12+ hour 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…...

14+ hour, 19+ min ago   (281+ words) KATHMANDU: The 67th memorial day of Mahakabi Laxmi Prasad Devkota, one of the towering figures of Nepali literature, is being observed today with various programmes. The Nepal Academy is observing Devkota’s memorial day for the first time, according to Academic Council…...

22+ hour, 33+ min ago   (252+ words) CHITWAN: The Road Division Office, Bharatpur has planned a special technology to prevent landslide at Tuinkhola of Narayangadh-Muglin roadway. As the land slips continued in this section even during winter season since last year, the road authority is all set…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (357+ words) DHADING: Reconstruction and repair work on the Mahadev Phant–Chhabise section of the Galchhi–Rasuwagadhi road has been accelerated after the Trishuli River damaged the road following flooding in Rasuwa. The road section was weakened after heavy flooding on August…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (320+ words) KATHMANDU: Heavy monsoon rainfall, river erosion, landslides and road collapses have disrupted several major highways and roads across the country, prompting Nepal Police to issue a travel advisory urging motorists and passengers to exercise caution. Several key road sections remain…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (187+ words) SURKHET: Two people were killed and nine others injured after a jeep met with an accident at Deutakhola in Sanibheri Rural Municipality-6, Rukum West, on Sunday. According to police, the jeep (Lu 1 Cha 6029) was travelling from Kotgaun towards Khalanga via…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (655+ words) Time taken to read: 5 Minute Newly-built Acrow bridge at Devighat/RSS NUWAKOT: The flood in the Bhotekoshi River on August 26 swept away the bridge over the Tadi River at Devighat, which connects Bidur and Belkotgadhi municipalities in Nuwakot. The destruction…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (961+ words) Time taken to read: 7 Minute KATHMANDU: Industry, Commerce and Supplies Minister Gauri Kumari Yadav lost her ministerial post a day after making strong remarks against LPG gas entrepreneurs, saying they needed to be dealt with firmly to resolve the ongoing…...

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, 8+ hour ago   (129+ words) A meeting of the opposition parties. KATHMANDU: A meeting of opposition parties is underway at the Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party office in Singha Durbar. Leaders said the meeting is discussing four agenda items, including the devastating flood in the Bhotekoshi…...