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FILE - A man struggles to walk along the flooded street as monsoon season arrives in Lalitpur, Nepal on July 12, 2019. Photo: Navesh Chitakar/ Reuters

Monsoon readiness: The real test of governance

Every monsoon, Nepal braces for more than rain. Rivers rise, slopes weaken, roads collapse, bridges fail, settlements flood, families are displaced, and communities are cut off from essential services. What begins as a seasonal weather pattern can quickly become a national test of readiness.

File - The dam of the Sikta Irrigation Project, a national pride project constructed on the Rapti River at Agaiya in Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality, Banke district. Photo: Kuldeep Neupane/RSS

Only 63% of Nepal's farmland has irrigation as delayed monsoon disrupts paddy planting

As delayed monsoon rains slow paddy transplantation across the country, government data show that nearly four out of every 10 hectares of irrigable farmland in Nepal still lack irrigation facilities, leaving farmers heavily dependent on rainfall.

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'I Listen for the Sound of Ashes' wins Best Debut Film at SLFF 2026

Emerging filmmaker Mihir Pyakurel's 'I Listen for the Sound of Ashes' won the Best Debut Film Award, while Nishit Thapa's 'The Bus to Bagbazar' secured the Audience Choice Award as the 2026 edition of the Something Like a Film Festival (SLFF) concluded in Kathmandu on Monday.

File - Overcast skies blanket the Kathmandu Valley, with residential areas shrouded in clouds as seen from Manmaiju on Sunday morning. Photo: Hariram Bhetuwal / RSS

Three days of heavy rain ahead as monsoon strengthens nationwide

Umbrellas, raincoats and caution, residents across five provinces are being urged to prepare for heavy downpours over the next three days.

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Gold extends losing streak, down Rs 5,900 per tola in two days

Gold price continued their downward trend in the domestic market on Tuesday, falling by Rs 4,500 per tola, a day after posting a decline of Rs 1,400 per tola.

Special Court. Photo: Sandeep Sen

Special Court grants bail to top accused officials

The Special Court on Monday ordered the release of former Director General of the Department of Passports (DoP), Tirtha Raj Aryal, on bail of Rs 500,000 in the high-profile e-passport case.

Members of a rapid response team from Nepal's Department of Livestock Services, wearing protective gear, cull fowls after authorities confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Photo: AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha

Kavre culls over 40,000 poultry as bird flu spreads; authorities tighten surveillance

Bird flu continues to spread in and around the Kathmandu Valley, with more than 40,000 ducks and layer chickens culled in Kavrepalanchok as authorities intensify containment efforts against the highly contagious disease.

The Moroccan team starts to celebrate after winning on penalty kicks the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between the Netherlands and Morocco in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Monday, June 29, 2026. Photo: AP

Saibari's shootout winner sends Morocco past the Netherlands, earliest World Cup exit for the Dutch

Ismael Saibari scored the decisive goal in a penalty shootout, and Morocco sent the Netherlands to its earliest World Cup exit, eliminating the Dutch 3-2 after a 1-1 draw on Monday night.

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (1) reacts as Paraguay players celebrate after a penalty shootout at the end of the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between Germany and Paraguay in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Monday, June 29, 2026. Photo: AP

Paraguay stuns Germany in a penalty shootout for the biggest upset of the 2026 World Cup

José Canale wasn’t in the starting lineup in either of his previous two appearances for Paraguay in this World Cup.

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