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No More Open Trash In Public Places? Nepal Proposes To Make Covered Dustbins Mandatory Within 3 Months

The Government of Nepal has registered a new Waste Management Bill in the House of Representatives that proposes mandatory covered dustbins in public places within three months after the law comes into effect. The bill aims to improve waste management by defining the responsibilities of individuals, local governments and other authorities while promoting waste segregation and cleaner public spaces.

23 hours ago
Nepal Plans Cleaner Public Spaces

Nimsdai Foundation’s Lobuche Porter House Shortlisted For National Charity Award For Supporting Nepal’s Mountain Workers

The Nimsdai Foundation’s Lobuche Porter House in Nepal has been shortlisted for the Community Impact Award at the National Charity Today Awards 2026, recognizing its efforts to improve conditions for Himalayan porters. Built at an altitude of over 5,000 metres in the Everest region, the facility provides a safer resting place and support system for the mountain workers who play a vital role in Nepal’s climbing and trekking industry.

Yesterday
Nimsdai Foundation Recognized For Mountain Support

See a Broken Road? Kathmandu’s New App Lets Citizens Report Problems Directly to Authorities

The Road Division Kathmandu has introduced the ‘Sadak Sujhab’ mobile app, creating a direct digital platform where citizens can report potholes, damaged roads, waterlogging and other road safety issues by uploading photos and location details. The system uses location mapping and complaint tracking features to help authorities identify problems, prioritize repairs and improve road management across Kathmandu Valley.

Yesterday
Citizens Help Build Safer Roads

From a Sacred Tree to Kathmandu’s Streets: The Journey That Begins Indra Jatra

The sacred Yosin, or Yoh Sim, was brought from Nala forest in Kavrepalanchok to Kathmandu on September 15 as preparations began for Indra Jatra 2026, one of Kathmandu Valley’s most important traditional festivals. The wooden pole will be ceremonially raised at Hanuman Dhoka with Indra’s flag and ritual symbols, continuing a centuries-old tradition connected with the legend of Indra’s capture and release, as well as rain, fertility and the Valley’s historic farming culture.

Yesterday
Kathmandu Prepares For Indra Jatra

After Floods Destroy Classrooms, UNICEF and EU Bring Learning Back to Nepal’s Children

UNICEF, with financial support from the European Union, is helping establish temporary learning centres for children whose education has been disrupted by Nepal’s devastating August floods, giving them safe places to learn while damaged schools and communities recover. The initiative is part of a wider emergency response as thousands of children face damaged classrooms, displacement and emotional distress following the disaster.

2 days ago
Learning Returns After Nepal Floods

One Last Dance: Messi Prepares to Say Goodbye to Argentina After a 21-Year Journey

Lionel Messi has been called up by Argentina for a farewell appearance against Benin at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires on October 6, giving the 39-year-old one final opportunity to wear the national shirt after announcing his international retirement last month. The match will close a remarkable 21-year senior journey that took Messi from painful final defeats and a brief retirement to becoming Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain and one of the defining figures in the country’s football history.

2 days ago
Messi’s Final Dance With Argentina

From Sagarmatha to the Sea: Nepal Will Take Its Climate Crisis to the United Nations

Nepal will host “Sagarmatha to the Sea: A Call to Action for a Climate-Resilient Future” on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, highlighting the growing impact of climate change on the Himalayan region and vulnerable communities. The event will form part of Nepal’s wider international push for climate justice, Loss and Damage support, accessible climate finance and stronger support for climate-resilient development.

4 days ago
Nepal Takes Himalayas To UN

One Year Ago, Nepal Turned to Sushila Karki After Gen Z Protests Changed the Country

One year ago, on September 12, 2025, former Chief Justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as Nepal’s first woman Prime Minister, taking charge of an interim government after the Gen Z movement, deadly unrest and the resignation of KP Sharma Oli pushed the country into an extraordinary political crisis. Karki, already known as Nepal’s first female Chief Justice and for her strong anti-corruption image, was given the immediate responsibility of restoring stability and taking the country toward a new House of Representatives election within six months.

5 days ago
Gen Z Changed Nepal’s Leadership

From Boxing at 16 to International KFL Wins: Yugeen Sharma’s Fighting Journey

Nepal’s Yugeen Sharma defeated India’s Khushi Singh at Karma Fight League 9 in Colombo, adding another international victory to a journey that began with boxing at the age of 16 and later expanded into kickboxing and mixed martial arts. The 20-year-old Nepali fighter has already won national boxing gold, competed several times at KFL and has spoken publicly about her bigger dream of eventually reaching the UFC.

5 days ago
Yugeen Keeps Nepal’s Flag Flying

Bara Court Ordered 2 Accused Minors To Be Kept In Juvenile Correction Home During Trial, While Releasing One Adult On Rs 20,000 Bail, & 9 Others On Court Dates, And Rs 2 Lakh Relief Ordered For Her Family As Final Justice Is Still Awaited

Garima Chaudhary R@pe And M*rder Case: Bara Court Ordered 2 Accused Minors To Be Kept In Juvenile Correction Home During Trial, While Releasing One Adult On Rs 20,000 Bail, & 9 Others On Court Dates, And Rs 2 Lakh Relief Ordered For Her Family As Final Justice Is Still Awaited

6 days ago
Two Minors Sent to Juvenile Correction Home, Trial Continues

No More Immigration Office Visits? Nepal Makes Foreign Travel Records Available Through Nagarik App

Nepal’s Department of Immigration has introduced a new facility allowing citizens to access their international arrival and departure records through the Nagarik App, ending the need to visit immigration offices physically for such details. The digital service aims to make the process more convenient, secure and technology-based while allowing individuals and organisations to use verified travel records from an official platform.

