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...

Will Vijay's Next Film Rescue His Political Career?

'Karur could still impact Jana Nayagan's box-office success if Vijay and the TVK do not get their act together,' points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Where the stampede happened in Karur during Vijay's rally on September 27, 2025. Photograph: ANI...

Darjeeling rains: Mirik worst hit, Sikkim cut off, Nepal reels, 60+ dead across region; IMD warns of more rain|8 updates

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,...

Darjeeling landslides kill 23, Nepal floods claim 51 lives

At least 23 people, including children, were killed as heavy rains triggered massive landslides in Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts on Sunday. Entire slopes caved in, highways were buried, and communication lines snapped, leaving villages cut...

South Korea Exceeds Its 300,000 International Students Target, Surpassing 2027 Goal Two Years Early

Mumbai: South Korea has exceeded its target for 300,000 overseas students, with the figure reaching 305,329 students to date as per August 2025 data from the Korea Immigration Service and ICEF Monitor. The nation was only aiming for this by 2027,...

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...

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...

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....

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,...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

Nepal: 52 Killed So Far in Climate-Induced Disasters in Himalayan Country

Kathmandu, October 5: At least 52 people have lost their lives in natural calamities over the last three days in Nepal, as the country has been experiencing incessant rainfall since Friday in most parts, an official of the Armed Police Force (APF)...

Nepal's revolution and India's backyard diplomacy

Kathmandu’s blazes of this month are not just Nepal’s issue—their peril is for South Asia. The explosion of protests by Nepal’s impatient youth against corruption, elitism, and inequality toppled Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and rattled the very...

Nepal Vegetable Ghee and Oil Manufacturers Association Contributes Rs 5 Million to Reconstruction Fund

The Nepal Vegetable Ghee and Oil Manufacturers Association has contributed Rs 5 million to the Physical Infrastructure Reconstruction Fund to support the rebuilding of public infrastructure damaged during the Gen Z-led protests on September 8 and...

Nepal: 52 killed in climate-induced disasters

At least seven people have gone missing, and 27 have been injured due to monsoon-induced disasters in different parts of the country, officials said on Sunday At least 52 people have lost their lives in natural calamities over the last three days...