Business
Wagle Seeks AIIB and Qatari Backing for Flood Recovery and Key Projects
Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle has urged the AIIB and the Qatari government to support flood rehabilitation and finance major transport and hydropower projects.
Floods and landslides
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Environment
Flood-Hit Schools Across Central Nepal Struggle to Resume Classes
Schools across Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, and Chitwan are setting up makeshift classrooms and clearing thick silt after monsoon floods washed away campuses and left hundreds of pupils unaccounted for.
Business
Sikta Project Expands Canals as Rapti Embankments Shield Banke
The Sikta Irrigation Project is acquiring land to expand branch canals in Banke, while newly built Rapti River embankments protect nearby communities from flooding.
Politics
Prime Minister's Office Outlines Progress on Floods, Festivals, and Digital Reform
The Prime Minister's Office has released a comprehensive progress report covering festival market controls, flood relief expenditures, digital governance rules, and contractor blacklisting.
Politics
RSP, RPP, and AJP Step Up Internal Polls and Agitation Plans
Nepal's non-establishment parties are stepping up internal activities this weekend, with the RSP preparing election machinery, the AJP drafting protest plans, and the RPP completing conventions in 74 districts.
Environment
Diaspora and Domestic Groups Mobilise Millions for Flood Relief
Nepali diaspora groups in New York, local business chambers, and school foundations have contributed over Rs 20 million in cash and relief goods for Bhotekoshi and Trishuli flood victims.
Environment
Bhotekoshi Flood Recovery Faces Huge Fiscal Burden and Governance Debate
A month after catastrophic flash floods devastated the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli valleys, Nepal confronts reconstruction costs running into hundreds of billions of rupees alongside urgent calls to reform centralized disaster planning.
Environment
Flooding Submerges Jaleshwor as Land Cracks Threaten Makawanpur
Breaches along the Ratu river submerged district headquarters Jaleshwor and wrecked ripening paddy crops in Mahottari, while land subsidence in Makawanpur destroyed eight homes and threatened dozens more.
Business
NEA Manages Disaster Outages with Imports as Long-Term Deals Advance
The Nepal Electricity Authority is arranging emergency power imports from India following disaster-related outages, while moving forward with Indian export agreements and a $200 million ADB-backed storage initiative.
Environment
Key Roads in Western Nepal Reopen as Crews Clear Landslide Debris
Traffic resumed along the Beni–Babiachour road in Myagdi after four days of landslide disruptions, while authorities accelerate repair works on severed corridors to Mustang and Manang.
Environment
Surging Rivers Inundate Sarlahi Villages and Wreck Chitwan Promenade
Monsoon floods have breached embankments along the Lakhandei River in Sarlahi, leaving villages marooned, while record water levels on the Narayani River wrecked Bharatpur's riverfront promenade.
Environment
Bhotekoshi Survivors Face Deep Trauma as Missing Tally Remains Unverified
A month after the Bhotekoshi flash flood devastated Rasuwa, survivors struggle with severe trauma, missing kin, and lost livelihoods while the state works to verify the disaster's true toll.
Environment
Lawmakers Demand Overhaul of Disaster Laws and Infrastructure Standards
Following fatal late-monsoon floods, lawmakers have urged the government to overhaul disaster laws, revamp hydropower tunnel safety standards, and initiate cross-border early warning dialogues.
Environment
Nepal Prepares Legal Changes for Missing Flood Victims as Camps Struggle
The disaster authority is preparing legal amendments so families of roughly 5,000 missing flood victims can receive death certificates and relief, while displaced survivors in Nuwakot struggle in tents as temperatures drop.
Politics
Opposition Confronts Government Over Governance, Disaster Relief, and Rule of Law
Opposition figures and former prime ministers have rounded on Prime Minister Balen Shah's administration, citing disaster negligence, selective corruption probes, and the overnight detention of former Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana.
Environment
Trisuli Disaster Exposes Lethal Gaps in Mountain Early Warning Systems
A month after a high-altitude slope collapse triggered the deadly Bhote Kosi-Trisuli flood, experts warn that early warning systems failed to anticipate cascading mountain hazards.
Environment
PM Shah Demands Grant-Based Climate Financing at UN General Assembly
Prime Minister Balendra Shah addressed the UN General Assembly following catastrophic Himalayan floods, calling for debt-free climate justice and a regional resilience pact with India and China.
Business
Floods, Road Blockages Trigger Vegetable Price Spikes Across Nepal
Severe monsoon downpours and highway closures have choked produce shipments into Kathmandu and regional hubs, driving sharp price spikes for vegetables and onions ahead of the festive season.
Environment
Monsoon Landslides Sever Major Highways and Displace Hundreds
Relentless rain and landslides have blocked major highways across Nepal, displacing 200 families and leaving six dead in Myagdi, while repairs to the Beni–Jomsom–Korala corridor may take over a week.
Environment
Deadly Floods Submerge Bangkok and Myanmar as Storms Stall
Severe flooding has submerged swathes of Bangkok and triggered fatal landslides in Myanmar, leaving at least 16 people dead and tens of thousands stranded across both nations.
Business
Flood Damage Knocks 1,400 MW off Grid as NEA Plans Winter Imports
Weekend floods knocked roughly 1,000 MW off Nepal's power grid, compounding late August damages to Rs 74 billion and prompting the NEA to outline winter electricity imports.
Politics
Lawmakers Press Government on Post-Flood Recovery and Festival Travel
Federal lawmakers have called on the government to swiftly repair flood-damaged highways before Dashain, overhaul disaster relief structures, and honor legislative oversight.
Environment
Post-Monsoon Downpours Claim 27 Lives as Fiscal Year Disaster Toll Passes 300
A late-monsoon storm system killed at least 27 people across Nepal, pushing the country's disaster death toll past 300 since mid-April.
Environment
Floods Inundate Settlements and Block Roads as Heavy Rain Eases Across Nepal
Days of relentless downpours have flooded dozens of homes along the Narayani and Kali Gandaki rivers, triggered a fatal avalanche in Manang, and blocked key transport routes before weather conditions began clearing.