Local governments call for climate justice and compensation at Mustang conference
Representatives from 431 local governments and 41 district coordination committees have gathered in Jomsom to highlight the growing impacts of climate change on Nepal’s mountain communities.
Kantipur Max secures exclusive Nepal rights for 20th Asian Games
Kantipur will provide live coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Games, where a 184-member national delegation will compete in 21 sports.
Repeated Tatopani closures deepen uncertainty for traders
The latest shutdown has stranded more than 45 containers in China, while years of disruptions have caused heavy losses for traders and businesses.
More tigers, more conflict, but too little room for those rescued
Nepal’s tiger population has grown to 429, but its only zoo and rescue centres lack adequate space and facilities for tigers rescued from settlements or too old or injured to survive in the wild.
Pelega hill in Nawalparasi has been smoking for years. Now experts want answers
Local residents say smoke has emerged from different spots on the hill for decades, but has grown thicker in recent months.
Kremlin welcomes Trump’s idea of energy truce with Ukraine, calls for sanctions removal
Ukraine, which faces regular Russian attacks on its own energy infrastructure, says refineries are legitimate military targets.
DoFE seeks answers from 250 agencies selected by Malaysia to recruit workers
The foreign employment department has given the agencies seven days to explain the criteria and process used for their selection.
Nepal’s border map is a shared national commitment, says Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal
Khanal says the map covering Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura cannot be treated as ‘old baggage’.
Four killed in microbus crash in Makwanpur
The microbus was heading towards Hetauda when it met with an accident.
Four die in three weeks as scrub typhus spreads in Salyan
More than 100 people have tested positive in Darma Rural Municipality, with health facilities detecting three to four new cases a day.
David Warner joins Kathmandu Gorkhas for NPL Season 3
The former Australian opener, who won every Cricket World Cups, was announced as the third foreign signing for the third season of the NPL by Kathmandu Gorkhas on Tuesday.
Three appointed high court judges
The Judicial Council has appointed Supreme Court Registrar Bhadrakali Pokharel, District Judge Himlal Belbase and Gajendra Bahadur Singh as high court judges, while also approving judicial transfers and new appointments.
How China is preparing for the risk of AI escaping human control
China is tightening rules, safety standards and state oversight as it prepares for increasingly autonomous AI systems to evade safeguards, replicate or act beyond human control.
Ten families at risk as landslide threatens Baitadi village
A landslide that destroyed one house has left the entire village vulnerable, prompting authorities to urge households to relocate to safer areas.
Footbridges rise again from flood wreckage
Repairs and reconstruction are underway on 53 footbridges damaged by the August 26 flood along the Trishuli corridor, restoring vital links to markets, schools, health services and jobs.
Weeks after the Nepal flood disaster, families of the missing hold out hope
With 5,130 people still missing in Nepal and hundreds unaccounted for in China, families are scouring hospitals, contacting authorities and tracking digital clues for any sign their loved ones survived.
Government rolls out sweeping capital market reform plan
The 21-point package seeks to ease IPO rules, restructure Nepse, expand bond and margin trading and cut capital gains tax.
‘Last Man In Tower’: Ben Rekhi’s film dilutes its source material’s amused cynicism
Rekhi’s film on Aravind Adiga’s novel is passable in theory but leaves more to be desired towards the end.
Houthis strike Saudi targets anew as talks over Strait of Hormuz stall
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and the stalled talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz raise fears that the Middle East conflict could further disrupt global oil supplies.
Foreign stars raise the bar for Nepal’s volleyball league
While overseas athletes swept individual honours throughout the tournament, players and coaches view the skill gap not as a setback, but as a long-overdue bridge to professionalising the national game.
472 undocumented workers, including Nepalis, detained in Kuala Lumpur raids
Raid is part of an extended migrant repatriation programme.
After the floods, Nepal’s survivors face the uncertainty of starting over
With homes destroyed, families shattered and winter approaching, thousands of displaced people remain caught between unsafe villages and temporary shelters.
The ’80s are trending. But AI nostalgia comes with a hidden environmental cost
Every AI-generated image requires computing power, electricity and cooling, raising questions about the environmental price of a seemingly harmless online fad.
Private sector bears bulk of Bhotekoshi flood losses
A preliminary government assessment estimates damage and economic losses at Rs408 billion. Nearly 4,800 businesses and 7,570 homes were damaged, while 13 hydropower projects and five solar plants were hit.
EditorialWhy the government must be stopped from chaining the central bank governor
Proposed changes to the NRB Bill threaten monetary stability and regulatory independence.
How Nepal can take the global lead on Himalayan climate strategy
By championing predictive monitoring, resilient engineering and managed retreat instead of mere compensation, the country can reshape international climate policy for vulnerable mountainous nations.
