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Tunnel rescue hindered by unusual flood conditions, not lack of manpower: PM Shah

Nepal, Sept. 2 -- Prime Minister Balendra Shah has said rescue operations inside hydropower project tunnels following the Bhotekoshi flood in Rasuwa have been hampered not by a shortage of manpower bu... Read More


Cities Cannot Conquer Geography

Nepal, Sept. 2 -- Urbanization can enlarge human possibilities, but only when cities align technology, social equity, and economic ambition with the environmental realities of place. "The resilient ci... Read More


Still too early to give up hope, energy minister tells families of those missing in Chilime

Nepal, Sept. 2 -- Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha met with the families of people who remain unaccounted for at the Chilime Hydropower Project and assured the... Read More


NEPSE soars 15.44 points, double-digit growth in one month

Nepal, Sept. 2 -- The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Wednesday rose 15.44 points, a second consecutive day incline after the Rasuwa flood hit the region, and closed at 2,538 points. Nepal economic an... Read More


NEPSE rises 9.24 points, after six days' of successive fall

Nepal, Sept. 1 -- The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Tuesday rose 9.24 points; the first day rise after the market index went to straight falls for consecutive six days following the Bhotekoshi-Trish... Read More


At least Rs 30 billion needed to rebuild flood-damaged roads, bridges

Nepal, Sept. 1 -- The Department of Roads has made an initial estimate that at least Rs 30 billion will be needed to reconstruct and repair roads and bridges damaged by the Bhotekoshi flood. Accordin... Read More


Govt expedites reconstruction of Rasuwagadhi road connection in new alignment

Nepal, Sept. 1 -- The government has expedited reconstruction of the road connecting Rasuwagadhi in a new alignment. According to the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT), it has... Read More


India, China, South Korea send technical teams to Nepal for flood rescue: MoFA

Nepal, Sept. 1 -- India, China and South Korea have deployed technical teams to support search and rescue, tunnel rescue and body identification efforts following the Bhotekoshi flood in Rasuwa on Aug... Read More


All-party mechanisms to coordinate flood response

Nepal, Sept. 1 -- Political parties have agreed to establish all-party coordination mechanisms from provincial to local levels to strengthen rescue, relief, and rehabilitation efforts in flood- and la... Read More


National Dalit Commission's annual report presented in upper house

Nepal, Sept. 1 -- The annual report of the National Dalit Commission has been presented in the National Assembly (NA) meeting today. On behalf of Prime Minister Balendra Shah, Minister for Law, Justi... Read More