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Cyclone Montha's effects hit Nepal today

Kathmandu, Oct. 30 -- Nepal is already under cloudy skies, with snowfall in the mountains and light rain in some districts due to a depression in the Arabian Sea. Meteorologists say Cyclone Montha, wh... Read More


Uplands brace for heavy snowfall. Tourists, farmers on alert

Kathmandu, Oct. 28 -- Very heavy rainfall, similar to that during the Dashain festival in the first week of October, is most likely to occur again from Thursday, with Koshi and Madhesh provinces expec... Read More


Underpaid and overworked, private hospital nurses demand pay parity

Kathmandu, Oct. 26 -- Eva [name changed], a staff nurse at a teaching hospital under Bhairahawa-based Universal College of Medical Science, receives only Rs13,000 as basic salary a month. The hospital... Read More


As smog season looms, experts urge early action on air pollution

Kathmandu, Oct. 24 -- distance vehicles was suspended for three days in the first week of October, in view of the forecast of excessive rainfall and the risk of floods, landslides and inundation. Aut... Read More


Nepal reports a dozen indigenous malaria cases since January

Kathmandu, Sept. 30 -- Around a dozen cases of indigenous malaria infection have been reported since January, this year, which is a serious setback in the country's efforts to achieve its malaria elim... Read More