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FM Khanal briefs diplomatic community on Bhotekoshi flood, thanks int'l community for support

Nepal, Sept. 3 -- Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal on Thursday briefed Kathmandu's diplomatic community on the devastating Bhotekoshi flood, highlighting the government's search and rescue efforts, the... Read More


Minister Chaudhary addresses LDC ministerial-level meeting, emphasizes collective efforts for securing climate justice

Nepal, Sept. 3 -- Minister for Agriculture, Forests and Environment, Gita Chaudhary, has drawn the attention of the world, saying the flood in Bhotekoshi River occurred on August 10 has shown the seri... Read More


UML General Secy Pokharel questions PM Shah over remarks on tunnel rescue

Nepal, Sept. 3 -- CPN-UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel has publicly challenged Prime Minister Balendra Shah over remarks he made in Parliament regarding the recent Bhotekoshi flood disaster, acc... Read More


Bhote Koshi Flood: House panel urges govt to give high priority to rescuing people trapped in tunnels

Nepal, Sept. 3 -- The House of Representatives, Infrastructure Development Committee has instructed the government to give high priority to the immediate search, rescue, and safe transfer of those tra... Read More


RSP lawmaker Jha addresses parliament in English, urges int'l community to compensate Nepal for climate losses

Nepal, Sept. 3 -- Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Manish Jha has drawn the international community's attention to the losses Nepal has suffered due to climate change, saying Nepal should seek ... Read More


Govt declares Sept 7 national day of mourning for Rasuwa flood victims

Nepal, Sept. 3 -- The government has decided to observe a national day of mourning on September 7 in honor of those who lost their lives in the Rasuwa floods. The decision was made by a Cabinet meeti... Read More


Rabi calls RSP Secretariat meeting

Nepal, Sept. 3 -- Rabi Lamichhane, chairperson of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has called a meeting of the party's secretariat. According to party spokesperson Jagadish Kharel, the meeting wil... Read More


Rescue operations inside hydropower tunnels prove challenging

Nepal, Sept. 2 -- A total of 894 people working at 11 hydropower projects are missing after floods in the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers. The highest number of missing workers, 73, are from the 216 M... Read More


Met body warns of high flash flood risk in Bhotekoshi-Trishuli basin

Nepal, Sept. 2 -- The Flood Forecasting Division, the Centre of Hydrology and Water Resources Research, has reported that the water levels in the Bhotekoshi, Trishuli, and nearby rivers are expected t... Read More


2,281 flood-affected people receiving shelter and relief at 18 temporary sites: PM Shah

Nepal, Sept. 2 -- Prime Minister Balendra Shah has said the government immediately mobilized various mechanisms for search and rescue, treatment and relief following the Bhotekoshi flood in Rasuwa. A... Read More