Prime Minister Balendra Shah largely absent as Parliament wraps up session
Shah attended the House of Representatives for just six days and the National Assembly once, while lawmakers repeatedly sought his answers on issues ranging from floods and border disputes to foreign policy.
Hundreds from India’s Gen Z-led ‘cockroach’ party protest, seek election chief’s resignation
The Cockroach Janta Party says it will take its campaign against voter-roll changes to cities across India this month.
Six killed, 12 injured as bus crashes in Nawalparasi East
The bus, carrying 17 passengers from Nepalgunj to Kathmandu, plunged into a roadside drain after its brakes failed early Saturday.
It’s a bird … it’s a plane … it’s the Indian ambassador’s farewell tweets
After four years of being watched, India’s departing ambassador to Nepal spent his final weeks birdwatching.
How inactivity and excess weight can shape cancer risk
Obesity and sedentary behaviour can alter hormonal, metabolic and inflammatory processes in the body, contributing to the risk of several cancers.
What’s on in Kathmandu Valley this week
From music and markets to workshops and community events, here are some things to do this week.
Ministers pledge legal reforms ahead of Nepal infrastructure summit
Law, infrastructure and finance ministers say existing laws will be amended to create a more investment- and business-friendly environment.
12 laws passed, 35 bills registered as budget session ends
Lawmakers call it a slow lawmaking rate. The government had projected 64 bills would be registered in the period.
Congress to raise office-bearer positions to 21 to include Gen Z, women
Move comes amid growing pressure to give younger leaders and women a bigger say in the party’s decision-making process.
Aspiring Congress leaders voice optimism at the way party seeks to reshape organisation
Hundreds of under-35 representatives, including a growing number of Gen Z delegates, are seeking a bigger role in the party after last year’s youth-led movement.
Foreign delegates arriving for Congress convention
The inaugural event not expected to see a big number of political representatives from abroad, allegedly due to the disasters that struck Nepal recently.
From Juddha Shumsher’s speech to Malla-era manuscripts, 800 historical documents return to Nepal
The collection, spanning the 13th to 20th centuries, includes royal edicts, legal records, court documents, manuscripts, and travel diaries.
Kathmandu deploys 3,500 police for Dashain, Tihar and Chhath
Police will step up patrols and surveillance in crowded and sensitive areas, using CCTV cameras, drones and sniffer dogs to prevent theft, robbery and other festival-related crimes.
The children left behind by Nepal’s deadliest floods
The Post spoke to 12 children from the flood-affected areas and gathered their experiences and the nightmares that still follow them.
Floods drive 33 pregnant women to Kathmandu for childbirth
Local maternity clinics and services remain disrupted in Rasuwa and Nuwakot since the August 26 floods. But many women cannot travel to Kathmandu because of damaged roads.
Nepal’s squad announced for CWC League-2 tri-series with Canada in Oman
Kushal Bhurtel misses head coach Stuart Law’s 15-member travelling squad to Oman, where the tri-series kicks off on October 7.
Can new rules bring order to senior advocate selection?
A special committee will review past appointments and develop clearer criteria based on lawyers’ professional performance and contribution.
Nine things to know about the rape case at Cornell University
A former Cornell student’s allegations against seven men have reopened a criminal investigation nearly two years after the alleged assault at a fraternity house.
Israeli passenger says he knew what to do on flydubai plane after watching TV show
A passenger who helped subdue a co-pilot after the captain was stabbed says an air-crash TV show taught him how to pull the plane out of a nose dive.
Scrub typhus claims nine lives in Salyan in six weeks
Nearly 600 people have tested positive as the disease spreads to eight local units, prompting a central health investigation.
EditorialWhy Deuba should stop the circus
His refusal to accept the party’s leadership transition risks weakening Nepal’s democratic opposition.
Nepali teachers have found their way to AI. Can our education system keep up?
When teachers are prepared and properly supported, AI can become a valuable professional partner, one whose answers they examine rather than accept.
Nepal must turn satellite observations into early warnings
If scientists can detect potentially significant deformation after an event, why is there no operational system routinely monitoring for similar changes before disaster strikes?
Federal Civil Service Bill reaches parliament, ten years after federalism
Bill proposes new administrative structure, retirement rules, recruitment quotas, lateral entry, and a two-year cooling-off period, among other things.
Congress factions clash over party’s socialist path
The debate centres on how the grand old party should adapt BP Koirala’s socialist principles to changing political and economic realities.
China proposes upgrading Korala as international trading point as Nepal insists on Tatopani reopening
Nepali authorities have requested the Chinese side to reopen Tatopani urgently to allow for merchandise from the north to reach Kathmandu for the festivals.
Army chief Sigdel to visit UK on seven-day official trip
The visit will be his first to Britain since he became Nepal’s army chief in September 2024.
