Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as global trade turbulence and oil are expected on the agenda at the two-day annual summit that opens on Saturday, when Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to arrive.

By around 9:10 am, water had begun flowing after the lake behind the landslide dam filled up. Authorities are monitoring the situation and assessing the potential risks downstream.

The driver was found inside the vehicle after the fire was extinguished. As the body was severely burned, police have yet to establish the identity of the deceased.

The Army installed a 57.9-metre-long and 5.5-metre-wide Advanced Modular Panel Bridge (Acrow Bridge) at Devighat in Nuwakot-5. The bridge has a maximum load-bearing capacity of 60 tonnes.

According to Chure experts, the government three years ago wanted to extract materials from rivers flowing through the Chure region and sell them to India. It showed little interest in protecting the Chure. The move drew strong opposition.

Minister Pun expressed his displeasure with Jhakri’s remarks in a series of social media posts.

Ramesh had been out of contact since August 26, when the flood struck. When he suddenly appeared in the village on September 6, his family and the entire community were stunned. His family had almost given up hope of seeing him alive. They had spent 11 days waiting for news, fearing the worst.

The Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA) report prepared by the National Planning Commission and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority estimates that the amount will be required for immediate and long-term recovery and reconstruction.

The Chure is the main source of water for irrigating the Tarai. Stretching from Parsa to Saptari in Madhesh Province, it is Nepal’s youngest, softest and most fragile mountain range. Extensive extraction of water during winter, combined with floods and landslides during the monsoon, has further increased the risks.

Hindus will be celebrating Kushe Aunshi today by bringing kush, a sharp-edged holy grass, into their houses.

He lived a short life of 30 years but is ever remembered for his substantial contribution to the world of Nepali literature, especially for immortalizing Adikavi Bhanubhakta Acharya by making his biography public.

Minister Sah underlined, "We will take necessary steps to ease the supply of cooking gas by holding adequate discussions with stakeholders."

Russia's Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, are expected to arrive in New Delhi as early as Friday, with both due to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Drawing on his experience managing major national crises, former police chief Sarbendra Khanal calls for Nepal to move beyond reactive rescue efforts and build a stronger, technology-driven and community-based disaster response system.

Road disruptions may have worsened Nepal’s LPG shortage, but weak monitoring, poor distribution and possible hoarding demand stronger tracking and enforcement.

A year after the Gen Z uprising reshaped Nepal’s political order, the real test remains whether political change can translate into meaningful institutional reform.

President Ram Chandra Poudel has appointed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Deepak Kumar Sah as the new Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies upon the recommendation of Prime Minister Balendra Shah.

AIWIBI Australia, through its Nepal distributor, has donated Rs 5 million to the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund to support families affected by the Bhotekoshi floods.

Govt report says trade and agriculture losses at Rs 50 billion

The Department of Cooperatives (DoC) has barred cooperative unions from carrying out new financial transactions, including accepting deposits and issuing loans.

The government has promoted Joint Secretaries Binod Kumar Kunwar and Uttar Kumar Khatri to the post of secretary.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Thursday fell 13.85 points and closed at 2,531.55 points, with all the sub-groups posting downfall in their market indices.

Defending a modest target of 148, Nepal’s bowlers dismantled Oman’s batting lineup, dismissing the entire side in just 28.1 overs.

The number of relatives visiting Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital to search for loved ones missing in the Bhotekoshi floods has dropped by around 50 percent in a week as severely decomposed bodies make visual identification increasingly difficult. Police say families are increasingly turning to DNA testing to identify the missing.

It is part of a long-running "Rescue a Reef" program run by the University of Miami that aims to advance conservation efforts and raise public awareness.

Lavanya Venkateswaran, senior ASEAN and India economist, said in a note that she sees the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand among the ASEAN economies with higher exposure to El Niño, while Malaysia and Vietnam face meaningful but more concentrated risks.

Five years into his presidency, that promise seems to have been forgotten: his main challenger in last month's election is in Mukobeko Maximum Security Prison facing the same charges.

Speaking on Wednesday, the minister accused gas industrialists of failing to coordinate with the government to address the supply crisis and said they should be "taken to court" for their role in the shortage.

Rabi Lamichhane's failure to acknowledge the Gen Z movement in his parliamentary address has reignited debate over whether the RSP is honoring the political force widely credited with its rise to power.

The protest, dubbed "noon for peace", is asking Russians who oppose the Kremlin's war in Ukraine to go to polling stations at noon on September 20 to vote against the ruling "United Russia", Yashin told AFP in Helsinki, where he met exiled supporters this month.