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PM's aerial tour brings no relief to parched Madhesh

Kathmandu, July 25 -- As drought grips the country's southern plains, farmers hoping for rain may instead face a windstorm on Friday evening in parts of Madhesh and Koshi provinces, as meteorologists ... Read More


Nepal faces a double whammy-dry spell in Tarai, floods in mountains and hills

Kathmandu, July 17 -- Seven out of the eight deep borings installed for irrigation in ward 4 of Bara's Pheta Rural Municipality have dried up due to a prolonged dry spell during the mid-monsoon. The t... Read More


Nepal declared fully immunised, but experts suspect data manipulation

Kathmandu, July 16 -- Nepal witnessed a massive measles outbreak in 2022 and 2023. But on Monday, the Ministry of Health and Population declared all 77 districts of the country 'fully immunised and su... Read More


Supraglacial lake outburst in Tibet caused Bhotekoshi flooding

Kathmandu, July 11 -- An outburst of a previously unnoticed supraglacial lake formed in Tibet above the Rasuwagadhi border point is responsible for Tuesday's devastating flood on the Bhotekoshi river,... Read More


Erratic monsoon frustrates forecasters and farmers alike

Kathmandu, July 10 -- Every day, an elderly man from Kapilvastu district dials the landline number of the Meteorological Forecasting Division to inquire about rain updates. The office had forecast abo... Read More


Rasuwagadhi flooding exposes gaps in neighbourly data-sharing

Kathmandu, July 9 -- Officials at the Flood Forecasting Division under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology were unaware of the flood in the Bhotekoshi river until 6 o'clock on Tuesday morning.... Read More


Doctors announce protest over Consumer Court verdicts

Kathmandu, July 7 -- Once again, thousands of ailing people from across the country will be deprived of treatment on Monday, with the Nepal Medical Association, the umbrella body of medical doctors, a... Read More


Nepal fears over 60,000 people could get infected with dengue in next three months

Kathmandu, July 4 -- The number of dengue-infected patients visiting hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley has been gradually rising recently, and this could be just the beginning. Experts warn that a sh... Read More


Mental health problems growing among new mums in Nepal

Kathmandu, June 30 -- A few weeks ago, a 26-year-old working class mother was rushed to the Thapathali-based Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital, as she suffered from persistent sadness, sleeples... Read More


Scrub typhus emerges as a major public health problem in Nepal

Kathmandu, June 27 -- Patients with high fever and severe body aches, headache, abdominal pain, and joint and muscle pain are common in the outpatient department of Patan Hospital-and some of them hav... Read More