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/world/2026/09/17/australia-cracks-down-on-student-and-backpacker-visas-to-curb-migrationThe measures tighten rules for international students and backpackers as the government seeks to bring net migration down from about 300,000 to 225,000 a year by 2028.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/17/why-did-the-supreme-court-block-the-easier-route-to-constitutional-amendmentFive questions explain the court’s order suspending two provisions of the House rules and the constitutional questions they raised.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/17/krishnabhir-road-reopens-on-thursdayAfter 18 days of closure, a new track cut above the flood-damaged section is now carrying traffic in both directions.https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2026/09/17/finance-minister-swarnim-wagle-heads-to-new-delhiWagle is set to meet his Indian counterparts and business leaders to discuss reconstruction and wider economic cooperation.https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/09/17/climate-change-likely-to-have-helped-trigger-nepal-glacier-collapse-scientists-sayResearchers say warming temperatures, thinning glaciers, thawing permafrost and excess meltwater likely created conditions that made the late-August collapse more likely.https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2026/09/17/booktalk-tika-prasad-dhakal-on-the-1923-treaty-nepal-s-independence-and-the-craft-of-diplomacyThe editor of the newly published book ‘State and Craft’ discusses the treaty’s place in Nepal’s diplomatic history and what it can teach Nepal about protecting its national interests.https://kathmandupost.com/sports/2026/09/17/the-lonely-grind-of-nepal-s-para-powerliftersRajani Rai and Pawan Gharti Magar share the only available bench and fund their own diets as they overcome physical barriers and official neglect to train for the 5th Asian Para Games.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2026/09/17/nuwakot-substation-destruction-disrupts-evacuation-of-176-1-mwNepal Electricity Authority says disruption will exacerbate winter grid management.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/17/nepal-s-wetlands-are-under-pressure-migrator-birds-are-losing-safe-havensFalling bird numbers and species diversity across major wetlands point to the growing risks for a migration corridor that links Nepal to breeding and wintering grounds across Asia.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/17/prithvi-highway-blockage-ends-thursday-as-krishnabhir-link-restoredA new track above the damaged section will restore two-way traffic while authorities continue work to stabilise the route.https://kathmandupost.com/editorial/2026/09/16/resolve-legal-hurdles-to-relief-and-property-rights-for-families-of-the-missingFamilies of the missing face legal barriers to relief and property rights. The government must act now.https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2026/09/16/how-nepal-can-reshape-global-response-to-climate-catastrophesThe country has moral authority and political visibility in a rare combination. The question is what it proposes to the world.https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2026/09/16/ideology-is-not-dead-in-nepal-it-only-changed-its-addressFor fifteen years, Nepal’s political class taught us to distrust every grand vision. Now, we’re paying the price for the vacuum.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/16/supreme-court-puts-controversial-parliamentary-rules-on-holdThe court says two provisions in the House of Representatives rules may conflict with constitutional safeguards on amending the constitution and the authority of existing laws.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/16/sudurpaschim-set-to-get-cable-car-in-its-largest-private-sector-projectThe Rs7 billion Jalpa Devi Cable Car is expected to begin operations in November, linking Chisapani with Rajkanda in the Chure hills and opening up a new tourism destination in far-western Nepal.https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2026/09/16/deuba-loses-support-as-nepali-congress-factions-realignThe Thapa-led Congress has scheduled the 15th general convention for October 2-5, with ward-level conventions beginning on September 19. Deuba faction has its general convention scheduled for December 7-9.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/16/nepal-can-t-call-them-dead-it-can-t-find-them-alive-eitherHundreds of foreigners remain unaccounted for as families press for cross-border searches, clearer information and official confirmation of their relatives’ status.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/16/nepal-presses-malaysia-to-convene-joint-talks-over-migrant-worker-recruitment-systemKathmandu is seeking an early meeting of a bilateral technical committee after Kuala Lumpur selected recruitment agencies unilaterally, prompting concerns over transparency and fair competition.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/16/five-bodies-found-in-upper-trishuli-1-tunnelThe discovery comes three weeks after devastating floods hit Rasuwa and left people missing inside the hydropower project.