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Repeated Tatopani closures deepen uncertainty for traders

Sindhupalchok, Sept. 15 -- The Tatopani border crossing, once the largest international port between Nepal and China, has been shut for commercial traffic again for an indefinite period. The latest c... Read More


114 Nepalis stranded in China return through Tatopani border

Sindhupalchok, Sept. 3 -- As many as 114 of the 147 Nepali citizens stranded in China following the devastating flood in the Bhotekoshi river in Rasuwa district on August 26 returned to Nepal through ... Read More


Family performs funeral rites after Bhotekoshi flood victim's body goes missing

Sindhupalchok, Sept. 2 -- After six days of searching hospitals and recovery sites without finding his body, the family of Raj Kumar Shrestha performed his funeral rites on Monday using an effigy of k... Read More


Key overland trade route resumes limited traffic after month-long blockage

Sindhupalchok, Aug. 24 -- Vehicular traffic along the Eco section of the highway linking the Tatopani border crossing with China resumed on Monday, allowing limited movement along the key overland tra... Read More


Sin-dhupalchok villagers spend nights at school as landslides threaten homes

Sindhupalchok, Aug. 18 -- Residents of Thapagaun Pahire in ward 1 of Balephi Rural Municipality in Sin-dhupalchok are living through a daily ordeal as a landslide continues to creep downhill. Fearing ... Read More


Landslide disrupts Bhotekoshi's flow, downstream residents warned

Sindhupalchok, Aug. 13 -- A large landslide near Nyalam on the Chinese side of the border has disrupted the flow of the Bhotekoshi river, prompting authorities to warn residents downstream to remain a... Read More


Weeks of landslides leave Tatopani border closed, trade in limbo

Sindhupalchok, Aug. 5 -- Tatopani, one of Nepal's principal trade gateways with China, has remained completely cut off for the past three weeks as a series of landslides continues to block the Arniko ... Read More


Monsoon landslides kill two, block Nepal-China border crossing

Nepal, July 13 -- Heavy monsoon rain triggered deadly landslides in different parts of the country, killing two people, injuring another, and disrupting traffic along the Nepal-China border on Monday.... Read More


Two Nepalis freed after China detains them over cross-border drone flight

Sindhupalchok, July 3 -- Two Nepali youths detained by Chinese authorities for allegedly flying a drone across the Nepal-China border in the Lapchi area of Sindhupalchok were released on Friday. Chin... Read More