Why fixing Nepal’s government takes more than just copying the rulebook
As public issues grow increasingly interconnected and citizens demand faster, more transparent services, Nepal’s conventional administrative reforms are falling short.
Flood survivors face water shortages, disease risk in crowded holding centres
More than 3,600 people are staying in 37 holding centres across Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading districts. No major outbreak has been reported, but cases of colds, coughs and viral fever are common.
Nepal begins overhaul of school curriculum, with AI and indigenous knowledge in focus
Nationwide consultations seek to reshape Nepal’s school curriculum by integrating AI, disaster preparedness, entrepreneurship and indigenous knowledge.
India approves additional 654 MW power exports to Nepal
The additional supply is expected to help Nepal manage winter power shortages after floods damaged hydropower plants and transmission infrastructure.
Finance Minister Wagle to visit India on September 17-18
The two-day visit will be the first high-level visit from Nepal to India since the August 26 floods devastated parts of the country.
Deuba faction cracks as 31 leaders line up behind Thapa
The leaders’ move deals a blow to Sher Bahadur Deuba’s push for a parallel convention, as the Gagan Thapa-led Congress opens doors to members of the former central committee.
Diplomacy stumbles with postponement of meeting on Strait of Hormuz proposal
Iran’s Fars news agency cited an Iranian foreign ministry official as saying that the Oman meeting was postponed at the request of some regional countries in a decision jointly made by Tehran and Muscat.
Himalayas approaching tipping point, millions of livelihoods at stake: Report
Faster glacier melt is threatening water security and increasing the risk of glacial lake floods across the Hindu Kush-Himalaya, putting millions of people downstream at risk.
US approves $1m forensic support for Nepal flood victim identification
The new funding takes US humanitarian, health and forensic assistance following the floods to more than $5 million.
Beijing to ban drone possession, storage from November 15
The new rules are part of a broader push to tighten airspace security, with limited exemptions for emergency, research, industrial and other authorised operations.
Nepal Airlines jet grounded in Japan, disrupting international flights
The airline’s only operational widebody remains in Narita after an engine problem affected a flight carrying 226 passengers, with Doha services also at risk.
Flood blocks Jajarkot-Dolpa road, sweeps away homes and shops
Torrential rain triggered flooding in Jajarkot’s Nalgad area, disrupting transport on the Bheri Corridor and destroying homes, businesses and other structures.
Nepal tunnel survivor finds solace in village homecoming
Rescued after nine days trapped in a hydropower tunnel, Sanjay Sah returned to his family in a village still mourning workers missing after last month’s disaster.
Sweden’s centre-left bloc leads close election against right-wing government
A narrow early lead for Magdalena Andersson’s centre-left bloc could end Ulf Kristersson’s four-year government and put Sweden’s hardening migration policies under review.
Booker-winning translator Deepa Bhasthi on why she has ‘nothing kind to say about AI’
Bhasthi discusses preserving the soul, musicality and rhythm of a language, and why a translation should not erase its cultural roots.
A year later, the Gen Z movement lives on in art
Songs, theatre, photography and visual art continue to document, mourn and make sense of a movement that transformed Nepal’s political landscape.
Beijing signals support for rebuilding flood-ravaged Rasuwagadhi route
Nepal has sought Chinese assistance to rebuild the 16-km Syaphrubesi-Rasuwagadhi road, while the government prepares a temporary track to restore access to the border crossing.
Infrastructure Minister Sunil Lamsal on rebuilding after the Bhotekoshi floods
The infrastructure development minister discusses plans for resettlement, damaged roads and bridges, the China border crossing and efforts to build safer settlements for disaster-prone communities.
EditorialNepal fell in love with EVs. It forgot to regulate them
Countries certify a battery before it’s sold. Nepal certifies almost nothing. That gap needs fixing.
Why Nepal’s climate crisis is also a public-health emergency
The Bhotekoshi flood shows why Nepal’s climate crisis must also be understood as a public-health crisis.
What should Balendra Shah tell the world in New York?
Ahead of the prime minister’s first UN General Assembly address, experts, leaders and activists share how Nepal should pitch its climate crisis to the world.
Lawmakers want a shorter governor term. Experts fear instability in central bank
Changes in legal provisions could undermine Nepal Rastra Bank’s independence and policy continuity, former governors warn.
Nepalis cut back on food as ‘hyperinflation’ and shortages bite
Consumers in Kathmandu Valley are cutting back on food and festive preparations as supply disruptions and rising transport costs push up the prices of daily essentials.
Vehicles cross Krishnabhir on Sunday in trial run after 11 days
Around 20 vehicles, including a stranded gas tanker and heavy trucks, were allowed through the temporary track, but regular traffic will take several more days to resume.