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Arnold Dix says Nepal rescue teams face challenge unlike any before

Kathmandu, Sept. 7 -- Australian tunnel expert Professor Arnold Dix, who is in Nepal to assist search and rescue efforts at the Chilime Hydropower Project, says the teams working there are confronting... Read More


In a surprise to the foreign ministry, Rubio calls Lamichhane

Kathmandu, Sept. 7 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Rabi Lamichhane, president of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, on Monday to express condolences over the loss of life in the Bhotekoshi floo... Read More


Panel formed to conduct PNDA has six weeks to prepare report

Kathmandu, Sept. 5 -- The government has formed a committee led by Gunakhar Bhatta, vice-president of the National Planning Commission, to prepare a Post Disaster Needs Assessment that will officially... Read More


Can Nepal turn Himalayan vulnerability into a case for compensation?

Kathmandu, Sept. 5 -- The devastating Bhotekoshi floods of August 26, which caused an immense loss of life and property, have brought a longstanding question into sharper focus: How should Nepal seek ... Read More


Prime Minister Balendra Shah to lead Nepali delegation to UN General Assembly

Kathmandu, Sept. 3 -- Reversing an earlier decision to send Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal, the government has decided that Prime Minister Balendra Shah will lead Nepal's delegation to the UN General ... Read More


PM warns of growing climate risks as scientists flag more glacial disasters

Kathmandu, Sept. 2 -- Prime Minister Balendra Shah has urged the international community to recognise the August 26 Bhotekoshi flood as a warning of the growing climate risks confronting the Himalayan... Read More


Nepal seeks urgent climate finance after Bhotekoshi flood

Kathmandu, Sept. 1 -- The government has sent an urgent request to the board of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage, a global climate finance mechanism, seeking financial assistance for Nepal f... Read More


More countries join Nepal flood rescue efforts

Kathmandu, Aug. 31 -- In the aftermath of the August 26 Bhotekoshi disaster, Nepal is turning increasingly to foreign governments for specialised expertise and equipment as the scale of the search, re... Read More


China closes Tatopani border point citing landslides risk

Kathmandu, Aug. 31 -- China has closed the Tatopani border point for imports and exports until further notice, citing the risk of landslides on the Nepali side of the border. The closure, which took ... Read More


Nepal working on detailed assessment as Bhotekoshi flood reconstruction could cost up to $5 billion

Kathmandu, Aug. 30 -- As the government prepares to carry out a post-disaster needs assessment (PDNA) of the devastation caused by the Bhotekoshi floods, preliminary estimates suggest that Nepal could... Read More