Moon crater named after national luminary Pasang Lhamu Sherpa The US Geological Survey (USGS), America's largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian mapping agency, has named a crater at the Moon’s South Pole after the first Nepali woman to summit Mt. Everest, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa. Environment 04 Aug, 2024
55 missing as 21 vehicles plunge into Trishuli River in eight years As many as 55 people have gone missing after 21 vehicles plunged into the Trishuli River from the Narayangadh-Muglin section and the Muglin-Mauwakhola section of the Prithvi Highway in the past eight years. Nepal 31 Jul, 2024
Simaltaal incident: Two bodies found in Champaran, India The APF reported that the identities of 15 out of the 23 bodies retrieved so far have been confirmed, while eight male bodies and one female body remain unidentified. Nepal 19 Jul, 2024
Task force to study Simaltal landslide incident begins work A task force formed by the Ministry of Home Affairs to study the incident of the disappearance of two buses and passengers in the Trishuli river has started working as per the given mandate. Nepal 17 Jul, 2024
Simaltal landslide: 17 dead bodies retrieved, nine identified According to the Armed Police Force (APF), bodies of 17 missing passengers have been found so far. Nepal 16 Jul, 2024
Nepal authorities say 65 people were on board the buses missing in a river since Friday Eight of the bodies have been identified and are being handed over the relatives. Six of them were Indian nationals. Nepal 16 Jul, 2024
Coordination with bordering Indian districts to search for missing persons in Simaltal landslide Coordination has been made with bordering Indian districts in course of carrying out search for the missing buses and passengers in landslide occurred at Simaltal along Narayangadh-Muglin road section. Nepal 16 Jul, 2024
Simaltal landslide: 15 bodies retrieved, eight identified Fifteen bodies, out of 65, who went missing after two passenger buses plunged into the Trishuli River following a landslide at Simaltal of Bharatpur metropolis-29 in Chitwan, have been found. Among the retrieved bodies, eight have been identified. Nepal 16 Jul, 2024
Simaltal landslide: Two more bodies identified The identity of two bodies found in Tribeni, Chitwan has been revealed. Nepal 15 Jul, 2024
Update: Five bodies found, three identified in Simtal bus accident The bodies of five passengers who went missing along with the two passenger buses that plunged into the Trishuli river after being swept away by a landslide on Friday have been recovered. Nepal 14 Jul, 2024
Rescuers recover first body from 2 buses that were hit by landslide and fell into Trishuli River ​​​​​​​Rescuers recovered Saturday the first body after a landslide swept away two buses, pushing them into a raging river a day earlier, authorities said. Nepal 13 Jul, 2024
Simaltal bus accident: Next to kin demand to make search effective The families of those who have gone missing in the accident that led to two passenger buses plunging into the Trishuli river in Chitwan have demanded that the search be made more effective. Nepal 13 Jul, 2024