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/16/five-bodies-found-inside-flood-hit-chilime-hydropower-projectRescuers discovered the bodies while searching tunnels for people missing since the August 26 floods.https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2026/09/16/how-hydro-diplomacy-can-save-the-himalayasFrom data-sharing to dam safety, here is how the region can turn shared risks into shared resilience.https://kathmandupost.com/science-technology/2026/09/16/from-hallucinating-ai-chatbots-to-wiping-out-humanity-how-did-we-get-hereThe concern now is that AI could become capable of improving itself before researchers have developed reliable methods to align, monitor and control these increasingly powerful systems.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/16/three-bodies-recovered-from-flood-hit-chilime-hydropower-project-three-weeks-laterRescuers found the bodies inside a tunnel after the August 26 floods, with the search for additional victims continuing.https://kathmandupost.com/climate-environment/2026/09/16/nepal-begins-a-nationwide-butterfly-countMore than 100 volunteers are surveying 25 locations to document species, numbers and habitats as researchers seek better biodiversity data.https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2026/09/16/understand-ed-sheeran-concert-controversy-in-five-pointsA dispute over political expression at Ed Sheeran’s US tour has left the singer without any of his planned opening acts and put the spotlight on the limits of political speech at major concerts.https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/09/16/war-damaged-gaza-building-collapses-killing-12-people-seeking-shelter-insideThe collapse underscores the danger facing families living in thousands of partially damaged buildings across the enclave, with hundreds of other structures also at risk.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/16/the-august-26-floods-wiped-timure-off-the-mapMore than 250 houses and other structures were swept away in the border settlement, leaving just six damaged houses standing and hundreds of people unaccounted for.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/16/bouldin-meets-shah-offers-us-support-for-nepal-s-disaster-recoveryThe US chargé d’affaires expressed condolences over the Rasuwa floods as the prime minister called for greater global cooperation on climate-related risks.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/16/wagle-to-hold-three-high-level-policy-dialogues-during-india-visitFinance minister will engage Indian diplomats, business leaders and development policymakers, with flood reconstruction, investment, trade and connectivity expected to feature in his meetings.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2026/09/16/india-renews-nepal-s-power-import-permit-but-leaves-export-approvals-pendingThree hydropower projects have lost their export permits as Nepal seeks to sell surplus monsoon electricity while relying on India for winter supplies.https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2026/09/16/ed-sheeran-says-dropping-macklemore-from-us-concert-tour-was-not-his-decisionSheeran says the tour promoter removed Macklemore after venues warned they would not host shows with the rapper in the lineup, while several opening acts and his touring band quit in support of Macklemore.https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/09/16/saudi-arabia-issues-wide-ranging-security-alerts-after-week-of-strikesSecurity alerts in Mecca and Jeddah come as Houthi attacks and advances along Yemen’s Red Sea coast raise new threats to Saudi oil exports and global shipping.https://kathmandupost.com/cricket/2026/09/16/rohit-paudel-fined-for-breaching-icc-code-in-uae-finalAlongside Paudel, UAE’s Adeeb Usmani and Khuzaima Tanveer were also fined for breaching the code. https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2026/09/16/nepal-needs-joint-effort-to-fight-joint-painBetter understanding, ethical care and early management can improve outcomes for Nepalis living with osteoarthritis.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2026/09/16/real-estate-market-shows-signs-of-recovery-after-prolonged-slowdownTransaction volume and value rose in the last fiscal year due to higher bank lending, renewed buyer confidence.https://kathmandupost.com/cricket/2026/09/16/npl-gets-bigger-with-david-warner-s-announcement-by-kathmandu-gorkhasThe former Australian opener, who has won the biggest tournaments in all three formats of cricket, will be debuting in the Nepal Premier League in its upcoming third season.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/16/judicial-council-starts-high-court-appointments-leaves-supreme-court-vacancies-unresolvedThe council's decision to fill lower court vacancies before addressing the top court’s mounting backlog has drawn criticism from judges and the Nepal Bar Association.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/09/16/their-loved-ones-are-gone-the-law-says-they-are-still-missingFamilies of those swept away by the August 26 flood are performing funeral rites without bodies. But they cannot secure death certificates or claim relief, compensation, insurance and other entitlements.https://kathmandupost.com/editorial/2026/09/15/a-single-landslide-has-choked-kathmandu-for-weeks-dependable-backup-routes-must-be-builtThe Prithvi Highway disruption underscores the need for dependable alternative routes.https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2026/09/15/how-disasters-create-fertile-ground-for-human-traffickingThere is seemingly an almost curated web of favourable conditions laid out especially for traffickers.