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Water flow returns to normal in Kaski river after temporary blockage

Pokhara, Sept. 9 -- Water flow in the Kimrong Khola river in Kaski district has returned to normal after a landslide temporarily blocked the river, raising concerns of a possible flash flood downstrea... Read More


Prithvi Highway collapse leaves Pokhara's tourist buses idle as air traffic soars

Pokhara, Sept. 6 -- About 150 tourist buses serving the Pokhara-Kathmandu route have been left idle after a landslide at Krishnabhir blocked the Prithvi Highway, while passenger traffic on the Pokhara... Read More


Two killed in landslide at Super Seti hydropower project

Pokhara, Sept. 5 -- Two workers were killed after a landslide struck a road construction site at the under-construction Super Seti Hydropower Project in Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality-1 of Kaski d... Read More


Two families claim the same body as flood victims remain hard to identify

Pokhara, Aug. 31 -- Two families have claimed the same body recovered after the Bhotekoshi flood, forcing authorities in Pokhara to turn to DNA testing as they struggle to identify dozens of victims b... Read More


Families scour Pokhara morgue for loved ones swept away by flood

Pokhara, Aug. 30 -- Raj Kumar Tamang of Bidur, Nuwakot, had fed his five-year-old son Prince and sent him to school in his uniform when he learned that the Trishuli river had flooded. Raj Kumar was s... Read More


Ex-Gorkhas seek recruitment revival as Indian Army chief visits Nepal

Pokhara, Aug. 20 -- Former Gorkha soldiers who served in the Indian Army have urged visiting Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth to resume recruitment of Nepali youths, which has remained suspended ... Read More


Inside Gandaki's new cannabis law: Who can grow it, where, and under what rules

Pokhara, Aug. 7 -- Gandaki Province has formally opened the door to the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal and industrial use after its province chief authenticated a landmark law that establishes ... Read More


Gandaki pushes marijuana law through despite federal law concerns

Pokhara, Aug. 3 -- A controversial bill seeking to regulate the cultivation and use of marijuana for medicinal and industrial purposes in Gandaki Province has finally become law after Province Chief D... Read More


Ignored safety rules drive up deadly accidents in Phewa Lake

Pokhara, Aug. 2 -- year-old Amar Thapa from Ram Bazar, Pokhara, went to Phewa Lake to try stand-up paddleboarding (SUP), a water sport that has rapidly caught the attention of the city's youth. Thapa... Read More