Of the 57 educational institutions assessed in Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading districts, 28 were damaged and 15 were completely destroyed.

Hakubesi Basic School from Amachhodingmo Rural Municipality is now operating from the premises of Kitini Secondary School in Godawari.

More than 200 homes were swept away in Gorkha, while destroyed bridges and trails have left northern settlements cut off from relief supplies.

Locals began alerting one another at 4:45 am, but the local police post in Gorkha released the first official warning only at 5:30am.

An estimated 35 to 40 houses and several bridges have been swept away in Gorkha, while a suspected landslide may have triggered the flooding. Five people have been reported missing as rescue efforts continue.

A study of 584 children living in holding centres in Kathmandu, Nuwakot and Rasuwa finds that 41 had lost both parents, 161 their fathers and 67 their mothers.

The university has at times taken over a year to publish results and these delays can force students to postpone further studies for an entire year or miss job opportunities.

The integrated exams are set to be held on October 31, and this has led many medicine aspirants to enrol in other programmes, despite hoping to secure a medical seat.

Travel restrictions imposed on several major highways. Snowfall has disrupted trekking in mountain areas.

Sharma helped build Kathmandu University into an autonomous institution with an international profile during more than two decades of leadership.

Students will be able to choose a graduation centre closer to home, ending the requirement for graduates from across Nepal to travel to Kathmandu.

More than 9,400 students have been directly affected, while schools being used as shelters are delaying the return to classes for thousands more.

A new track above the damaged section will restore two-way traffic while authorities continue work to stabilise the route.

Nationwide consultations seek to reshape Nepal’s school curriculum by integrating AI, disaster preparedness, entrepreneurship and indigenous knowledge.

The collapse-prone Krishnabhir section of the Prithvi Highway has exposed the lack of a parallel route on the other side of the Trishuli river, despite plans dating back nearly a decade.