Climate loss and damage fund moves to consider urgent support for Nepal

FRLD co-chairs say they are working with the Board to respond to Kathmandu’s request following the August 26 Bhotekoshi floods.

How did two controversial religious leaders end up at Gen Z Martyrs’ Day?

By Gaurav Pokharel

Their prominent place on the stage at Tuesday’s memorial programme has drawn questions from lawmakers of the ruling RSP.

Two weeks on, families wait for DNA answers

By Gaurav Pokharel, Deepak Pariyar & Ramesh Kumar Paudel

Relatives of people missing after the Bhotekoshi floods are turning to DNA testing to identify recovered bodies, but labs are overloaded and under-resourced.

For Bivechna Chettri, fashion is a way to find and redefine identity

By Jony Nepal

Through Dhaago, the Darjeeling designer is mixing traditional clothing with modern fashion to create a style that crosses cultural borders.

Five days, five questions: How Army Headquarters became Nepal’s political centre

By Matrika Dahal & Tufan Neupane

The Gen Z uprising brought down the government and left Nepal in a political vacuum. Here is how the five days that followed unfolded, as Army Headquarters emerged as the centre of efforts to restore order and form a new government.

For Bivechna Chettri, fashion is a way to find and redefine identity

By Jony Nepal

Through Dhaago, the Darjeeling designer is mixing traditional clothing with modern fashion to create a style that crosses cultural borders.

OPINION

Nepal must restore tourist confidence as floods threaten arrivals

The August 26 floods have disrupted some tourism sites, but most of Nepal’s major destinations remain open.

Nepal’s Gen Z movement succeeded through masculine violence—but that must change

By Krishna Man Rai

Will Nepal secure a successful movement in the future by expunging violence and shifting from a hyper-masculine violent movement to a feminised non-violent movement?

Disaster reaches children through their screens. This must stop

By Anil Raghuvanshi

Sometimes protecting a child can be as simple as deciding not to press ‘post’ or ‘share’.

Reopening schools is vital, but traumatised children need more than classrooms

Returning children to classrooms can restore normalcy, but their grief and trauma need equal attention.

VISUAL STORIES

Bhotekoshi flood leaves Syafrubesi in ruins, cuts off road access

In Photos: Bhotekoshi flood leaves a trail of destruction

NADA Auto Show 2026 opens in Kathmandu

Landslide puts five houses at risk in Kathmandu’s Tarakeshwar

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Five days, five questions: How Army Headquarters became Nepal’s political centre

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For Bivechna Chettri, fashion is a way to find and redefine identity

Through Dhaago, the Darjeeling designer is mixing traditional clothing with modern fashion to create a style that crosses cultural borders.

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The funding was approved based on Nepal’s request made earlier this year. A separate emergency appeal filed after the August 26 disaster awaits approval.