1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (895+ words) The government has stepped up efforts to reopen the Galchhi-Rasuwagadhi road, with the Department of Roads aiming to establish a temporary track to the Chinese border point before Dashain. Floodwaters from the Bhotekoshi have washed away large sections of the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (235+ words) India has provided Nepal with components for three Bailey bridges to help restore road connectivity in areas of Nuwakot and Rasuwa where bridges were washed away by the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli floods. The first consignment of components for a 70-metre Bailey bridge…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (890+ words) Consumers in Kathmandu are again spending hours searching and queuing for liquefied petroleum gas as lower imports, pent-up demand and the closure of the Prithvi Highway combine to strain supplies in the capital city. The disruption follows months of uncertainty....

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (636+ words) The presence of two ‘controversial’ religious leaders at a Gen Z Martyrs’ Day programme held at the old Parliament building in New Baneshwar on Tuesday has sparked controversy, with lawmakers from the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party questioning why the two…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (365+ words) Schools in Bidur Municipality, Nuwakot, which have remained closed since August 26 following the Bhotekoshi floods, will reopen on Wednesday, 14 days after the disaster. Nuwakot was among the districts hit by the floods, with schools, homes and other infrastructure damaged by…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (120+ words) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Rastriya Swatantra Party chair Rabi Lamichhane and expressed condolences over the loss of lives in the Bhotekoshi floods, according to the party. Lamichhane told Rubio that the government was mobilising all available resources…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (1452+ words) For years, Sittu Rana knew what to expect from her husband’s phone. Rikesh Rana would call her about three times a day from the hydropower project where he worked in northern Nepal. The calls were part of the rhythm of…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (799+ words) The cooking gas shortage has deepened in the Kathmandu Valley, with consumers saying they are being forced to return empty-handed despite queuing for hours for a cylinder. The shortage has also pushed restaurants and small eateries to the brink of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (504+ words) The Nepali Congress is set to revise the schedule for its lower-level conventions for a second time, with the party’s internal unity efforts and recent floods disrupting preparations. General secretary Pradeep Paudel said on Sunday that the ward-level conventions, scheduled…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (490+ words) The government has formed a committee led by Gunakhar Bhatta, vice-president of the National Planning Commission, to prepare a Post Disaster Needs Assessment that will officially ascertain the loss and damage caused by the August 26 Bhotekoshi flood. “We have already…...