PM Karki expresses sorrow over loss caused due to monsoon-induced disasters

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Sushila Karki has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of human lives and damage to property caused by monsoon-induced disasters in Ilam district and several other parts of the country. In a message shared through her...

Nepal tragedy: Floods, landslides kill 51 in the country

Heavy rainfall in eastern Nepal triggers landslides and floods, killing at least 51 people and leaving several missing. Rescue operations by Nepal Army, police, and APF continue, while PM Modi offers India’s assistance to the affected regions At...

Nepal Floods and Landslides Kill 52: What We Know So Far About the Monsoon Havoc

Nepalese army personnel transport survivors after a flood in Jhapa district east of Nepal, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (Nepal Army via AP) At least 52 people have been killed in landslides, floods, and rain-related incidents across eastern Nepal in the...

Nepal: 51 die in rain-related incidents, Indian PM Narendra Modi offers assistance

At least 51 people have died in rain-related incidents across eastern Nepal after days of heavy rainfall triggered massive landslides and floods, local media reported on Sunday. The highest number of casualties was reported from Ilam district in...

Nepal At Make Or Break Crossroads

On March 5, 2026, Nepal will hold yet another election, but to call it ‘just another’, however, would be a disservice to the critical moment we stand in. Every election in our history has carried significance, but this one comes at a time when the...

Why Gen Zs are rising against governments

Across the continents, a new generation is taking to the streets, demanding accountability, equity, and basic dignity. From North Africa to Southeast Asia, Gen Z protesters are challenging entrenched systems of governance, corruption, and neglect....

India offers assistance to flood-hit Nepal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives and property in Nepal due to heavy rains, which have triggered landslides and flash floods, killing at least 52 people. In a show of solidarity, PM Modi assured...

Heavy rains trigger deadly landslides in Nepal

The heavy rains have caused rivers in the capital, Kathmandu, to swell, inundating settlements along their banks. Landslides have blocked several highways and disrupted flights, leaving hundreds of travelers stranded. The government has declared...

‘India Stands With Nepal’: PM Modi Offers Assistance After Deadly Rains, Floods Leave 52 Dead

Last Updated:October 06, 2025, 07:18 IST The situation has thrown life out of gear in several areas, also leading to eight major rivers crossing the danger mark in eastern Nepal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi; Nepal's interim PM Sushila Karki...

At least 60 dead after India and Nepal hit by monsoon flooding

In Nepal, officials reported that 47 people had died since Friday, with most casualties in Ilam district, which borders India’s West Bengal state. Thirty-five people were killed in separate landslides in Ilam district, said Kalidas ­Dhauboji, a...

Asian Cup Qualifiers Nepal names final squad against Vietnam

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Oct. 6: Nepal has named its 23-member squad for the third round of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers, where the senior men's national team will face Vietnam in a two-legged tie on 9 and 14 October. Both matches—home and...

Heavy rainfall damages 13 hydropower projects, irrigation systems across Nepal

KATHMANDU, Oct 6: Incessant rainfall on October 3-4 caused damage to 13 hydropower projects, disrupting the electricity supply of 105.4 MW and causing losses worth Rs 100 million to irrigation projects across Nepal. The Ministry of Energy, Water...

Over 60 dead across Darjeeling & Nepal amid rain deluge; IMD issues warning

Torrential rains wreaked havoc on the entire eastern Himalayan region on Sunday, triggering one of the worst landslides in a decade in the Darjeeling area, and leaving dozens dead and hundreds of tourists stranded across northern West Bengal,...

Nepal Airlines operating charter flight from Bhairahawa to Kathmandu today

An aircraft of Nepal Airlines/File photo KATHMANDU: Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) is operating a special charter flight from Bhairahawa to Kathmandu at 1 PM today, after rescheduling the flight that was initially planned for Sunday. The...

Manang by-elections for provincial assembly polls postponed

The Election Commission has postponed the by-election for Manang-1 (b) provincial assembly constituency after the election schedule was disrupted by the Gen Z movement last month. The decision was taken following a meeting between the commission’s...

51 killed as heavy rain triggers landslides, floods in Nepal

At least 51 people were killed in different places of eastern Nepal till Sunday morning in various incidents caused by landslides and floods triggered by downpour since last night, an official of the Armed Police Force (APF) said. As many as 37...

51 dead in Nepal as villages swept away by rain, landslides

Heavy rainfall triggered deadly landslides, floods, and lightning strikes across Nepal on Sunday, killing at least 44 people and leaving five missing. Whole villages were swept away in Illam, with blocked roads and grounded flights hampering...

Nepal chooses toddler as its new ‘living goddess’

“She was just my daughter yesterday, but today she is a goddess.” So said the father of Aryatara Shakya, the two-year-old proclaimed Nepal’s new “living goddess”. Carried by family members from their home to a temple palace in Kathmandu, the...

51 killed in landslides and floods in Nepal

At least 51 people have been killed in different places of eastern Nepal till Sunday morning in various incidents caused by landslides and floods triggered by downpour since last night, an official of the Armed Police Force said. As many as 37...

Deadly landslides, floods claim 64 lives in Nepal, India

Landslides and floods triggered by days of heavy rain have killed at least 64 people across Nepal and India, officials said Sunday, as rescue teams struggled to reach remote communities cut off by blocked roads and rising rivers. Nepal has been...