7+ hour, 25+ min ago   (92+ words) The Himalayan Times Two killed, nine injured in jeep crash in Rukum West - Jeep Lu 1 Cha 6029 crashed while travelling from Kotgaun to Khalanga via Simli - Driver and one woman died at the scene; identities yet to be confirmed - Four injured…...

7+ hour, 21+ min ago   (130+ words) Chief of the Nepali Army, General Ashok Raj Sigdel, left for Beijing on Sunday for a formal visit to China at the invitation of the Chinese government. Sigdel is scheduled to visit China from September 13 to 19 and attend the 13th Beijing…...

8+ hour, 33+ min ago   (410+ words) Families of tour guides who were buried in massive floods in the Bhotekoshi River on August 26 said they felt ignored by the Isha Foundation, for which they had worked for over a decade to make the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra a…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (78+ words) The Himalayan Times Industry Minister Gauri Kumari Yadav resigns Industry, Commerce and Supplies Minister Gauri Kumari Yadav has resigned from her post. Yadav submitted her resignation to Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Thursday, according to her secretariat. Her resignation comes…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (194+ words) Hundreds of Nepalis stranded in China after the Bhotekoshi flood cut off the usual route from Kerung have been brought home through the Tatopani border in Sindhupalchok. With the surface route closed, the Chinese side has been bringing stranded Nepalis…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (131+ words) AIWIBI Australia, through its Nepal distributor Shubham Health Care Products Pvt. Ltd., has contributed Rs 5 million to the Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund for relief efforts following the recent Bhotekoshi floods. The contribution was handed over to Finance Minister Swarnim…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (131+ words) The Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund has a balance of more than Rs 12.43 billion, according to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers. As of 9:00am Thursday, the fund held Rs 9.14 billion in nine banks and $ 21.63 million in…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (84+ words) The Himalayan Times Rabi Lamichhane Calls Bhote Koshi Flood A Climate Crisis Burded, Not Disaster RSP Chairman Rabi Lamichhane says the Bhote Koshi flood reflects the unequal burden of the climate crisis, not just a natural disaster. He has urged…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (123+ words) Police have seized more than 1.24 tonnes of marijuana from a truck in Sangurigadhi Rural Municipality-7 of Dhankuta district. A joint team of Nepal Police and Armed Police Force stopped the truck, bearing registration number Na 4 Kha 527, for inspection at around…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (405+ words) When labour pains began, 26-year-old Kamala Bogati did not head to a health facility. Instead, she began the long journey from her maternal home towards her own house. By the time she reached a roadside area above Falasain Bazaar in…...