https://kathmandupost.com/The Kathmandu Post : Find the latest breaking news from Nepal, opinion and analysis on Nepali politics, business, culture and arts, sports, movies, food and travel, books, education, auto and more at kathmandupost.comhttps://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/12/bhutanese-refugee-scam-victims-awarded-rs-153-8-million-but-53-complainants-get-no-compensationThe Kathmandu District Court’s full verdict, issued recently, details how a network duped aspiring migrants with promises of US resettlement.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2026/10/12/explained-why-does-an-hour-flight-to-dhangadhi-cost-more-than-a-flight-to-new-delhiDomestic airfares in Nepal have doubled on the longest route in 12 years, with rising fuel costs, taxes and seasonal demand pushing up ticket prices.https://kathmandupost.com/health/2026/10/12/nepal-begins-car-t-cell-therapy-for-cancer-patientsA 20-year-old woman with relapsed leukaemia has received the treatment at TU Teaching Hospital. Doctors are monitoring her response.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/12/lawmakers-press-envoy-nominees-to-india-china-us-and-uk-on-challengesCandidates faced scrutiny over unresolved border disputes, cross-border connectivity, economic cooperation, and the welfare of Nepali citizens abroad.https://kathmandupost.com/sports/2026/10/12/nepal-seek-momentum-against-omanOut of top-four contention for a direct World Cup Qualifier berth, the Rhinos target momentum in Oman before entering the Qualifier’s Playoff stage.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/12/parliamentary-hearing-committee-invites-complaints-against-four-supreme-court-nomineesThe public has 10 days to file complaints against the four judges recommended for appointment to the Supreme Court.https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/10/12/india-opposition-parties-march-to-supreme-court-against-election-chiefThe Election Commission has denied favouring any party and said wrongly deleted voters can re-enrol. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/12/more-than-32-500-armed-police-personnel-mobilised-for-festival-securityThe Armed Police Force has deployed 28,126 personnel and kept another 4,500 on standby for Dashain, Tihar, Chhath and other festivals.https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/10/12/americans-hall-woodford-win-nobel-prize-for-work-on-stabilising-economiesThe prestigious award, formally known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in ​Memory of Alfred Nobel, is the final prize to be given out this year and is worth 12 million Swedish crowns.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/12/budhigandaki-flood-what-the-report-says-about-the-gap-between-local-warnings-and-official-records A driver received a flood warning at 4:45am on Sunday and posted an alert on Facebook minutes later, while the disaster authority’s report says a landslide blocked the river at 5:30am.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2026/10/12/court-ruling-leads-to-cancellation-of-perfect-center-fillz-trademarkThe Department of Industry cancelled the registration after the Supreme Court found the chewing gum brand’s name too similar to Italian confectionery maker Perfetti Van Melle’s ‘Center Fruit’ trademark.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/12/government-withdraws-five-police-personnel-from-uml-headquartersThe personnel were recalled from the party’s Chyasal office on Monday morning, prompting the UML to consider alternative security arrangements.https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/10/12/at-least-139-migrants-dead-including-some-children-after-boat-from-djibouti-to-yemen-capsizes-un-agency-saysThe boat, carrying 305 people, capsized near Guhere, north of Obock — a port town in Djibouti — during the night of October 8-9, ​the IOM said, citing survivor accounts.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/12/home-minister-sudan-gurung-heads-to-india-for-first-bimstec-security-talksGurung will join counterparts from six other member states in New Delhi on Tuesday for the regional bloc’s first home ministers’ meeting, his first foreign trip since taking office.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/12/prithvi-highway-s-galaudi-section-to-close-overnight-for-repairs-to-damaged-sectionTraffic will be halted from 11pm Monday to 5am Tuesday at Galaudi in Dhading, where a section of the road subsided last week.https://kathmandupost.com/gandaki-province/2026/10/12/flood-cuts-off-two-villages-along-budhigandaki-in-gorkhaThe river has washed away foot trail connecting Jagat and Salleri, leaving residents, workers and more than 100 trekkers stranded.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/12/house-panel-seeks-police-immigration-records-on-ambassador-nomineeGiri Bahadur Sunar faces complaints alleging deportation from Germany and sexual violence, prompting House committee to seek details from immigration officials and Lalitpur police.https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/10/12/delhi-shuts-metro-stations-restricts-traffic-ahead-of-new-protest-against-election-chief Opposition parties accuse India’s election authorities of deleting millions of voters from electoral rolls to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP, as protests intensify over the controversial revision.https://kathmandupost.com/visual-stories/2026/10/12/mud-and-debris-mark-the-trail-of-a-flash-flood-in-budhigandakiPhotographs taken on Monday morning show the extent of the flood’s destruction.https://kathmandupost.com/province-no-3/2026/10/12/army-helicopter-rescues-three-trapped-by-landslide-in-gorkha The three were stranded near Ungilung river after a landslide hit the area on Sunday morning and were flown to