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Flash floods tear through Salyan villages, damaging roads, water supply projects and farms
By Biplab Maharjan Torrential rain swelled rivers and streams in Salyan district, washing away infrastructure, cutting off transport links and disrupting water supplies for hundreds of families.
Bridge ends years of deadly river crossings for Chepang villages
By Ramesh Kumar Paudel In the hills of Chitwan, residents say the new crossing over the Kayar River could transform daily life in communities long cut off during the monsoon.
Vermicompost gains ground as farmers seek alternative to chemical fertilisers
By Madhav Aryal Farmers in Palpa say worm-based manure has improved crop yields and reduced plant diseases, while local producers are expanding output to meet rising demand.
Academicians wanted loosening of government control of universities. Yet the prime minister’s grip has only tightened
By Sudeep Kaini Sasmit Pokharel says the prime minister and the education minister will be removed from the positions of chancellor and co-chancellor in the second phase of reforms.
To Karnali people, unreliable passenger flights are sickening
By Krishna Prasad Gautam, DB Budha & Ram Chandra Neupane In a geography where good roads are non-existent, even patients needing urgent flight are forced to return from airports.
Interpol questioned Nepal’s Deuba case. Authorities have now responded
By Gaurav Pokharel Prosecuting authorities provide further details to Interpol after questions were raised over legal procedures and charges in the case.
Two-day weekend followed supply crunch from Iran war. If it will fuel productivity in Nepal is the concern
By Aarya Chand Nepal has tried the two-day weekend before—in 1990, in 1999, in 2022 and again now. Each time, it arrived as a crisis measure and left when the crisis faded.
WorldLink denies Meta investment claim as hype outpaces reality in Nepal’s data centre rush
By Sajana Baral Recent reports claiming the Silicon Valley giant would invest Rs 5 billion in a local data centre have no basis, the named Nepali partner says.
A single coffee sapling transforms farming prospects in Dolakha village
By Kedar Shiwakoti Farmers, cooperatives and the local government in Kattike of Bhimeshwar Municipality-5 have joined hands to plant 1,700 saplings and expand commercial coffee farming.
Mobile recharge validity rules hit low-income customers hardest
By Sajana Baral Critics say telecom operators’ recharge policies are disproportionately affecting low-income and elderly users.
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s Kathmandu visit postponed
By Anil Giri PM Shah’s refusal to meet the Indian foreign secretary and the recent Nepal-India dispute over India and China resuming the Mansarovar Yatra through the disputed tri-junction reportedly led to the deferral.
Nepal relieves honorary consuls in 15 foreign cities
By Post Report They were serving in the US, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Israel and several European locations.
Politicians, ex-justices note breach of seniority in chief justice pick
By Tufan Neupane The recommendation of Manoj Kumar Sharma as chief justice has broken the seniority norm, raising questions over the Constitutional Council’s decision.
Indecent behaviour, indecent justice: How police misuse the law to arbitrarily detain citizens
By Tufan Neupane Records show police routinely use the ‘indecent behaviour’ law to arrest individuals, often without evidence or access to legal counsel, leaving many to spend weeks in custody.
Supreme Court orders government not to evict or displace squatters without due process
By Durga Dulal A division bench of justices Kumar Regmi and Nityananda Pandey issued the order on Friday in response to the writ petition filed on April 24.
Monkey attacks drive Udayapur farmers out of villages
By Rakesh Nepali Despite repeated discussions by local governments, an effective solution for monkey control has yet to be found.
First-ever snow leopard census begins in Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve
By Prakash Baral Fifty-six sensor-based camera traps have been installed across cliffs and trails to track the movement of snow leopards.
Climate change poses growing threats to migratory birds in Nepal
By Manoj Paudel Conservationists say habitat loss, wetland encroachment, pollution and shifting weather patterns are disrupting migration, feeding and breeding cycles of birds across the country.
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s Kathmandu visit postponed
By Anil Giri PM Shah’s refusal to meet the Indian foreign secretary and the recent Nepal-India dispute over India and China resuming the Mansarovar Yatra through the disputed tri-junction reportedly led to the deferral.
Achham palace, rebuilt after Maoist attack, remains unused 14 months after inauguration
By Menuka Dhungana Once the centre of government authority, the reconstructed Achham Durbar now stands empty amid delays, political disputes and uncertainty over its future.