Kathmandu

Tenzing Norgay and Um Hong Gil foundations support Bhotekoshi flood victims

The Tenzing Norgay Foundation and the Um Hong Gil Human Foundation (UHGHF) have provided more than 85 lakh rupees to the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund (PMDRF) to support the victims of the devastating Bhotekoshi flood.

Environment

Climate justice must be put into practice, says Foreign Minister Khanal

Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has called on the international community to provide Nepal with accessible, grant-based climate finance, saying climate justice must be translated into concrete action rather than remaining a slogan.

Nepal

Rautahat school bus assistant charged with attempted rape of child

Police have registered a case against a school bus assistant accused of attempting to rape a five-year-old girl at a school in Rautahat district.

Nepal

Sherpa climbers share stories of risk, rescue and resilience in Colorado

Sherpa mountaineers have shared stories of mountain rescues, loss, climbing risks and the effects of climate change at an event in Colorado aimed at raising funds for a Sherpa Community Centre.

Opinion

The gap nobody is talking about: Why Nepal's stagnant child mortality rate is a warning sign

Every year in Nepal, a family celebrates a pregnancy with hope, follows the antenatal visits they are told to attend, and delivers their baby in a health facility — doing everything right, by the book.

Environment

Heat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planet

As Ted Schuur stepped along the edges of Smith Lake, a bubble surfaced from the muck underfoot. And then another.

Health

Over 9,000 infected, 7 dead from scrub typhus in Nepal in the last 10 months

Nepal has recorded 9,923 cases of scrub typhus from 74 districts since January 1, with the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division confirming seven verified deaths from the disease, according to the Situation Report issued by EDCD, covering the period till October 1, 2026.

Nepal

Humla's Hilsa border: 41 Nepalis stranded as heavy snowfall blocks route

As many as 41 Nepalis have been stranded at Hilsa, the northern border point in Humla, after heavy snowfall and incessant rain disrupted the Hilsa-Taklakot route.

Nepal

Bajura flood, landslide victims receive Rs 2.26 million in relief

A total of 158 families affected by floods and landslides in Bajura have received relief materials worth around Rs 2.26 million, following losses to homes, farmland and daily livelihoods caused by continuous rainfall.

Business

Global IME Bank Limited to hold its 20th AGM today

Global IME Bank Limited is set to hold its 20th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on October 2, marking two decades of operations during which the bank has expanded its financial base, customer reach, nationwide service network and digital banking capabilities.

Nepal

Bagmati reshuffles secretaries, assigns new ministry responsibilities

The Bagmati provincial government has reshuffled the responsibilities of its secretaries, assigning officials to different ministries and administrative divisions following the merger of several provincial ministries.

Environment

Light to moderate rain likely across Nepal's hills, mountains Friday

The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) has forecast light to moderate rainfall in parts of Nepal on Friday, particularly in the Himalayan and hilly areas of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces.