Reporter’s Diary: I went back to Rasuwa. The river had changed everything
Fourteen months after covering the first Lhende Khola flood, I returned to the same disaster zone. This time, roads and homes were gone, families were searching for their loved ones, and the places I remembered were barely recognisable.
Flood damages four houses and bridge in Gorkha
A pre-dawn flood in remote Chumnubri Rural Municipality destroyed four houses and swept away a bridge, with no casualties reported.
Kremlin says Ukraine talks with US envoys were useful; no sign of breakthrough
Putin praised Trump’s efforts to end the war but offered no sign of a breakthrough as US envoys pressed Moscow on a possible settlement, with major differences over territory and Ukraine’s future security still unresolved.
Kathmandu supply lines rerouted after floods block main highway
Fuel, food and other essentials are reaching the Capital through alternative roads, but transport disruption is pushing up prices and limiting cooking gas supplies.
Nepal is draining four glacial lakes. Scientists say it is not enough
Risk assessment, early warning systems, outlet management and cautious building in the path of a potential flood matter just as much.
Panel formed to conduct PNDA has six weeks to prepare report
A Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment estimates damage caused by the August 26 flood at Rs400 billion.
Who holds Nepal’s energy switch now?
Nepal ended load-shedding through better governance. Then the river came down.
Nepal’s economic growth suffers from a lack of vision
Growth does not tell the full story of the economy unless it considers how it is generated and distributed.
Late rescues renew hope for survivors in deadly Nepal floods
A 64-year-old woman was rescued alive from beneath her buried home as her family performed her death rites, while three others—including a Chinese national—were pulled alive from hydropower tunnels in Rasuwa.
Flood-displaced mothers struggle for privacy and care
In crowded shelters, pregnant women and new mothers are struggling for privacy, adequate food and access to maternity care as damaged roads cut them off from hospitals.
Floods revive questions over an abandoned mountain airstrip
Langtang airport sits at an elevation of 3,658 metres above sea level.
Two killed in landslide at Super Seti hydropower project
Workers were digging a road at the under-construction project in Kaski when a landslide struck the site on Saturday.
Nepal wants to be a clean-energy powerhouse. The indigenous people are paying the price
A hydropower boom backed by billions in financing is colliding with local communities who say they were never really asked.
Security personnel install Nepali flag on the border with China in Rasuwagadhi
With the entire settlement at the bordering town swept away by last week’s devastating floods, there was nothing that separated the Nepali territory from that of China in Rasuwagadhi.
Two people rescued alive on 11th day after floods
A Chinese national was pulled from a hydropower tunnel in Rasuwa, while a 64-year-old woman was rescued from the upper floor of a house in Nuwakot.
Woman rescued alive after 10 days trapped in debris-buried house
Armed Police Force team pulls 64-year-old Chandika Kumari Shrestha from the upper floor of a four-storey building in Betrawati.
Where rescue efforts stand at flood-hit hydropower projects
Two workers have been rescued, and bodies recovered, but teams are still searching flooded tunnels and damaged sites for hundreds of missing people.
Chinese national pulled alive from hydropower tunnel in Nepal after 10 days
Luhaitao was found about 225 metres inside the Upper Trishuli-1 tunnel as Nepali and foreign rescuers continued searching the site.
NEPSE falls as flood concerns weigh on insurance, hydropower
The index slips 0.57 percent in a four-session week, erasing about Rs30 billion in market value as thin trading and weak momentum keep the market near key support.
Nepal flood death toll reaches 1,342
Police say 4,886 people remain missing and 1,030 bodies have been buried as search operations continue.
Nepal PM Balendra Shah to address UN General Assembly on September 24
His first foreign trip since taking office comes as Nepal seeks international support after devastating floods.
27 US lawmakers urge Rubio to expand rescue, aid efforts in Nepal
Lawmakers call for US disaster response team, high-altitude search assets and faster assistance as thousands remain missing.
This Nepali film won at Cannes. Here’s what makes it stand out
Abinash Bikram Shah’s Elephants in the Fog—'Tiniharu' in Nepali—puts a Kinnar family at the centre of a story about belonging, othering and the fragile boundaries of acceptance.
Where to support flood relief in Kathmandu this week and beyond
From charity runs to creative workshops, these events offer ways to support flood-affected communities.
They stopped hoping to find him alive. Then they found a hand
Raj Kumar Diyali went missing with his wife and four-year-old son in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi flood. His family is now waiting for DNA confirmation.
Barely saved, he cuts mourning short to help flood survivors
Sudip Kumar Neupane watched a raging Trishuli swallow his younger brother and a close colleague, then came out of grief after two days.
