11+ hour, 58+ min ago   (322+ words) KATHMANDU: Major highways connecting different parts of the country have been disrupted by floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall. According to the Nepal Police’s road update issued on Monday morning, several major road sections in Bagmati and Gandaki provinces…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (255+ words) KATHMANDU: A total of 1,384 bodies have been recovered so far from the devastating floods that swept through the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa on August 26. According to Nepal Police Headquarters, the highest number of bodies has been recovered in Chitwan, where…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (186+ words) Rajesh Sharma Poudel, 36, and Pramila Pathak, 35, of Tityang, Baglung Municipality-9, were working at the Trishuli-3B Hydropower Project when they went missing along with their four-year-old son, Aditya, and two-year-old daughter, Aditi. The family performed their final rites after the four…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (247+ words) KATHMANDU: The Prithvi Highway has remained blocked for 10 days following a landslide at Krishnabhir, forcing vehicles travelling to and from Kathmandu to take alternative routes and causing severe traffic congestion on the Hetauda-Kathmandu road. With the main highway impassable, vehicles…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (155+ words) KATHMANDU: Former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba is scheduled to visit flood-affected areas of Nuwakot today to assess the damage and the situation on the ground. According to his secretariat, Deuba will take relief materials to…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (232+ words) KATHMANDU: A total of 1,367 bodies have been recovered so far following the devastating flash floods that struck the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river systems on August 26. Wednesday marks the 16th day since the disaster. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (325+ words) KATHMANDU: The Government of Bangladesh has provided USD 1 million to Nepal’s Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund to support ongoing relief, rehabilitation and humanitarian efforts following the devastating floods and landslides in Nepal. The humanitarian assistance was handed over today. Bangladesh’s…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (207+ words) KATHMANDU: WorldLink Communications Limited has provided Rs 10.1 million in assistance for people affected by the Bhotekoshi flash floods of August 26. The internet service provider deposited the amount into the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund. WorldLink CEO Keshav Nepal handed over…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (98+ words) KATHMANDU: Employees of Nepal Telecom have contributed more than Rs 20 million to the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund to support relief, rescue, and rehabilitation efforts following the Bhotekoshi flash floods. Nepal Telecom Managing Director Sangita Pahadi Aryal handed over the…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (171+ words) KATHMANDU: The Embassy of India in Nepal has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives and property caused by the sudden flood in the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa on August 26. On a day when Nepal is observing a national…...