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Climate change may worsen Himalayan quake impacts, but no direct link established

Climate change may increase the vulnerability of Himalayan regions to secondary hazards following major earthquakes, but there is currently no scientific evidence linking climate change directly to the recent disaster in Tibet and Nepal, according to a City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) expert.

28 Aug, 2026

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Psychologists from 18 countries to gather in Kathmandu for Applied Psychology conference

National College, affiliated with Kathmandu University, will host the International Conference on Applied Psychology (ICAP 2026) from August 6 to 8, bringing together psychologists, researchers, educators, practitioners and policymakers from 18 countries to discuss emerging issues in mental health and behavioural sciences.

02 Aug, 2026

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South Asian internet pioneers honoured at SANOG Conference in Kathmandu

Internet pioneers from five South Asian countries were honoured in Kathmandu on Sunday for their contributions to expanding internet access and commercial internet services across the region.

27 Jul, 2026

Facebook faces ongoing outage, thousands report access problems

Facebook users across multiple regions reported widespread access issues on Sunday afternoon, with the platform's browser version displaying an error message stating that accounts were "temporarily unavailable" due to a site issue.

19 Jul, 2026

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attends an announcement with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 29, 2026. Photo: Kim Min-Hee/Pool Photo via AP

South Korean tech giants to build a $518 billion chipmaking hub to serve soaring AI demand

South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix said Monday they will invest a combined 800 trillion won ($518 billion) in building a new computer chipmaking hub in the country’s southwest region, capitalizing on surging artificial intelligence -driven demand.

29 Jun, 2026

Nepali youths develop country's first school carbon footprint calculator

29 Jun, 2026

China launches Shenzhou 23 spacecraft with 1 of 3 astronauts set for yearlong stay

26 May, 2026

Youth-led initiative pilots black soldier fly system to cut poultry feed costs, tackle...

06 May, 2026

TWAS hosts global South climate scientists for IPCC-focused training in Italy

06 May, 2026

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New IT curriculum being developed to produce industry-ready professionals

The Nepal Association for Software and IT Services Companies (NAS-IT), the apex body representing Nepal’s IT and software companies, is developing a new bachelor-level IT curriculum aimed at producing industry-ready professionals aligned with market demands.

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Nepal Startup Innovation Hackathon 2026 concludes, Team Nova wins top prize

The Nepal Startup Innovation Hackathon 2026 concluded on May 12, with “Team Nova” winning the top prize of Rs 50,000 for its project “Leapnode”.

David Park, a food and beverages manager at Lotte Hotel Seoul, demonstrates during an interview with The Associated Press in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Photo: AP

A South Korean startup captures workers' techniques to develop AI brains for robots

His head, chest and hands strapped with body cameras, David Park deftly folded a banquet napkin the way he has thousands of times during his nine years at the five-star Lotte Hotel Seoul. Each of his motions is fed into a database that will one day teach a robot to do the same.

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Nepal to get first Tier IV hyperscale data center

Nepal is set to develop its first Tier IV hyperscale data center, a move aimed at strengthening the country’s digital infrastructure, data security and technological self-reliance.

FILE - In this May 22, 2009, file photo, a bumble bee hovers over gorse in Noss Mayo, Devon in south west England. Photo: AP

Pollinator decline threatens nutrition, livelihoods in Nepal: Study

A new international study conducted in Nepal has warned that the decline in insect pollinators could severely affect nutrition, public health and rural livelihoods, particularly among vulnerable farming communities.

FILE - This image, provided by NASA, shows the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas captured by the Hubble Space Telescope on Nov. 30, 2025, about 178 million miles (286 million kilometers) from Earth. (NASA, ESA, STScI, D. Jewitt (UCLA), M.-T. Hui (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory), J. DePasquale (STScI) via AP, File)

Scientists trace latest interstellar comet's home to a cold, isolated corner of the Milky Way

The findings were published in Nature Astronomy.

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New driving licences meet Intl' ISO standards, allows offline verification via QR scan: MoCIT

The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT) has said the new smart driving licence system is more secure and practical, fully compliant with international ISO 7810 ID-1 standards— the same format used globally for credit cards — incorporating 39 distinct security features designed to prevent forgery and unauthorised use.

The Artemis II crew, from left, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman come to the center stage at the end of a crew return event Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Ellington Field in Houston. Photo: AP

Artemis II's moon-traveling astronauts return home to cheers after a record-breaking trip

Still marveling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home Saturday from hundreds who took part in NASA's lunar comeback that set a record for deep space travel.

This image provided by NASA, astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon on Thursday, April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)

It's time for Artemis II to break Apollo 13's distance record. What to know about the moon flyby

The Artemis II astronauts are already the champions of a fresh new era of lunar exploration.

