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Bus catches fire in Kathmandu's Tripureshwar

Kathmandu, Sept. 21 -- A bus caught fire while travelling through Tripureshwar in Kathmandu on Monday, police said. Superintendent of Police Naresh Subedi of the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Offic... Read More


The police chief who objects, delays-and ultimately complies

Kathmandu, Sept. 19 -- When IGP Dan Bahadur Karki attended a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee last month, he was not in the mood to mince his words. After patiently listening to members of par... Read More


Beijing signals support for rebuilding flood-ravaged Rasuwagadhi route

Kathmandu, Sept. 14 -- Nepal has sought Chinese assistance to rebuild the road linking Syaphrubesi with the Rasuwagadhi border crossing, the key trade route in the north, which was severely damaged by... Read More


Infrastructure Minister Sunil Lamsal on rebuilding after the Bhotekoshi floods

Kathmandu, Sept. 14 -- Nepal's Minister for Infrastructure Development, Sunil Lamsal, is actively overseeing the government's efforts to restore physical infrastructure damaged by the catastrophic Bho... Read More


How did two controversial religious leaders end up at Gen Z Martyrs' Day?

Kathmandu, Sept. 10 -- The presence of two controversial religious leaders at a Gen Z Martyrs' Day programme held at the old Parliament building in New Baneshwar on Tuesday has sparked controversy, wi... Read More


How did two 'controversial' religious leaders end up at Gen Z Martyrs' Day?

Kathmandu, Sept. 10 -- The presence of two 'controversial' religious leaders at a Gen Z Martyrs' Day programme held at the old Parliament building in New Baneshwar on Tuesday has sparked controversy, ... Read More


Two weeks on, families wait for DNA answers

Nepal, Sept. 9 -- Since the Bhotekoshi floods two weeks ago, Purna Prasad Adhikari of Bharatpur has been searching for his missing son, holding on to the hope that he will at least find his remains. ... Read More


Late rescues renew hope for survivors in deadly Nepal floods

Kathmandu, Sept. 5 -- For 10 days since the floods, her whereabouts remained a complete mystery. Her relatives had all but abandoned hope of her return. On the eighth day, they started performing her ... Read More


Search and rescue team says 'no more survivors in Upper Trishuli 3A tunnel'

Kathmandu, Sept. 4 -- Security personnel who entered the tunnel of the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower project said they found nothing apart from two people who were rescued alive and the body of another... Read More


20 identified out of 669 flood victims as Nepal prepares mass burials

Kathmandu/chitwan, Aug. 30 -- Only 20 of the 669 bodies recovered after Wednesday's Bhotekoshi and Trishuli floods had been identified by relatives as of Saturday evening, leaving authorities racing t... Read More