Opinion

A stronger center, or a stronger state?

For decades, Nepalis have complained about a government that moves too slowly. Ministries work in silos, projects stall, databases do not talk to each other, and citizens struggle to get routine services. Now a young government seems determined to change that. Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s administration has begun bringing digital governance, information systems, intelligence and monitoring of implementation closer to the Prime Minister’s Office.

Business

Dhulikhel resort wins two honours at South Asian Travel Awards

Dusit Thani Himalayan Resort Dhulikhel has won two awards at the South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) 2026, receiving gold in the Leading Wedding Hotel/Resort category and silver in the Leading Luxury Hotel/Resort category.

Nepal

Indian Flapshell Turtle rescued and released into wetland

A rare Indian flapshell turtle, locally known as the 'butterfly turtle,' found in Urlabari, has been rescued and safely released into the Beteni Wetland area.

Opinion

The Mecca Accord: From symbol to system and the shifting geometry of West Asian security

The Mecca Accord, signed in August 2026 by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan, has begun its passage from spectacle to structure. West Asia rarely grants new alliances the luxury of slow maturation, and this pact has been pushed immediately into the realm where intent must be converted into capability.

Opinion

Climate Justice: What Does Kathmandu Owe?

The August 26 Bhotekoshi–Trishuli flood must first be understood through the lives it destroyed, not only the cost of rebuilding. Government figures reported on September 21 put the death toll at 1,403, with 6,150 people still missing. Families lost homes, fields and livelihoods.

Business

NRB raises daily digital wallet deposit limit fivefold for festival season

Nepal Rastra Bank has temporarily increased the daily limit on deposits into individual digital wallets from 10 to 50 transactions, aiming to ease digital payments during the busy Dashain, Tihar and Chhath festival season.

Kathmandu

Dashain waste collection to halt for four days in Kathmandu Valley

Waste collection and disposal services in the Kathmandu Valley will be disrupted for four days during Dashain as sanitation workers at the Banchare Danda landfill take leave to celebrate the festival.

Nepal

Dashain exodus tops 348,000 as damaged highways test travel network

More than 348,000 people have already left the Kathmandu Valley for Dashain, with the biggest travel rush still ahead as damaged highways, landslides and bridge failures complicate journeys across the country.

Nepal

25 children rescued at Gaddachauki Border while being taken to India

Twenty-five children under the age of 10 were rescued at the Gaddachauki border after they were reportedly being taken to Dehradun, India, to study the Tibetan language, prompting an investigation by Nepali authorities.

Business

Pokhara resort wins Best New Hotel/Resort award at SATA 2026

Himalayan Hideaway Resort Pokhara, part of The Centara Collection, has won the Best New Hotel/Resort 2026 award at the South Asian Travel Awards (SATA), held in the Maldives.

Environment

Rain, thunderstorms likely in parts of Nepal as western system influences weather

Rain and thunderstorms are likely in parts of Nepal’s hilly and Himalayan regions on Friday, with moderate rainfall or snowfall accompanied by thunder and lightning forecast at several places, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.

World

School roof collapse in Pakistan kills at least 35 and injures more than 50

The roof of a private school collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 34 children and a teacher and injuring more than 50 other people in the deadliest incident of its kind in the country, authorities and a hospital official said.