Opinion

When Upstream construction and Secrecy Becomes Downstream Risk

Across the Himalayan arc, where mountains rise like ancient arbiters of destiny and where nations have long mistaken altitude for insulation, Nepal’s recent catastrophe has become a summons that no government in the region can afford to disregard.

Opinion

NEPAL IS OWED RESTITUTION, NOT AID

I was in a village above the Trishuli valley some years ago, watching a district officer explain to a group of foreign donors why the road they had funded had washed away twice in three monsoons.

Nepal

India, China send specialist teams to aid Nepal flood rescues

International assistance to Nepal following the devastating Bhotekoshi-Trishuli floods has moved beyond relief supplies, with India and China deploying specialist teams to help search for people trapped inside hydropower tunnels.

Nepal

Bagmati to build temporary bridges to reconnect flood-hit areas

Bagmati Province plans to build bailey bridges, suspension bridges and temporary crossings at suitable locations to restore access to communities cut off by the Bhotekoshi flood and landslides.

Kathmandu

WHO releases $150,000 for Nepal flood response

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released $150,000 from its South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund (SEARHEF) to support urgent health needs in communities affected by the devastating flash floods in Nepal.

Videos

Nepal Army Intensifies Search Operations, Recovers 72 Bodies In Chitwan

Nepal Army's Naya Gorakh Gana team, deployed for Chitwan National Park's security, has recovered 72 bodies so far using technology-aided search and rescue during the disaster, led by Ganapati Rajendra Baniya.

Nepal

Army engineers prepare blasting to rescue trapped in Trishuli tunnel

Nepal Army engineers have begun preparations for blasting and widening an access point as part of an increasingly difficult effort to rescue people trapped inside the Upper Trishuli 3 ‘A’ hydropower project tunnel in Nuwakot.

Nepal

Landslide blocks Prithvi Highway in Dhading

Vehicular movement along the Prithvi Highway has been disrupted after a landslide blocked the road at Krishnabhir in Dhading on Saturday.

Nepal

Australia provides AUD 2m for flood relief in Nepal

The Australian government has provided AUD 2 million to support the UN World Food Programme’s (WFP) emergency food assistance and logistics operations for communities affected by the devastating floods in northern Nepal.

Nepal

Nearly 160,000 women, girls affected by Nepal floods: UN Women

Nearly 160,000 women and girls in Rasuwa and Nuwakot have been directly or indirectly affected by the devastating flash floods that struck Nepal on August 26, with UN Women warning that the disaster is exposing them to heightened risks of violence, exploitation and deprivation.

Opinion

Revitalising the jute industry: A call for thorough examination

The government’s recent move to form a committee to examine and propose measures for reviving the long-ailing Biratnagar Jute Mills (BJM) deserves close scrutiny.

Nepal

Man arrested in Ramechhap for faking Rs 120,000 donation

Police have arrested a 32-year-old man in Ramechhap for allegedly using ChatGPT to create a fake bank statement showing a Rs 120,000 donation to the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund and promoting it on social media.