Can Nepal turn Himalayan vulnerability into a case for compensation?
The Bhotekoshi disaster highlights rising climate risks in the Himalayas, but experts say Nepal needs stronger evidence, sharper diplomacy and a clear strategy to secure international grants.
After nine days in darkness, two men walked back into the light
Rescuers pulled Sanjay Sah and Kabir Maharjan alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel after more than 72 hours of painstaking search, but dozens of people remain unaccounted for.
Why Nepal must demand climate reparations
The time has come for the ‘Global North’ to pay its historical ecological debts to Nepal with the reparations it is rightfully owed.
Why climate change is a threat to Nepal’s hydropower sector
Climate change is not a future risk to our hydropower sector; it is a present and recurring one. The August disaster proved it at a scale no prior monsoon had.
Five of 15 drinking water sources in flood-hit Bidur contaminated with E. coli
Officials mull cholera vaccination for around 100,000 vulnerable people and measles vaccine for over 75,000 children.
Nvidia donates $10 million to flood recovery, one of Nepal’s biggest corporate donations
The contribution, deposited into the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund, was driven by more than 50 Nepali employees of the US technology giant.
The mountains have changed. Nepal must too
A resilient mountain monitoring system must combine satellite observations, remote sensing, field investigation, weather information, river monitoring and local knowledge.
Road department begins cutting new track to reopen flood-hit Prithvi Highway
Authorities are widening a 50-metre temporary route around the Krishnabhir landslide on the highway.
US probes Iran wedding strike that analysis shows was likely direct hit by US munition
Iranian state television on Thursday said that a 22-year-old woman had died in hospital following the strike that hit a home during a wedding, taking the total reported death toll to five.
Search and rescue team says ‘no more survivors in Upper Trishuli 3A tunnel’
After rescuing two survivors and finding a dead body, rescuers say they could not locate any more survivors or bodies.
Nepal home minister tells critics to focus on results, not where he works
Sudan Gurung defends coordinating the flood response online after social media criticism of his role in Friday’s tunnel rescue.
Nepal flood death toll reaches 1,287
Bodies have been recovered across eight districts, with Chitwan reporting the highest number of bodies at 359, followed by Nawalparasi East and Nawalparasi West.
Prime Minister Balendra Shah, Australia’s Anthony Albanese discuss flood response
Shah thanked Australia for its support in rescue and relief efforts and said Nepal was stepping up the search for Australians reported missing after the disaster.
How two Nepal hydropower workers survived nine days trapped underground
One stayed behind to help colleagues escape the flood; the other had travelled to the project for routine maintenance.
Rescued tunnel worker says he stayed behind to save others
Sanjay Sah told rescuers he delayed his escape to help others flee after the flood struck the Trishuli 3A tunnel, leaving him trapped inside for nine days.
Wife says rescued husband has ‘a second life’ after nine days trapped in Nepal tunnel
Hira Shobha said her family spent nine agonising days believing Kabir Maharjan was still alive inside the Trishuli 3A tunnel before rescuers pulled him out on Friday.
Nepal flood survivors pulled alive from hydropower tunnel nine days later
The rescue of two men came after rescuers heard voices from inside the Trishuli 3A tunnel, raising hopes that others trapped since the August 26 disaster may still be alive.
Nepal unveils relief package to help flood-hit businesses recover
Customs and tax breaks, loan restructuring and cheaper credit offered to businesses affected by Bhotekoshi floods.
How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal’s flood rescue efforts
As rescue teams search buried hydropower tunnels for survivors, a WhatsApp group of more than 500 engineers is providing vital drawings, technical advice and information on missing workers.
600 children unaccounted for in Rasuwa and Nuwakot. Verification hampered by crippled communication
12 schools—four in Rasuwa and eight in Nuwakot—were completely destroyed in the August 26 mid-morning disaster.
Why melodrama is having a moment in Nepali cinema
Films rooted in family, migration, sacrifice, and social change are dominating the box office. Is this merely a winning formula—or are audiences looking for something deeper?
The priest leading his people from grief to acceptance
In a Rasuwa village, grieving families have begun performing Buddhist funeral rites without waiting for bodies, following the lead of chief priest Singi Lama, who lost his son and daughters-in-law in the disaster.
EditorialNepal needs to overhaul its early warning system
Modernised telemetry, cross-border data sharing and evacuation laws are essential to protect vulnerable communities.
Nepal’s drone sector is already flying—it can fly even higher
Nepal can encourage innovation by establishing a practical pathway for locally designed and assembled drones.