Farmers in Gatlang had expanded cultivation after strong returns last year, but damaged roads and bridges now threaten to leave this year’s harvest rotting in the fields.

Nepali Congress president Gagan Thapa calls for a break with the politics of recurring power struggles, while opposition leaders question the government’s approach to Parliament and democracy.

RSP chair says his party will work with other political forces to uphold democratic values, while Pushpa Kamal Dahal backs Gagan Thapa’s leadership and calls for broader political cooperation.

More than 7,700 delegates are gathering in Kathmandu for the opening of the party’s 15th general convention, with leadership elections set for later this week

A decade later, many families still lack home and land. The government is now preparing to relocate those displaced by floods, but experts warn that livelihoods and social ties must be considered.

Relief has helped families through the immediate aftermath, but damaged roads, lost homes, closed schools and shattered livelihoods are making recovery harder.

UML’s electoral drubbing has brought her back at a moment when the UML chief is under pressure to rethink his leadership.

The UML chair took charge of Monday’s Central Committee.

Calls for organisational and generational change expose a deeper divide over KP Sharma Oli’s leadership, with senior figures who once backed him now pushing for a rethink.

Helicopters and temporary crossings are helping deliver food and other essentials to cut-off communities in Rasuwa and Nuwakot, but officials say restoring roads and bridges must be an immediate priority.

Destroyed roads have left communities in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts reliant on helicopters, drones and temporary crossings.

The restoration is helping rescue and relief efforts. Solar units to reach settlements off-grid.

Authorities are mapping unsafe settlements and considering safer locations, but past disasters show that moving communities away from their land and livelihoods can be unsuitable.

Bridges and roads washed away, communications disrupted, officials appeal for food, fuel, medicines, transport.

Relatives travel hundreds of kilometres across Nepal, moving between morgues, rescue camps and social media in search of any sign of those swept away or trapped by the Bhotekoshi flood.