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Silent for years, Hetauda Textile Industry's looms start running again

The long-idle Hetauda Textile Industry has started trial production, with its old looms running again after more than two decades of closure.

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55 young leaders selected for 2026 USYC Nepal cohort

The US Embassy in Nepal has selected 55 young leaders from more than 1,600 applicants across the country for the 2026 cohort of the USYC Nepal programme.

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Smugglers get creative: Modified bicycles used to transport stolen sal timber in Rautahat

Timber smugglers in Rautahat have turned to a specially modified bicycle to move freshly cut sal logs through the forest under cover of darkness, highlighting the changing tactics used to evade patrol teams.

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The first few hours can decide a snakebite victim's fate in Nepal

Delays in reaching medical facilities are turning snakebites into a deadly monsoon hazard in Nepal, with 57 people killed in 757 incidents across 64 districts since April 14, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA).

File - Search and Rescue operation in Yalung Ri. Photo Courtesy: Pasang Kidar Sherpa

Bodies spotted at 5,000m on Yalung Ri, weather halts recovery

Bodies have reportedly been spotted at around 5,000 metres on Yalung Ri in Dolakha’s Rolwaling region, nearly nine months after an avalanche buried seven climbers on the 5,630-metre peak.

RPP Bagmati parliamentary party leader Uddhav Thapa. Photo: Prakash Dahal

RPP opts out of Bagmati power game, says no deal without central nod

The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has decided not to join the Bagmati provincial government or any power-sharing arrangement without a directive from its central leadership, complicating efforts by rival parties to form a new government.

A schoolgirl cries outside her school where deaths and injuries were reported after a shooting in Thailand's Nonthaburi province, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. Photo: AP

Student kills at least 6 in a shooting at a high school in Thailand, authorities say

A student shot several people at a high school outside Bangkok on Friday, killing at least six people and wounding several others, police said.

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KOICA initiative seeks to strengthen Nepal's entrepreneurship ecosystem

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has brought entrepreneurs, investors, financial institutions, government agencies and development partners together under an initiative aimed at strengthening Nepal’s entrepreneurship ecosystem.

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Cancellation of IATS seminar sparks dispute

The International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS) seminar, scheduled to take place in Nepal from August 23 to 29, has been indefinitely cancelled following what organisers say was a direct request from the Nepali government.

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