Floods also damage two micro-hydropower plants, leaving more than 600 households without electricity.

Continuous rainfall has triggered landslides in Silichong Rural Municipality, blocking roads, destroying micro-hydro projects and forcing residents from several settlements into temporary shelters amid growing risk of further damage.

The 390-km route connecting India and China through Nepal promises lower transport costs, stronger trade links, tourism growth and new investment opportunities, but experts say its success will depend on policy support and cross-border connectivity.

Around 10–15 metres of the Khandbari–Kimathanka stretch buried at Bhotkhola, with authorities deploying teams to clear the route.

The 53-year-old climber was caught in an avalanche between Camp II and Camp III at an altitude of around 7,200 metres, police said.

The remote settlement in northeastern Nepal remains cut off from the rest of the country, lacks reliable electricity, and depends on Tibet for daily necessities.

Police said preliminary reports indicate that no human casualties were reported in the incident.

Police suspect the victim was electrocuted by a live wire that had fallen from an electric pole.

Police say the suspect confessed to assaulting his wife to death and burying her body in a cardamom field.

The inspection and clean-up drive aims to strengthen trust and cooperation along the Himalayan frontier.

Suspect injured at scene claims self-defence in brutal killing of wife and in-laws.

Wife, her parents, and brother murdered in inter-caste conflict in Bhojpur village.

The suspect was found critically injured after the incident, officials say.

Vehicles stranded after landslide near Fakre Bridge in Sankhuwasabha.

The landslide obstructs traffic on Khandbari-Kimathanka road section.