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Monday, 17 August 2026

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Sudurpaschim CM Bhatt struggles to complete Cabinet amid NCP disputes

Newly appointed Sudurpaschim Chief Minister Khag Raj Bhatt is facing a difficult task completing his Cabinet, with competing claims within the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) delaying the appointment of his party’s ministers.

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25 arrested in drug crackdown across 10 districts

Police have arrested 25 people across 10 districts in a series of drug-related operations, seizing suspected brown heroin, tapentadol, cannabis, tramadol, pregabalin and other drugs.

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Patient disappears from BPKIHS bed after treatment for head injury

A 40-year-old man admitted to the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) in Dharan after suffering a serious head injury has gone missing from the hospital.

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Ramechhap landslide survivors. Photo: Himal Dhungel

A year after Ramechhap landslide, survivors still in tin shelters

A year after a devastating landslide killed 10 people in Ramechhap’s Lekharka, survivors are still living in temporary shelters and say even ordinary rainfall brings back the fear of another disaster.

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Three killed, two missing in Jajarkot landslide

Three people have died and two others remain missing after a landslide triggered by incessant rainfall struck Risang in Bheri Municipality-2 of Jajarkot.

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Search launched for youth who jumped into Mahakali River

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Two pilgrims killed after parked bus rolls down hillside in Nuwakot

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Bus carrying Nepali Bol Bam pilgrims crashes in Jharkhand, 3 dead

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Koshi Police call for tech-based surveillance to tackle border crime

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An illustration picture shows a projection of binary code on a man holding a laptop computer, in an office in Warsaw June 24, 2013. Photo: Reuters

Cybercrime complaints top 20,000 in Nepal, but only 155 arrests made

Nepal Police registered 20,526 cybercrime-related complaints in fiscal year 2082/83 (mid-July 2025 to mid-July 2026), while only 161 cases were filed and 155 people arrested during the same period, according to the Central Police Newsroom.

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Sudurpaschim CM Shah resigns, clearing way for new govt

Sudurpaschim Province has moved closer to ending its prolonged political uncertainty after Chief Minister Kamal Bahadur Shah resigned on Thursday, 30 days after the CPN-UML withdrew support from his government over a dispute surrounding the provincial budget.

Rolpa lanslide. Photo Courtesy: Nepali Army

Rolpa landslide death toll rises to 10, three missing

The death toll from a landslide triggered by incessant rainfall in Thabang Rural Municipality-5 of Rolpa has risen to 10, while three people remain missing, Nepal Police said on Thursday evening.

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Five of nine Japanese encephalitis patients die in Jhapa in four months

Five of the nine people confirmed to have Japanese encephalitis (JE) in Jhapa over the past four months have died, raising concern as health officials urge residents to take precautions against the mosquito-borne disease.

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15-year convict who escaped Kathmandu jail arrested in Makawanpur

A convict who escaped Kathmandu’s Central Jail, Jagannathdeval, during the Gen-Z movement has been arrested in Makawanpur, police said.

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Data gaps hamper efforts to make Nepal's trekking safer: Experts

Fragmented, outdated and poorly shared data is hampering efforts to improve safety for trekkers in Nepal, experts said at a panel discussion in Kathmandu.

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Rs 5.13 million in unaccounted cash seized in Sarlahi, one arrested

Police have arrested a man with Rs 5.134 million in cash of an undisclosed source in Sarlahi.

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Rolpa landslide death toll rises to three, nine still missing

The death toll from a landslide in Rolpa has risen to three, while nine people remain missing after torrential rain triggered the disaster in Thabang Rural Municipality-5 on Wednesday night.

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16 UML lawmakers back move to replace Bagmati parliamentary leader

A majority of CPN-UML lawmakers in the Bagmati Provincial Assembly have backed a move to replace parliamentary party leader Jagannath Thapaliya, proposing Kiran Thapa Magar as his successor.

File photo: The inauguration of Pasaaha bridge by then-JSP Nepal leader and former forest minister Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav, who is now the Vice-President, on October 25, 2022.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

A combination image of Prime Minister Balendra Shah meeting with Indian and Chinese ambassadors separately on Monday. Photo Courtesy: PMO Nepal

Experts note new govt's shift toward realism

With Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s shift in diplomatic strategy, analysts have lauded his efforts to put right something he could have prioritised from the start of his tenure.

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Darchula District Hospital. Photo: Tekendra Deuba

Govt moves to terminate Darchula Hospital contract, blacklist firm

The government has moved to terminate the contract for the under-construction Darchula District Hospital building after prolonged delays, with the contractor also facing possible blacklisting.

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UGC takes over foreign degree equivalence, clears first 30 cases

The University Grants Commission has begun determining the equivalence of foreign academic degrees, processing its first 30 cases after taking over the responsibility from Tribhuvan University.

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Himalayan Open Golf 2026 makes history in Colorado

The Himalayan Open Golf Tournament made history on August 8–9, 2026, bringing together more than 110 Nepali diaspora golfers at the beautiful Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course in Castle Rock, Colorado.

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Shreejana Rana elected to Zonta International board

Shreejana Rana has been elected to the Zonta International Board of Directors for the 2026–28 biennium, becoming the first Nepali to serve on the global organisation’s governing board.

Funeral pallbearers sit behind caskets during a memorial service for the victims of a ferry that capsized on Lake Kariba in Kariba, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. Photo: AP

26 more bodies are recovered in Zimbabwe's ferry disaster, bringing death toll to 72

Eighteen children were among more than 70 people killed when an overloaded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe this week, police said Saturday after rescuers recovered more bodies.

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Democracy's cruel paradox: The systematic triumph of takers over those who serve

Democracy is often discussed as a political ideal—a system of elections, representation, constitutional rights and popular sovereignty.

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Gold price rises Rs 3,600 per tola

The price of gold increased by Rs 3,600 per tola in the domestic market on Sunday.

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Brown sugar seizures more than triple in Koshi as narcotic drug market shifts

The narcotic drug market in Koshi Province appears to be changing, with police seizures of brown sugar rising more than threefold in three years while those of injectable and tablet-based narcotics have steadily declined.

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Heavy rain forecast across western Nepal, very heavy rain possible in Sudurpashchim

Sudurpashchim could face very heavy rainfall tonight, with one or two places in the province’s hilly and Terai areas expected to receive intense rain, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.

In this photo released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), rescuers inspect a damaged building following an earthquake in Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. Photo: BASARNAS via AP

UPDATE: Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's coast, killing at least 38 and toppling buildings

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 38 people, collapsing buildings and homes as well as causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes. Authorities said more than a dozen residents were injured.

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58 families at high risk as landslide threatens Bajura village

Fifty-eight families in Tamsu village of Triveni Municipality-7, Bajura, are at high risk of landslides after a landslide and flood struck the settlement on Thursday night, killing one person and injuring two others.

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India marks 80th Independence Day in Kathmandu

The Embassy of India in Kathmandu celebrated India’s 80th Independence Day on Saturday with the participation of members of the Indian community and friends of India in Nepal.

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