Health

Private hospitals in Sudurpaschim offering specialised care beyond their licences

Private hospitals in Sudurpaschim Province licensed to provide general healthcare are increasingly being found offering specialised treatment and complex surgeries beyond the scope of their approvals, exposing gaps in health-sector monitoring and enforcement.

Kathmandu

India to fund eight community projects in Nepal worth Rs 803 million

India and Nepal on Tuesday signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for eight High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDPs) in the education, health and agriculture sectors, with a combined estimated cost of Rs 803 million.

Videos

Gathemangal: Bhaktapur Newars Worship, Then Burn A Demon

Bhaktapur's Newar community marked Gathemangal, also known as Gathamugh Chahre or Ghantakarna Chaturdashi, on Tuesday, building effigies of the demon Ghantakarna in local neighbourhoods, worshipping them, and setting them ablaze at dusk.

Nepal

Two bridges inaugurated together; One is working, the other hasn't begun

Nearly four years after its foundation stone was laid with a promise to complete it within two years, the proposed Jaitapur–Ramnagar bridge over the Pasaaha River in Bara remains unbuilt, leaving local residents to struggle through floods and muddy roads during the monsoon.

World

Landslide in Mumbai kills 6 as India is drenched by monsoon rains

Heavy monsoon rains triggered a landslide in a densely populated neighborhood in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, early Wednesday, killing at least six people and injuring four others, authorities said.

Nepal

Hetauda Hospital opens NICU, giving high-risk newborns critical care closer to home

Pregnant women in Hetauda who face high-risk deliveries may no longer have to travel to Chitwan or Kathmandu out of fear that their newborns will need intensive care, following the launch of a neonatal intensive care unit at Hetauda Hospital.

Nepal

Fertiliser shortage leaves border farmers caught in a double bind

Nepal’s fertiliser shortage is leaving border farmers caught in a difficult choice, struggling to find fertiliser at home while risking arrest when they bring it in from India.

Photo Gallery

In Pictures: Ghantakarna Festival

Members of the Newar community celebrate Ghantakarna Festival at the Dattatreya Temple premises in Bhaktapur on Tuesday.

Photo Gallery

In Pictures: Broad Peak bodies victims arrive in Kathmandu

Relatives mourn near the coffins containing the bodies of Nepali mountaineers Kili Pemba Sherpa, Gyalu Sherpa and Nima Sherpa at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.

Business

53 brands bring new vehicles to Nepal Mobility Expo 2026

More than 40 new vehicles and mobility products are being unveiled as 53 automobile brands participate in the Nepal Mobility Expo 2026, which opened at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu on Tuesday.

Videos

Broad Peak Tragedy: Bodies Of Three Nepali Climbers Arrive In Kathmandu

The bodies of Kili Pemba Sherpa (Kilu), Nima Sherpa and Gyaljen Sherpa (Gyalu), who lost their lives in the Broad Peak avalanche in Pakistan on July 30, arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday.

Nepal

Two bodies recovered, one child still missing in Rautahat river

The bodies of two of the three children who went missing while bathing in the Lalbakaiya River in Rautahat were recovered 2.5 kilometres downstream on Wednesday morning, with the search for the third child continuing.