey 2025, a four-day mountain biking festival scheduled from May 1 to May 4. Nepal
Environment Nepal chokes under toxic air as forest fires rage and rain stays away A thick, grey smog has blanketed Kathmandu Valley and much of Nepal, turning the air acrid and the sky an unnatural shade of white. Across the country, forests are burning, rain is scarce, and the air grows heavier with each passing day. Environment
Environment Earth's storage of water in soil, lakes and rivers is dwindling. And it's especially bad for farming University of Melbourne hydrology professor Dongryeol Ryu and his collaborator Ki-Weon Seo were on a train to visit Ryu's family when they found something startling. Environment