21+ min ago   (526+ words) A programme that was meant to be a spiritual gathering became something quieter on Sunday evening, as Isha Foundation brought people together at The Plaza in Lalitpur to stand in solidarity with Nepal’s flood victims. At The Plaza, mediaperson Oshin…...

32+ min ago   (1714+ words) What if there was a planet where tree networks were the internet? A planet where Manushyas were not the only species capable of forging culture—where Vaanars patrolled the cities, the two-headed Gandharvas quite literally tête-à-têted with each other, where…...

42+ min ago   (127+ words) Amid this crisis, there has been a crisis of communication with hundreds of thousands of people in Nepal, China and elsewhere in the world awaiting news of their loved ones. On top of that, Nepal Police and the Nepal government…...

40+ min ago   (541+ words) The Kathmandu Post Protect the health and well-being of flood survivors The impact of a flood doesn’t end when the waters recede. A second crisis invariably follows. In the flash-flood-hit areas of Rasuwa and Dhading districts, flood victims and displaced…...

47+ min ago   (1419+ words) Hours after the Bhotekoshi floods swept away settlements in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts on Wednesday morning, social media platforms were inundated with dramatic clips purporting to show the destruction. Some depicted genuine disasters, but from other countries or earlier events....

37+ min ago   (1455+ words) A gargantuan flood in the Bhotekoshi River on August 26 rushed through and destroyed settlements—lives and physical property included—along the river basin in the districts of Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Gorkha and Chitwan. The exact extent of deaths, missing persons, injuries,…...

10+ hour, 7+ min ago   (1635+ words) At the end of this precarious corridor lies the Rasuwagadhi border point in Rasuwa district, Nepal’s main overland gateway to China. Across the frontier is Gyirong, known in Nepal as Kerung, a Chinese border town connected to Tibet’s road network....

11+ hour, 22+ min ago   (1221+ words) For Sita Pandey, going to the Nepal Electricity Authority headquarters in Ratnapark has become a daily routine since Wednesday. Her husband, Jiblal Adhikari, is believed to be trapped inside the underground powerhouse of the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower project in Nuwakot....

22+ hour, 38+ min ago   (151+ words) A section of the Prithvi Highway has sunk at Krishnabhir in Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality of Dhading, completely blocking the Muglin–Kathmandu section, traffic police said. The road gave way after the Trishuli river eroded its base, according to Dhading…...

15+ hour, 25+ min ago   (379+ words) The Nepali Army has located the crown, or uppermost section, of a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project, where dozens of people are feared trapped following Wednesday’s devastating flood. According to Nepali Army spokesperson Rajaram Basnet, an army team…...