Nepal’s track and field athletes train for the Asian Para Games on their own terms
The Post profiles the members of Nepal’s athletics squad who are training without state sponsorship, adapting to disabilities, financial hardship and personal tragedies as they prepare for the Asian Para Games in Nagoya.
How Anup Poudel took Nepali cinema to Cannes
Poudel’s journey from a movie-goer in Kavre to an award-winning producer reflects the growing global reach of Nepali independent cinema.
Eight more bodies recovered from Himlung avalanche as death toll reaches 15
The victims were among 16 Nepali workers and support staff preparing routes and camps ahead of foreign climbers when the avalanche struck the 7,126-metre peak on September 26.
Kathmandu Climate Week to begin Friday with focus on climate justice
Organisers say the programme will address climate-finance bottlenecks, data gaps and structural barriers that keep support from reaching the most exposed communities.
Israeli passenger says he knew what to do on flydubai plane after watching TV show
A passenger who helped restrain the co-pilot and pull up the plane’s steering control said he knew how to stabilise a nose-diving aircraft from watching the TV show ‘Air Crash Investigation’.
Foreign Minister Khanal to attend Pre-COP leaders’ event in Fiji, visit Australia
Khanal will deliver remarks at the leaders’ plenary in Fiji and meet Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Canberra on October 8.
Floods disrupt livelihoods of 21,400 workers in Nepal: ILO
The UN agency says damage to homes, workplaces, roads, bridges and energy infrastructure could spread employment and income losses far beyond flood-hit areas.
ADB backs Nepal power transmission, battery storage projects through PPPs
The agreements will support a 134-kilometre, 400-kilovolt transmission line and 100–150 megawatt-hours of utility-scale battery storage, with the projects expected to mobilise more than $200 million in private investment.
Domestic Airline Liability Bill set for Friday passage, proposes $100,000 passenger compensation
The bill, unanimously endorsed by a parliamentary committee and tabled in the National Assembly on Thursday, seeks to overhaul insurance provisions in Nepal’s domestic airline industry.
State-run food company to skip goat sales this Dashain
The company says repeated losses and transport disruptions have made goat trading too risky; it is selling sugar Rs16 a kg below market prices and raising the purchase limit to 25 kg per customer.
Nepal’s new federal civil service bill, explained in nine points
The bill would change some existing rules, retain others and introduce new provisions covering recruitment, pensions, retirement, inclusion and federal, provincial and local administration .
Messi's farewell match for Argentina to air live in Nepal on Kantipur Max
Kantipur Max has exclusive Nepal rights to Argentina vs Benin, Lionel Messi's farewell match, and Argentina vs Burkina Faso.
From textile engineering to cockpit hero: Indian pilot wins praise after flydubai drama
The Mumbai-born captain, who has logged nearly 9,750 flying hours, was seriously injured after his co-pilot reportedly attacked him mid-air and attempted to crash the flydubai jet carrying 174 people.
Is the Supreme Court facing a dual crisis? Five questions and answers
Former chief justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana’s detention has brought longstanding concerns over judicial appointments, the Constitutional Bench and tensions within the judiciary to the surface.
Scrub typhus is spreading across Nepal. Here’s what you need to know
More than 9,000 people have been infected across Nepal this year, with the disease reported in 74 districts.
Celebrating new China’s remarkable achievements, writing a new chapter in Nepal-China relations
As China marks the 77th anniversary of its founding, its ambassador to Nepal, Zhang Maoming, reflects on the countries’ longstanding ties, growing cooperation and joint response to cross-border disasters.
Roads reopen, travel gets easier
Major highways damaged by floods and landslides are reopening, easing travel and daily life ahead of Dashain.
A pilot brawl, then a rapid descent: passengers recount chaos on flydubai flight
Passengers rushed to the cockpit after the plane plunged more than 14,000 feet in 30 seconds, subduing the co-pilot and allowing a reserve crew to land safely in Saudi Arabia.
Passengers foil bid to crash Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, Israel says, after co-pilot stabs pilot
Passengers and crew overpowered the co-pilot after he allegedly stabbed the pilot and sent the flydubai jet into a steep descent, allowing a second set of pilots aboard to land safely in Saudi Arabia.
How should Nepal navigate a world in reorder? Rajib Upadhya on geopolitics and foreign policy
In his new book, ‘Giants at the Gates’, Upadhya examines the rise of multipolarity, Nepal’s place between India and China, and the need to rethink its foreign policy.
2015 earthquake victims waited for a safer home. Then came the flood
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.
In disaster’s wake, Nepal government allegedly rushes climate policy for COP 31
Stakeholders have grouped to collect and forward recommendations to the government to be incorporated into the draft policy.
Early Grade 12 results stretch wait for medical entrance exams
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.