Kathmandu

National Service Corps Bill passed by HoR

The House of Representatives on Monday unanimously passed the National Service Corps Bill, 2083.

Nepal

Budhiganga River erosion threatens settlements, farmland in far west

Farmland along the Budhiganga River in Bajura and Achham districts is being steadily washed away, placing dozens of settlements at increasing risk as monsoon-driven erosion intensifies.

Opinion

Telling Nepal's stories through digital tourism

A traveler arrives in Nepal. At the airport, before seeing Mount Everest or starting a Himalayan trek, someone places a tika on the traveler’s forehead and welcomes them with a smile.

Kathmandu

Bus catches fire in Tripureshwor, driver injured

A bus operated by Riddhi Siddhi Yatayat caught fire at Tripureshwor Chowk in Kathmandu on Monday.

Nepal

56 fugitives arrested in Kaski in one month; Rs 22.89m in fines recovered

Police arrested 56 fugitives convicted in various cases in Kaski district during August as part of efforts to bring absconding offenders within the reach of the law.

Nepal

Over 150 Sri Lankan travel agents say 'Nepal is safe for tourism'

More than 150 tour and travel agents from Sri Lanka arrived in Kathmandu to send a message to the world that Nepal is safe for tourism in the aftermath of the devastating Bhote Koshi floods.

Nepal

Madhes reports 250 suicide deaths as calls grow for more support

As many as 250 people died by suicide in Madhes Province in the first two months of the current fiscal year, with the number reported in Bhadra nearly twice that recorded in Shrawan, according to provincial police data.

Environment

Heavy rain likely in four provinces as monsoon stays active

Heavy rainfall is likely at one or two places in the hilly areas of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini provinces on Monday, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.

Nepal

Manaslu death toll reaches four as hundreds retreat ahead of summit window

A fresh avalanche on Mount Manaslu has claimed the lives of a foreign climber and his Sherpa guide, just as hundreds of climbers retreated to base camp amid heavy snowfall on the world's eighth-highest mountain.

Nepal

New bridge raises hope of direct Biratnagar-Barahakshetra road link

The completion of a concrete bridge at Khuniyadhar has raised expectations among locals that the postal highway connecting Biratnagar with Barahakshetra can now be widened and upgraded to improve direct road access to the eastern hills.

Opinion

BRI and the peril of disturbing the Himalayas

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) entered Nepal draped in the rhetoric of connectivity and prosperity, yet beneath that diplomatic sheen lies a geopolitical design of uncompromising ambition — one that threatens to disturb the Himalayas long before it delivers anything of enduring worth.

Health

Udayapur records more dengue cases in two months than entire previous FY

Udayapur has recorded more dengue infections in the first two months of the current fiscal year than it did throughout the previous fiscal year, prompting health authorities to step up mosquito-control efforts.