6 days ago
Nepal Digitizes Foreign Travel Records

Everest’s Historic Story Returns to Nepal, This Time for a cause as ‘Tenzing’ to Screen in Kathmandu for Bhotekoshi Flood Relief

Apple Original Film Tenzing, which brings the historic first successful ascent of Mount Everest to the screen, is set for a special screening in Kathmandu to support people affected by the devastating Bhotekoshi floods. The British Embassy in Kathmandu is organizing the charity screening, with proceeds set to support the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund, connecting a story rooted in Nepal’s mountains with communities now recovering from disaster.

Sep 11
Everest Story Screens For Nepal

Bhotekoshi Flood Leaves Nepal Facing Rs. 7 Kharba 23 Arba Reconstruction Challenge As Energy, Roads, Bridges, Homes And Businesses Suffer Massive Damage

Nepal estimates Rs. 7 Kharba 23 Arba 31 Crore 52 Lakh will be needed for recovery and reconstruction after the Bhotekoshi flood. The disaster damaged hydropower and solar projects, roads, bridges, thousands of homes, schools, health institutions, businesses, and farmland across five districts, making long-term rebuilding a major national challenge.

Sep 11
Bhotekoshi Flood Reconstruction Cost Reaches Rs. 7 Kharba 23 Arba

Proving Natural Bodybuilding Can Reach the International Stage, Nepal’s Niral Thapa Wins Silver in Thailand

Nepali fitness athlete Niral Thapa has added an international silver medal in Thailand to a journey that already includes national-level Sports Physique success, professional fitness certification and leadership in Nepal’s calisthenics community. Representing Nepal at the PCA BKK Naturals 2 competition in Bangkok, Thapa’s latest achievement also strengthens the message he has been promoting: athletes can pursue international recognition while remaining committed to natural fitness.

Sep 11
Niral Wins Silver For Nepal

From A Private Relationship To A Criminal Court Case: Rs. 27 Lakh Dispute Lands Woman In Judicial Custody

A 32-year-old woman from Ramechhap has been sent to judicial custody pending trial after a senior government employee alleged that she threatened to expose details of their private relationship and obtained Rs 27 Lakh from him. The woman has denied the allegations, claiming much of the money was given voluntarily or for living expenses, while the case is proceeding under criminal extortion and electronic transaction laws.

Sep 10
Government Official Alleges Rs 27-Lakh Extortion

Mother Gives Birth On Footpath Outside Rajbiraj Hospital As Family Alleges She Was Refused Admission Over Tests

Babita Paswan gave birth to a baby boy on a footpath outside Gajendra Narayan Singh Sagarmatha Hospital in Rajbiraj after her family alleges she was not allowed to remain for delivery because she could not immediately afford around Rs 2,500 in medical tests. Hospital officials dispute her account, saying she had been admitted and later left after being sent for tests, while the hospital has announced an investigation into the incident.

Sep 10
Mother Gives Birth Outside Hospital

US-Iran War Moves Into The Strait Of Hormuz, Raising New Fears For Global Oil, Shipping And Marine Life

The US Iran war has expanded into the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important energy routes, as attacks on oil tankers increase risks to global shipping and oil supplies. The growing conflict also threatens the Persian Gulf’s marine ecosystems, fishing communities and desalination systems, raising fears that a major oil spill could turn the military crisis into a long term environmental disaster.

Sep 9
US Iran War: Hormuz Oil And Marine Crisis

Before Books and Classrooms, Nepal Says Flood-Affected Children Need Time to Heal

The government has instructed schools and local authorities in areas affected by the Rasuwa-Bhotekoshi flood to address students’ psychological and emotional needs before returning them to regular classrooms. Schools have been asked to coordinate with health workers, provide psychosocial counselling where needed, and resume normal teaching only when affected children are mentally prepared and a safe, child-friendly learning environment can be ensured.

Sep 9
Healing First, Classrooms Come Later

After the Rasuwa Disaster, Rabi Lamichhane Says Nepal Must Turn Its Pain Into a Global Fight for Climate Justice

RSP Chair Rabi Lamichhane has urged Nepal to take the Rasuwa flood beyond rescue and reconstruction and turn the disaster into a stronger international campaign for climate justice, grant-based climate finance and protection of the Himalayas. Speaking in Parliament, he proposed coordinated government and parliamentary diplomacy, international recognition of Himalayan climate risks, stronger scientific monitoring and a formal effort to seek support from countries and global climate mechanisms.

Sep 9
Nepal Demands Global Climate Justice

“Where Is the State?” Rabi Lamichhane Says It Is Inside the Ruins, Searching for Lives and Rebuilding People’s Trust

RSP Chair Rabi Lamichhane told Parliament that the strongest response to people asking “Where is the state?” is to visibly show the rescue, relief and recovery work being carried out after the devastating Bhotekoshi disaster. He said the state is searching for missing citizens in dangerous ruins and tunnels, supporting displaced families, restoring damaged infrastructure and must now rebuild public trust while preparing Nepal better for future disasters.

Sep 9
State Searches, Rescues, Rebuilds Trust

Nepal And Japan: Two Nations Shaped By Difficult Geography, Two Tragedies That Entered History

Nepal and Japan face very different but serious geographical risks. Japan is exposed to earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes, while Nepal faces landslides, glacial floods and extreme weather. After the August 26 Rasuwa disaster, TU expert Dr. Basanta Raj Adhikari estimated its gravitational energy exceeded that of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. The disaster has so far killed 1,357 people, with 5,326 still missing.

Sep 8
Nepal And Japan: How Geography Shaped Rasuwa And Japan’s Historic Tragedies