Kathmandu Archives

October 5, 2025 4:37 PM

PM Modi condoles loss of lives due to heavy rains in Nepal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of lives and extensive damage caused by heavy rains in Nepal. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “The loss of lives and damage caused by heavy rains in Nepal is distressing. We stand ...

September 10, 2025 3:37 PM

Nepali rapper turned mayor is young people’s favourite in political crisis

Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, an unusually youthful elected official in Nepali politics dominated by seasoned legislators, has emerged as a favourite among young people to represent them in an interim government. The capital's 35-year-old mayor, a...

September 10, 2025 4:39 PM

Soldiers guard Nepal’s parliament, patrol streets after two days of deadly protests

Soldiers guarded Nepal's parliament and patrolled deserted streets on Wednesday amid a curfew in the capital Kathmandu, after two days of deadly anti-corruption protests forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign. The upheaval in the poor Himal...

September 10, 2025 12:08 PM

Tourists stranded in Nepal as Gen Z protests force Kathmandu Airport shutdown

Hundreds of tourists from India and several other nations have been stranded in Nepal after Kathmandu Airport was shut down due to safety concerns following violent Gen Z protests against alleged corruption and the Oli government’s controversial so...

July 8, 2025 1:11 PM

Dozens missing after floods on Nepal-China border

Over two dozen people are missing after heavy rainfall in the Tibet region of China triggered a deluge in the Bhote Koshi River, which flows through Nepal and China, washing away the 'Friendship Bridge' that connects them, officials said on Tuesday. ...

May 30, 2025 10:50 AM

Nepal’s royalists demand restoration of monarchy dumped 17 years ago

Thousands of supporters of Nepal’s former king rallied in the capital Kathmandu on Thursday, calling for the restoration of the constitutional monarchy that was abolished 17 years ago, amid rising unhappiness with successive elected governments. F...

January 24, 2025 9:21 PM

First-Ever Pashmina Festival Held in Kathmandu

The first three-day International Pashmina Festival cum Exhibition organised by Nepal Pashmina Industries Association and the Confederation of Nepalese Industries has drawn the attention of consumers towards delicate, lightweight and warm natural fib...

January 8, 2025 11:42 AM

India hands over academic buildings in Nepal’s Gandaki province under High Impact Project

The school building of Shree Bhimgithe Secondary School in Baglung, Gandaki Province, was constructed with the financial assistance of the Government of India under the ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’ initiative. It was formally handed ove...

November 20, 2024 2:51 PM

Discussion among South Asian intellectuals deliberates Japan as a helping aid without rigorous conditions in South Asia

In a discussion organized by the Center for Diplomacy and Development, Kathmandu, in collaboration with the Japan Foundation, New Delhi, Nepali intellectuals and guests from India and Bangladesh deliberated on the growing emphasis on a Free and Open ...

November 10, 2024 11:54 AM

TIA’s 10-hour daily closure expected to increase ticket prices, cause revenue loss

Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu Valley will close for 10 hours daily over the next five months to facilitate significant upgrades and expansion work. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has implemented this closure from 10...