Nepal pitches ‘Sagarmatha to Sea’ alliance ahead of COP31
By Anil Giri Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal calls for a coalition of mountain and island states, stronger climate finance and a fully operational Loss and Damage Fund.
Supreme Court nominations trigger backlash over seniority, inclusivity
By Durga Dulal Two council members dissent as four judges are recommended for the Supreme Court, with critics questioning seniority, transparency, inclusivity and the failure to fill all five vacancies.
For women drug users, a cycle of addiction, abandonment and relapse
By Rupa Gahatraj With little support after treatment, they face family rejection, economic insecurity and a risk of sexual exploitation.
Himalaya Airlines, Nepal-Tibet joint venture, comes under financial stress
By Suraj Kunwar The airline says accumulated losses have reached Rs15 billion as rising fuel, airport and tax costs, disruptions and weak passenger demand squeeze its finances.
What we know about suspected pneumonic plague case in Siberia
By Arjun Poudel Experts warn that due to frequent movement of people to and from Nepal, the country is at high risk of any outbreak spreading from any corner of the world.
Women leaders hail expanded representation at Congress general convention
By Arati Paudel The party has increased women’s presence in top posts, but leaders remain divided over reserved positions and open competition.
Francis Halzen wins Nobel Physics Prize for Antarctic ‘ghost particle’ hunt
By Reuters Halzen, a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the United States, first presented his idea for capturing neutrino traces at the South Pole in 1988, but the project was not completed until 2011.
Four judges recommended for Supreme Court
By Durga Dulal The Judicial Council has recommended three High Court judges and the chief judge of the Pokhara High Court to fill vacancies on the top court.
Closed-door session of Congress’s 15th general convention to resume Wednesday
By Post Report The general convention will resume at 10:30am, with delegates having discussed political, organisational and financial reports on Tuesday.
Students and teachers march in France on biggest day of high school protests
By Reuters Tuesday’s demonstrations come after a fortnight of protests which began in Paris’s deprived suburbs before spreading across the country.
Nepal’s growth to slow to 3.7 percent after devastating Rasuwa flood
By Sangam Prasain The World Bank estimates $1.66 billion in direct damage to physical assets, with infrastructure accounting for 83 percent of the losses.
34 blackbucks die; 20 go missing in 15 months
By Kamal Panthi The population in the Khairapur conservation area has fallen to 210, with leopard attacks accounting for the most deaths.
Dashain bus ticket bookings to open on October 9
By Bimal Khatiwada Route permits will be opened nationwide from Ghatasthapana to Purnima to ease festival travel.
Salyan records 56 new scrub typhus cases in a single day as outbreak persists
By Biplab Maharjan The disease has spread to several local units since emerging in Darma Rural Municipality in July, with 606 people testing positive and nine deaths reported.