8+ hour, 48+ min ago   (1710+ words) We are speaking to you immediately after Thursday’s Cabinet meeting, which focused largely on the Bhotekoshi floods, resettlement and reconstruction. What was discussed at the meeting, and what is the government’s plan? Although the meeting was expected to focus on…...

20+ hour, 34+ min ago   (215+ words) Vehicles were allowed to cross Krishnabhir along the Prithvi Highway on Sunday in a trial run, 11 days after work began to restore the highway through the landslide-prone section, officials said. Around 20 vehicles, including a gas tanker and heavy freight trucks…...

1+ day, 6+ 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, 4+ 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…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (429+ words) A 56-year-old man died after the electric car he was travelling in caught fire in Bharatpur early Friday morning, police said. The incident occurred at around 6 am near Basantachowk in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-9, along the Mahendra Highway. The deceased has…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (877+ words) The new track constructed above the collapsed Krishnabhir section of the Prithvi Highway in Dhading should be strengthened immediately if it is to serve as more than a short-term escape route, say engineers and geologists. They warn that the unstable…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (330+ words) Prime Minister Balendra Shah will make a brief visit to New York to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, with only a limited number of engagements on his schedule. Shah decided to make a short trip to…...

1+ week, 4+ 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, 6+ hour ago   (615+ words) Farmers in Bidur Municipality, Nuwakot, had spent the past two years adopting climate-resilient farming practices. Alongside paddy, they were growing millet and soybean. But some farmers may never get to use the equipment. Six farmers involved in the project have…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (115+ words) The Madan Puraskar Guthi has awarded this year’s Madan Puraskar to Bina Joshi (Rajbhandari) for her book ‘Newar Samudayaka Paramparagat Mukundonach’. The comprehensive book written by the senior dance scholar and researcher documents the traditional Mukundonach of the Newa community…...