Panel formed to conduct PNDA has six weeks to prepare report
A Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment estimates damage caused by the August 26 flood at Rs400 billion.…
Late rescues renew hope for survivors in deadly Nepal floods
A 64-year-old woman was rescued alive from beneath her buried home as her family performed her death rites, while three others—including a Chinese national—were…
प्रधानमंत्री ने राष्ट्रीय शिक्षक पुरस्कार विजेताओं से बातचीत की
Flood-displaced mothers struggle for privacy and care
In crowded shelters, pregnant women and new mothers are struggling for privacy, adequate food and access to maternity care as damaged roads cut them off from ho…
Floods revive questions over an abandoned mountain airstrip
Langtang airport sits at an elevation of 3,658 metres above sea level.…
Two killed in landslide at Super Seti hydropower project
Workers were digging a road at the under-construction project in Kaski when a landslide struck the site on Saturday.…
Nepal wants to be a clean-energy powerhouse. The indigenous people are paying the price
A hydropower boom backed by billions in financing is colliding with local communities who say they were never really asked.…
Security personnel install Nepali flag on the border with China in Rasuwagadhi
With the entire settlement at the bordering town swept away by last week’s devastating floods, there was nothing that separated the Nepali territory from that o…
Two people rescued alive on 11th day after floods
A Chinese national was pulled from a hydropower tunnel in Rasuwa, while a 64-year-old woman was rescued from the upper floor of a house in Nuwakot.…
Woman rescued alive after 10 days trapped in debris-buried house
Armed Police Force team pulls 64-year-old Chandika Kumari Shrestha from the upper floor of a four-storey building in Betrawati.…
Where rescue efforts stand at flood-hit hydropower projects
Two workers have been rescued, and bodies recovered, but teams are still searching flooded tunnels and damaged sites for hundreds of missing people.…
Chinese national pulled alive from hydropower tunnel in Nepal after 10 days
Luhaitao was found about 225 metres inside the Upper Trishuli-1 tunnel as Nepali and foreign rescuers continued searching the site.…
NEPSE falls as flood concerns weigh on insurance, hydropower
The index slips 0.57 percent in a four-session week, erasing about Rs30 billion in market value as thin trading and weak momentum keep the market near key suppo…
Nepal flood death toll reaches 1,342
Police say 4,886 people remain missing and 1,030 bodies have been buried as search operations continue.…
Nepal PM Balendra Shah to address UN General Assembly on September 24
His first foreign trip since taking office comes as Nepal seeks international support after devastating floods.…
27 US lawmakers urge Rubio to expand rescue, aid efforts in Nepal
Lawmakers call for US disaster response team, high-altitude search assets and faster assistance as thousands remain missing.…
This Nepali film won at Cannes. Here’s what makes it stand out
Abinash Bikram Shah’s Elephants in the Fog—'Tiniharu' in Nepali—puts a Kinnar family at the centre of a story about belonging, othering and the fragile boundari…
Where to support flood relief in Kathmandu this week and beyond
From charity runs to creative workshops, these events offer ways to support flood-affected communities.…
They stopped hoping to find him alive. Then they found a hand
Raj Kumar Diyali went missing with his wife and four-year-old son in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi flood. His family is now waiting for DNA confirmation.…
Barely saved, he cuts mourning short to help flood survivors
Sudip Kumar Neupane watched a raging Trishuli swallow his younger brother and a close colleague, then came out of grief after two days.…
Can Nepal turn Himalayan vulnerability into a case for compensation?
The Bhotekoshi disaster highlights rising climate risks in the Himalayas, but experts say Nepal needs stronger evidence, sharper diplomacy and a clear strategy …