Philim.https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/10/12/north-korea-fires-missiles-days-after-south-korea-s-hypersonic-testThe latest launches follow South Korea’s first public test of a hypersonic missile last week, as Pyongyang steps up weapons tests amid rising tensions and ahead of a potential summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/12/returning-home-for-dashain-only-to-face-trouble-at-the-borderThousands of Nepali migrant workers are returning from India for the festival, but exorbitant transport fares and harassment at border crossings are making the final leg of their journey difficult.https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/10/12/trump-announces-ukraine-energy-ceasefire-with-russia-surprising-zelenskiyTrump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to halt attacks on energy infrastructure, but Zelenskiy says Kyiv is awaiting details as Russian strikes continue and Washington presses Ukraine to stop targeting Russian oil refineries.https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2026/10/12/bhandari-acharya-and-chaudhary-elected-congress-vice-presidentsPradeep Paudel tops the general secretary race, with Udaya Shumsher Rana and Dila Sangroula also elected.https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2026/10/12/food-review-malaysian-food-that-feels-familiar-with-a-few-surprisesFrom smoky chicken satay to tender rendang and a bowl of comforting laksa, Sing-Ma serves up familiar flavours with a distinctly Malaysian twist.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/12/flood-damage-makes-journeys-longer-and-costlier-in-rasuwaMany settlements across the district have become inaccessible after the August 26 flood damaged roads and bridges. In Amachhodingmo, dwindling relief supplies are adding to residents’ hardship.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/12/locals-alerted-each-other-of-budhigandaki-flood-an-hour-before-official-warningLocals began alerting one another at 4:45 am, but the local police post in Gorkha released the first official warning only at 5:30am.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/12/torrent-of-black-mud-and-rocks-engulfs-settlements-along-budhigandakiHomes, bridges and trekking trails swept away in Chumnubri. Settlements cut off, tourists stranded, five people missing.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/11/three-generations-of-a-dalit-family-denied-citizenship-despite-court-orderA family of 12 in Bishnupur of Saptari remains stateless despite a High Court order. They lack birth certificates, access to schooling, and formal jobs.https://kathmandupost.com/interviews/2026/10/11/aviation-tycoon-birendra-bahadur-basnet-on-why-farming-is-safer-than-flyingAfter a Rs25 million operating loss at his rice mill, the Buddha Air founder says better storage, distribution and bank-backed guarantees can make agriculture profitable.https://kathmandupost.com/editorial/2026/10/11/prioritise-strategic-resettlement-to-protect-vulnerable-downstream-settlementsNepal should ramp up efforts to prevent further loss of life and livelihoods in downstream settlements.https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2026/10/11/bhotekoshi-flood-wasn-t-a-freak-event-it-s-the-himalaya-doing-what-it-doesFrom the 51,000-year-old Tsergo Ri collapse to the 2015 Langtang landslide, rockfalls are part of the Himalayan ecosystem, and global warming is making them more dangerous.https://kathmandupost.com/sports/2026/10/11/nepal-beat-canada-by-24-runs-to-open-league-2-tri-seriesRohit Paudel’s 101 set up the win, but Nepal must still beat Canada again and win at least one game against Oman.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2026/10/11/no-school-but-a-graduation-cap-for-women-dairy-farmersFifty-six women farmers in Sindhuli have completed four years of training under a Korea-Nepal initiative. They learned modern dairy farming, animal care and financial management.https://kathmandupost.com/interviews/2026/10/11/sms-alerts-helped-avert-loss-of-life-in-budhi-gandaki-floods-says-disaster-management-chiefDharmaraj Uprety says early warnings prompted residents to move to higher ground, while the flood swept away bridges and damaged settlements and hydropower infrastructure.https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/10/11/imran-khan-s-party-s-provincial-government-suspended-by-pakistan-presidentKhan’s party has been rallying for several days to pressure the government for his release, threatening to march on the capital, Islamabad, in the coming days.https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2026/10/11/nepali-congress-vote-count-halted-over-demand-to-enter-tallies-digitallyCandidates have demanded that figures for all ballots counted so far be entered into the computer system before counting resumes.https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/10/11/indian-capital-braces-for-second-day-of-protests-against-poll-chiefPolice detained more than 2,000 people during Saturday’s demonstrations, while a court ordered the release of three movement leaders as protesters prepared to gather again in New Delhi over alleged irregularities in voter registration.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/11/it-reminded-me-of-the-bhotekoshi-floods-gorkha-residents-recount-escapeA flash flood in the Budhi Gandaki swept away houses and bridges early Sunday, forcing residents of Chumnubri and Dharche to flee to higher ground in the dark. Five people are missing, and six have been rescued by air.https://kathmandupost.com/gandaki-province/2026/10/11/five-things-to-know-about-the-budhi-gandaki-flash-floodAn estimated 35 to 40 houses and several bridges have been swept away in Gorkha, while a suspected landslide may have triggered the flooding. Five people have been reported missing as rescue efforts continue.