This photo provided by NASA shows the moon seen from a window on the Orion spacecraft Integrity during the Artemis II mission on Friday, April 3, 2026. (NASA via AP)

It's time for Artemis II to break Apollo 13's distance record. What to know about the moon flyby

The Artemis II astronauts are already the champions of a fresh new era of lunar exploration.

Dr Dhiraj Pradhananga, UNESCO Chair in Mountain Cryosphere and Water. Photo: UNESCO

Dr Dhiraj Pradhananga appointed UNESCO Chair in Mountain Cryosphere and Water

UNESCO has appointed Dhiraj Pradhananga as the UNESCO Chair in Mountain Cryosphere and Water.

This image taken from video provided by NASA shows the Artemis II crew, from left, Canadien astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover as they speak with NASA Mission Control via video conference from the moon's orbit Thursday, April 2, 2026. Photo: NASA via AP

Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moon after spending a day around Earth

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts fired their engines and blazed toward the moon Thursday night, breaking free of the chains that have trapped humanity in shallow laps around Earth in the decades since Apollo.

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SCAEF Nepal launches 4-day specialized GIS and Remote Sensing Training in Pokhara

The Society of Consulting Architectural and Engineering Firms (SCAEF Nepal) has launched a four-day specialized training on GIS and Remote Sensing with the objective of enhancing professional capacity within Nepal’s consulting, construction sector and clients from concerned government departments and ministries (3Cs).

FILE - In this photo made with a long exposure, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with four private citizens onboard, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Photo: AP

From rockets to cancer research, here's how the number pi is embedded in our lives

Math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day every March 14, the date that represents the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi.

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1,454kg marijuana recovered during operation in Inaruwa

Police have arrested a man and seized 1,454.87kg of marijuana in Inaruwa Municipality-10 of Sunsari district.

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Dharan Sports Forum to honour athletes, push professional sports

The Dharan Sports Forum is set to organise the third edition of the Dharan Sports Award on October 29, with a focus on recognising athletes and promoting the professional development of sports in the city.

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Two child rape cases reported in Bara within 24 hours, two held

Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy and a 75-year-old man in connection with separate alleged rape cases involving two five-year-old girls in Jitpur-Simara Sub-Metropolitan City within a 24-hour period.

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Japan provides $1m emergency grant for flood-hit communities

The Government of Japan has provided a $1 million emergency grant through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support communities affected by the recent flash floods in Nepal.

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NCRC, MITGF plan long-term support for children affected by Bhotekoshi flood

The National Child Rights Council (NCRC) and MIT Group Foundation (MITGF) Co have agreed to establish a long-term support programme for children who lost one or both parents in the 2026 Bhotekoshi floods.

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11 more bodies recovered from Upper Trishuli-1 tunnel

A joint search and rescue team has recovered 11 more bodies from the Audit-3 tunnel of the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project in Rasuwa, where people went missing following the Bhotekoshi flash flood.

PM Balendra shah. Photo: PMO Nepal

PM Shah to address UN General Debate on September 24

Prime Minister Balendra Shah will leave for New York on September 22 to lead Nepal’s delegation to the high-level week of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

In this photo taken with a smartphone, rescuers carry a survivor from a passenger ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea on a stretcher upon arrival at a port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. Photo: AP

Indonesian divers recover 3 bodies from capsized ferry as salvage operation begins

Rescue teams in Indonesia on Friday recovered three bodies from a capsized ferry while preparing to salvage the wreckage of the accident Sunday, bringing the confirmed death toll to nine with 126 people still missing, officials said.

File - A worker fumigates a resident area to prevent the spread of the dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases in Kathmandu, Nepal September 06, 2019. Photo: Reuters

Baglung records Nepal's highest dengue caseload, scrub typhus surge

Nepal’s monsoon-season surge in mosquito- and mite-borne disease has hit Baglung hardest, where a record dengue caseload is now running alongside a scrub typhus outbreak that has grown more than 56-fold within a year.

File - Girls walking past a heap of garbage in Kathmandu. With roads to landfill sites in sorry state, half of the valley’s garbage is not being picked daily. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT/File

Waste management bill proposes fines of up to Rs 1 million

The government has proposed a new Waste Management Bill with fines of up to Rs 1 million for offences involving hazardous waste, alongside measures to clarify responsibilities across Nepal’s three tiers of government.

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NRB to collect Rs 30b deposits via 28-day instrument

Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) is set to collect Rs 30 billion in deposits for 28 days through a deposit collection instrument as part of its liquidity management operations.

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Six bodies recovered from Upper Trishuli-1 tunnel in Rasuwa

A joint search and rescue team has recovered six bodies from Audit-3 tunnel of the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project in Rasuwa following the Bhotekoshi flash flood.

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