An algorithm is trying to put names to Nepal’s flood dead
Facial-recognition technology FaceTagr is helping families search for possible matches, but police say DNA testing remains the only reliable option for badly damaged remains.
Facial-recognition technology FaceTagr is helping families search for possible matches, but police say DNA testing remains the only reliable option for badly damaged remains.
The RSP chair says the Bhotekoshi floods should be declared a national climate-related disaster and calls for a special all-party parliamentary committee to oversee the response and long-term recovery.
European football’s elite competition will observe a moment of silence and display solidarity banners across all 18 opening-week matches following the late-August disaster in central Nepal.
Shelton ends Alcaraz’s US Open title defence in the tournament’s latest-finishing match, keeping alive American hopes of a first men’s Grand Slam champion since 2003.
Electricity has returned to more communities as the Nepali Army works to install a temporary bridge after floods destroyed key infrastructure.
Patients in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading will not have to pay co-payments or show physical insurance cards for three months.
The Kimrong Khola was temporarily blocked on Tuesday, prompting precautionary evacuations downstream, but the blockage began clearing overnight and the river has since returned to its normal flow.
More than a dozen members of the UN-backed Loss and Damage Fund are pushing for an emergency board meeting to consider Nepal’s request for support after the Bhotekoshi floods.
As a farmers’ cooperative opens more stalls in the capital, growers say the bigger challenge is now grading, packaging and getting the fruit to market in good condition.
Iran strikes a US base in Jordan after Washington destroys five Iranian tankers, while Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia wound 73 and fuel fears of wider energy disruption.
Nepal have never won against Hong Kong in the tournament. On Tuesday, they fell short by 15 runs.
Damaged roads have made hospitals difficult to reach for the affected, including pregnant women.
Destroyed roads have left communities in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts reliant on helicopters, drones and temporary crossings.
A year after the bloodshed, survivors and relatives of the dead say promises of justice, medical care, and support remain largely unfulfilled.
Officials expect the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment to put flood losses at around 30 percent above the initial estimate. Experts say Nepal may have to turn to soft loans to fill the funding gap.
Returning children to classrooms can restore normalcy, but their grief and trauma need equal attention.
Grandstanding at the United Nations forums seldom changes realities on the ground.
The general public has realised the need for insurance, but many people remain uninsured because of insufficient knowledge of insurance policies.
Assistance must go beyond immediate survival to restore safety, dignity, identity and community connections.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s 2025 test of 760,000 15-year-olds across 91 countries showed reading, mathematics and science scores at their lowest levels since data began to be collected in 2000.
Chasing 262, Nepal were bowled out for 246 in 49.1 overs despite a fighting 90 from Ishan Pandey.
The former home minister discusses the legacy of last year’s September uprising, the interim government’s efforts to restore constitutional rule, the search for accountability and why he says fear and revenge cannot be the basis of government.
Sudan Gurung says Gen Z protesters were killed by state forces and warns against attempts to distort the movement’s history.
The anti-immigrant, pro-Russia AfD won nearly 44 percent of the vote, an outcome that underlined the deep unpopularity of Merz’s ruling coalition and also triggered alarm among neighbours and elsewhere.
The RSP chair urges citizens to hold those in power accountable and turn public anger into a force for change as the movement marks its first anniversary.
A dispatch from ten days in China: the country is determined to tell its own development story on its own terms — but the road for that story to reach the rest of the world is still narrow.
The Premier League club says it will also pay tribute to flood victims before its Champions League match against Napoli this week.
Hayat smashed seven fours and seven sixes in an unbeaten 117 as Hong Kong recovered from 133-7 to post a challenging total in their must-win match.
With 41 bridges destroyed between Rasuwa and Chitwan, authorities are reopening roads and seeking temporary bridges from China and India to restore key links.
Trapped in an air pocket beneath the wreckage of a hydropower tunnel, two workers endured nine days of darkness, mud and dwindling hope before rescuers heard a faint sound from underground.
A new US-based channel lets cryptocurrency users donate to Nepal’s disaster fund without the digital assets entering the country, where crypto trading and use are prohibited.
The American country musician talks about discovering Nepali music, collaborating with local artists and navigating the challenges of making a living from music.
Negative reports about the Bhotekoshi floods, road disruptions, and travel advisories have hit bookings in Pokhara, Chitwan and Lumbini just as the peak tourist season gets underway.
Engineers and geologists warn that the temporary route built above the collapsed stretch remains vulnerable and needs immediate slope stabilisation treatment.
True institutional reform can only take root when current leadership stops bypassing due process, transparently investigates corruption, and implements verifiable accountability measures across every branch of government.
A disaster grants rulers extraordinary power and authority, raising the question of whether they will use that power to protect citizens or restrict them.
The average age of federal cabinet ministers and lower house MPs has declined, but key issues for Nepali youth are still not prioritised.
Days after September 9, as the elected government collapsed, Nepal Army found itself at the heart of negotiations over a new government, the fate of Parliament and the country’s political transition.
The US Secretary of State’s call to the RSP chair comes as foreign diplomats seek alternative channels of engagement with Nepal.
Injured protesters and families of those killed say the government has failed to deliver on promises of medical care, jobs and other support, leaving many questioning the movement’s legacy.
The prime minister will lead Nepal’s delegation to the 81st annual session, with limited engagements planned during his four-day visit.
The citizens were brought back through the Kodari border crossing with assistance from China and coordination by Nepal’s Armed Police Force.
Iran has throttled traffic through the strait, a vital global oil and gas supply route, since the war with the United States began with US and Israeli strikes on February 28.
Ramchandra Paudel urges international action for vulnerable countries as Nepal mourns 1,355 deaths and continues the search for 4,996 people unaccounted for.
Two days after the Games ended, the People’s Liberation Army’s official newspaper drew its own conclusions from the show.
Parliamentarians back proposals for a regional climate council, electricity grid and cross-border disaster-warning system after Nepal’s recent glacial-related disaster.
More than 21,000 security personnel remain deployed as rescue teams continue operations across eight flood-hit districts.
About 900 people were initially reported unaccounted for at affected projects, but the army says only around 121 are believed to be inside tunnels.
Flood-affected children can attend any nearby school without uniforms as Bidur authorities work to restore classes after the Bhotekoshi disaster.
Relatives of workers missing after the Rasuwa floods say delays in the search are deepening their anguish as they demand a faster, better-equipped rescue effort.