Two years after floods damaged the highway, unfinished roads, narrow bridges and a surge in festive traffic are making the journey back to Kathmandu miserable.

Eight franchises, global stars and Rs1.5 billion in projected transactions. Here’s your one-stop guide to Nepal’s biggest international sporting spectacle.

Andhra Pradesh has identified 570,000 people as vulnerable, while neighbouring Odisha is preparing to move residents of low-lying areas to cyclone shelters as the storm approaches.

Karnali Yaks say the cricketer will return to Nepal on October 31 after the Pakistan Cricket Board asked the franchise to send him back.

A two-year student-led protest movement culminated in an election victory over Aleksandar Vucic, as tens of thousands took to Belgrade’s streets to celebrate a political turning point in Serbia.

With 21 matches scheduled under lights, including the final and all three playoff games, dew could give batters an advantage. But pitch conditions and team form may matter more than winning the toss.

Seven divers and teams from Nepal’s Armed Police Force and Nepal Police have resumed the search for three people, including a seven-year-old boy, after a passenger boat suffered mechanical failure on Sunday.

ESPNcricinfo reports that previously approved no-objection certificates have been put on hold, while Karnali Yaks is prepared to pay a reported $25,000 fee for two players.

The third edition of the Nepal Premier League begins Monday in Kirtipur, with international stars and a growing commercial footprint raising expectations for the T20 tournament.

A new white paper outlines plans to lower water levels in four high-risk glacial lakes and strengthen disaster preparedness as climate change intensifies risks in the Himalayas.

The 80-year-old leftist defied polling expectations and a regional shift to the right, but a deeply conservative Congress and mounting economic pressures threaten to complicate his next term.

A student election offers a glimpse of how Nepal’s next generation of politicians learns the ways of power.

The Medical Education Commission has added 418 seats for the upcoming academic year, including 50 MBBS places in Geta. Medical reforms campaigner Dr Govinda KC has challenged the decision over concerns about infrastructure and staffing.

Recent appointments have renewed debate over merit, experience and political influence. Career judges are absent from the Supreme Court and their share of High Court judges is declining.