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Budget 2026/27

What is budget, and how is it formed?

Every mid-Ashar, Nepal's fiscal year ends and a new fiscal year begins. Before the start of the new year, the government announces the budget for the coming year. For everyone from the private sector to the general public, the budget is the most important basis for planning for the future.

Economy

Let there be more international students in Nepal

In this second episode, we talk with Prof. Uddhab Pyakurel, Kathmandu University School of Arts, who emphasises that Nepal’s government must prioritise international students — for instance — simplify the visa process and fees for them and extend adequate support to universities, and budgetary support to extend scholarship opportunities to international students.

Society

For balanced international relations, the house has to be in order first

This episode with Gaurab Shumsher Thapa touched upon the foundational understanding of the broader themes of international relations, the history of Nepal's IR, the essence of soft power, national interest, and the principle of Panchsheel.

Hydropower and engineering projects account for nearly 80% of the claims filed so far

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Under the new traffic arrangement, all cargo vehicles and large passenger vehicles with up to 10 wheels will travel to Kathmandu via the Tribhuvan Highway.

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More than 1,000 people have now been reported dead in Nepal’s catastrophic floods, while thousands remain unaccounted for.

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The Nepal Engineers Association has intensified pressure on the government to urgently rescue engineers and workers trapped inside hydropower tunnels following Bhotekoshi flooding, warning that …

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The sought support includes DNA testing, victim identification, tunnel rescue expertise and emergency equipment, as it steps up efforts following the August 26 floods.

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93 people associated with the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower remain missing following the disaster.

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The number of people reported missing jumped by 1,745 in a day

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Rising Trishuli floodwaters have collapsed the Krishnabhir section of the Prithvi Highway and swept away a suspension bridge and four houses in Dhading, disrupting travel …

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The tunnel entrance was found about eight meters below a vertical access point

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Some 934 employees from 11 hydropower projects also remain unaccounted for

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Families and relatives have been visiting the NEA’s central office and urging authorities to accelerate the rescue operation.

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With search teams continuing to reach previously inaccessible areas, authorities fear the death toll could rise further as additional victims are recovered.

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