Bagmati Province
Family performs funeral rites after Bhotekoshi flood victim’s body goes missing
By Anish Tiwari Raj Kumar Shrestha’s relatives say a body resembling him was photographed after the August 26 disaster but they were unable to locate it after they were told it had been transferred to TU Teaching Hospital from Nuwakot.
I watched my village disappear in an instant
By Arjun Poudel In the devastating floods that severed an entire district from the rest of Nepal, one The Kathmandu Post journalist witnessed his childhood village disappear — through fragments of video, and phone calls that stopped connecting.
Kiran Thapa Magar wins confidence vote in Bagmati
By Subash Bidari The chief minister secured 57 votes in a provincial assembly session attended by 58 lawmakers, with opposition parties staying away from the vote.
Kiran Thapa Magar sworn in as Bagmati chief minister, forms seven-member Cabinet
By Subash Bidari Thapa Magar takes charge after a prolonged political tussle.
One dead, five injured in Makawanpur jeep crash
By Pratap Bista High court judge among six travelling in jeep that plunged 50 metres after hitting a road divider.
Sindhupalchok villagers spend nights at school as landslides threaten homes
By Anish Tiwari Nine families have moved into a school building for safety as cracks spread across the land, while residents in other parts of the district face similar landslide threats and demand urgent relocation.
Sauraha elephant safari caught between animal welfare and livelihoods
By Ramesh Kumar Paudel Local entrepreneurs call for phased transition after Supreme Court’s order to shift to ethical tourism.
Five bodies recovered from Yalung Ri nine months after avalanche
By Kedar Shiwakoti Remains of two Nepali guides and three foreign climbers were recovered from the mountain’s base camp after melting snow exposed the bodies.
Five bodies found at Yalung Ri base camp months after avalanche
By Kedar Shiwakoti The remains surfaced after melting snow exposed them at the 5,630-metre peak, where five foreign climbers disappeared in an avalanche during an ascent last November.
Dhurbe, the rogue elephant that followed a family for 14 years
By Ramesh Kumar Paudel Shanichara Bote thought he had escaped the threat that killed his parents. Then, the notorious elephant returned to destroy his home again.
Evening safari proposed to reap more benefits from natural resources. Conservationists warn against disturbing animals at rest
By Ramesh Kumar Paudel Concerns raised over wildlife disturbance as community forests plan sunset safari in Barandabhar corridor.
Bagmati Province cuts ministries to eight, trims offices to 191
By Pratap Bista Decision aims to reduce operating costs and redirect savings to development projects, with annual savings estimated at around Rs5 billion.
70 years on Kanti Highway remains incomplete, repeatedly hit by landslides
By Pratap Bista Officials blame fragile topography. The road project started in 1956 is still a work in progress.
Electric traps emerge as growing threat to rhino conservation in Nepal
By Ramesh Kumar Paudel Chitwan National Park records show seven of the 204 rhinos that died between the fiscal years 2015-16 and 2022-23 were killed by electric current.
New customs rules halt informal border trade at Tatopani
By Anish Tiwari Restrictions on food imports without quarantine clearance have disrupted livelihoods in Nepal’s northern border communities and emptied the once-busy Zhangmu market across the frontier.
Once common in Nepal’s plains, yellow-breasted bunting now fights for survival
By Ramesh Kumar Paudel Nepal’s first nationwide count of the critically endangered migratory bird found just 2,530 individuals, highlighting the impact of hunting, pesticide use and shrinking wetland habitats.
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.
Regular school evolves into special for children unable to hear, speak
By Ramesh Kumar Paudel Eight students, all deaf and unable to speak, sat for the SEE after years of effort by teachers, parents and helping hands.
Tiger found dead in Chitwan National Park
By Ramesh Kumar Paudel Officials suspect the two-year-old male cub was killed in an attack by another tiger after separating from its mother.
Landslide blocks Kanti Lokpath, traffic halted on both sides
By Pratap Bista Road shut since 5am after landslides in Makawanpur and Lalitpur, clearance work underway.