Seven dead, 18 missing in Bhotekoshi flood; Rainfall unlikely cause
No heavy rainfall recorded to trigger the flood, says the DoHM, suggesting glacial lake outburst for the flood, which has led to severe infrastructure disruption, damaging one of …
Kathmandu’s decay: From glorious past to ominous future
From potential to become an exemplary megalopolis, imbibing knowledge from its past, to becoming a hideous and hazardous valley, here’s Kathmandu’s story. What was Kathmandu …
Kathmandu - A crumbling valley!
Kathmandu Valley has lost its fertile land to sprawls while hills and forests are felled without rethinking. The air has become toxic, rivers are polluted …
Today’s weather: Monsoon deepens across Nepal, bringing rain, risk, and rising rivers
With monsoon winds active across the country, there is a high possibility of rainfall in three provinces during the day and four provinces during the …
Seven dead, 18 missing in Bhotekoshi flood; Rainfall unlikely cause
No heavy rainfall recorded to trigger the flood, says the DoHM, suggesting glacial lake outburst for the flood, which has led to severe infrastructure disruption, …
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Humla finally connects to national road network
A Bailey bridge over Chuwakhola has plugged the last gap in the Karnali Corridor, formally linking Humla’s district headquarters to the national road network—and opening …
Consumer Court rulings spark nationwide doctors’ strike
As courts hold hospitals and doctors financially liable, the medical community demands reforms and regulatory clarity.
Nepal to receive $36.1 million to mitigate GLOF risks
Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved a total $1.225 billion for 17 climate action projects, including that of Nepal, in its 42nd board meeting held in …
Nepal’s high-altitude farms are thirsty. Could ice stupas help?
Ice stupas are not a cure-all. But in the right places, they could help save water and farming—one ice tower at a time.
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Understanding federal grants in fiscal federalism
To help reduce inequalities among the provinces and fund public services, the federal government disburses intergovernmental fiscal transfers, commonly known as grants.
The majestic Upper Mustang and its water troubles
From the trans-Himalayan highlands to villages nestled amid green terraces downstream, water troubles seem to have escalated in the region.
Visit visa probe committee faces crisis of credibility
Opposition lawmakers raise questions about neutrality in the visit visa probe
With monsoon widespread all over the country, cloudy skies prevail for today and the upcoming two days, along with rainfall in different provinces.
A week into Israel-Iran conflict
As the escalation enters its eighth day, Iran exercises diplomatic channels to put pressure on Israel while the latter seeks US military intervention, about which …
In Nepal, air pollution is reducing life by 3.4 years
The country’s rising pollution represents an enormous health and economic crisis, with air pollution levels in the Kathmandu valley and Terai too dangerously above safe …
To look North or South? Rethinking non-alignment and neutrality
Nepal’s long-held foreign policy goals of neutrality and non-alignment must be reexamined
Inside Nepal’s visit visa scandal and tainted home ministry
Bureaucratic redundancy in overseas travel, which is often tough to navigate for aspiring migrant workers on their own, has created routes for exploitation
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