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Satellite data indicates that the catastrophic Rasuwa flood was caused by GLOF

Satellite data indicates that the catastrophic Rasuwa flood was caused by GLOF

A deadly flood in Nepal’s Rasuwa district on July 8 was caused by a sudden burst of a glacial lake in Tibet’s Pyurepu Glacier area, new satellite images have confirmed.

The European Union’s S...

Tibet's permafrost melts, causing the Lhende River in Nepal to flood catastrophically

Tibet's permafrost melts, causing the Lhende River in Nepal to flood catastrophically

A major flood hit Nepal’s Rasuwa district just after midnight and has been traced to a collapse of frozen ground (permafrost) in the upper part of the Lhende River, located in China’s Tibet region....

In Chobhar Gorge, there are no plans to remove rocks: Ministry of Urban Development

In Chobhar Gorge, there are no plans to remove rocks: Ministry of Urban Development

The Ministry of Urban Development has made it clear that they do not plan to take away the old natural r...

Arrival of Swiss Foreign Minister Cassis in Kathmandu

Arrival of Swiss Foreign Minister Cassis in Kathmandu

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday evening for a three-day official visit to Nepal.

He was received at Tribhuvan International Airport by Ganesh Prasad Dhaka...

U.S. Sends 10 Nepali Deportees Back to Nepal in Charter Flight

U.S. Sends 10 Nepali Deportees Back to Nepal in Charter Flight

KATHMANDU: Ten Nepali nationals who were living in the US illegally have been deported. A charter plane that had taken out from Portsmouth International Airport in New Hampshire and arrived...

6.1-Magnitude Quake in Sindhupalchowk, Minor Damage Reported

6.1-Magnitude Quake in Sindhupalchowk, Minor Damage Reported

KATHMANDU: The National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center stated that at 2:51 am on Friday, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 occurred close to Bhairabkunda in Bhotekoshi Rural M...

Ukraine Peace Resolution at UN Assembly

Nepal Backs Ukraine Peace Resolution at UN Assembly, China, India Abstain

KATHMANDU: On Resolution in Major Sections on the Comprehensive and Lasting Peace in Ukraine, Nepal Supported it at the UN General Assembly. Neighboring Nations- China and India, however, re...

Finance Committee Demands Transparency on US Aid Expenditures

Finance Committee Demands Transparency on US Aid Expenditures

KATHMANDU: Concerns over the transparency of government expenditure on USAID initiatives in Nepal have been voiced by members of the House of Representatives Finance Committee.  Lawmake...

Taplejung Imposes Ban After Cable Car Protest Turns Violent

Taplejung Imposes Ban After Cable Car Protest Turns Violent

KATHMANDU: Growing disputes over the Kathmandu-Pathibhara cable...

Nepal’s Public Debt Reaches Rs 2.61 Trillion, 45.77% of GDP

Nepal’s Public Debt Reaches Rs 2.61 Trillion, 45.77% of GDP

KATHMANDU: Nepal's public debt today stands at above 45% of GDP, as the country's borrowing has increased significantly.  As of February 12, the Public Debt Management Office's most rec...

KIIT Tragedy: Prakriti Lamsal’s Last Rites Performed in Rupandehi

KIIT Tragedy: Prakriti Lamsal’s Last Rites Performed in Rupandehi

KATHMANDU: Prakriti Lamsal’s funeral was held in her hometown of Siddharthanagar Municipality-8, Rupandehi, after she was found dead in her hostel room at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Tec...

NA Calls for Justice in Prakriti Lamsal’s Death Case

NA Calls for Justice in Prakriti Lamsal’s Death Case

KATHMANDU: Narayan Prasad Dahal, the chairperson of the National Assembly, has called on the government to begin an investigation into the tragic death of Prakriti Lamsal, a Nepali student w...