Bulletins & Verified News

Key Takeaways: 11,993 rescued, 4,216 missing; death toll rises to 1,204 21,314 personnel deployed: 9,199 Army, 7,912 Police, 4,203 Armed Police Missing include 86 security/gove...

The Himalayan Times — Nepal · Sep 3, 2026, 9:39 AM

Syabrubesi, September 3 Dawa Finjo Tamang is 91 and needs support to walk. Yet since the Bhotekoshi flood swept through Syabrubesi, he has been going from house to house in his neighbourhood, trying to comfort families who have lost loved ones. When Onlinekhabar’s team reached the small village of Bharkhu in Gosainkunda Rural Municipality-5 on […]

OnlineKhabar English News · Sep 3, 2026, 3:45 AM

Kathmandu, September 3 Efforts to clear the entrance to the 160-metre-long cable duct tunnel of the Trishuli-3A Hydropower Project have been intensified following the devastating Bhotekoshi flood in Rasuwa on August 26. More than two dozen large boulders have so far been blasted away from the portal area as engineers and rescue teams work to […]

OnlineKhabar English News · Sep 3, 2026, 3:03 AM

Kathmandu, September 3 Rain falls steadily over the grounds of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. People hurry in and out, some looking for shelter, others speaking urgently into their phones. But there is another sound beneath the rain — a silence that seems to settle over the crowd and refuse to leave. Along the hospital walls […]

OnlineKhabar English News · Sep 3, 2026, 2:15 AM

Kathmandu, September 3 A glacier on the northern face of Langtang Lirung had been moving at an unusually high rate in recent years, according to a preliminary study by a Chinese research institute. The Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing found that the upper and middle sections of […]

OnlineKhabar English News · Sep 3, 2026, 1:15 AM

Key Takeaways: Prof Dr Shivendra Jha appointed dean, returning to academic leadership Dharanidhar Baral named registrar, tasked with strengthening administration Dr Indra Kumar...

The Himalayan Times — Nepal · Sep 2, 2026, 3:26 PM

Kathmandu, September 2 At least 1,204 bodies have been recovered following the devastating floods in Rasuwa, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA). The authority said 4,216 people were still unaccounted for as of 6 pm Wednesday.

OnlineKhabar English News · Sep 2, 2026, 3:14 PM

Key Takeaways: 195 reported missing, 30 reconnected, 2 confirmed dead; 162 still unaccounted Saptari (49) and Parsa (38) report highest missing numbers among eight districts Po...

The Himalayan Times — Nepal · Sep 2, 2026, 3:04 PM

Kathmandu, September 2 The disruption of major highways following the devastating floods in Rasuwa has pushed more travellers towards air travel, increasing pressure on domestic airlines. With long-distance road travel disrupted and alternatives limited, airlines have been struggling to accommodate the surge in passengers. Buddha Air, Nepal’s largest domestic airline by market share, fleet size […]

OnlineKhabar English News · Sep 2, 2026, 2:36 PM

Kathmandu, September 2 The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against five people, including Kumar Acharya, chief of the Land Revenue Office in Rupaandehi, for allegedly registering land belonging to a temple in an individual’s name. The anti-graft body has sought a recovery of Rs453 million as damages […]

OnlineKhabar English News · Sep 2, 2026, 1:20 PM

KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 2The death toll from the devastating Bhotekoshi flash flood has reached 1,114, with 3,916 people still missing, according to the National Disaster Risk Reducti...

The Himalayan Times — Nepal · Sep 2, 2026, 1:08 PM

Bidur, September 2 Srijana Nagarkoti, 27, is seven months pregnant. Since the Bhotekoshi flood swept through her home, she has been living in a cold classroom at a school in Nuwakot, unsure of where she will live or how she will manage when her delivery approaches. Srijana was at home when the flood struck. After […]

OnlineKhabar English News · Sep 2, 2026, 1:02 PM

Dhuche, September 2 The bodies of 133 people who died in the Bhotekoshi flood have been recovered from different areas of Rasuwa. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Ashok Thapa, 104 bodies were recovered from the Timure area, 18 from Syafrubesi and Ronga, and 11 from the Betrabati area. Thapa said efforts are underway to […]

OnlineKhabar English News · Sep 2, 2026, 12:39 PM

Kathmandu, September 2 A regional technical task force involving South Asian countries has been formed to study the risks natural disasters pose to electricity generation, transmission and cross-border power trade. Nepal’s Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) will lead the task force, according to the commission. The decision to form the regional technical group for technical studies […]

OnlineKhabar English News · Sep 2, 2026, 12:32 PM

Journalism sometimes witnesses a particular kind of coincidence. An argument appears in a morning newspaper. By that evening, a government minister is making very nearly the same a...

The Himalayan Times — Nepal · Sep 2, 2026, 12:32 PM

Kathmandu, September 2 Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal (DP) has delivered a special address at a meeting of the House of Representatives, drawing the government’s attention to the need to ensure the safety and protection of women and children affected by the devastating Bhotekoshi floods. The floods, which struck on August 26, caused extensive human and […]

OnlineKhabar English News · Sep 2, 2026, 11:38 AM

Kathmandu, September 2 A massive flood entered the Trishuli River through the Bhotekoshi in Rasuwa on August 26, causing widespread loss of life and property along the riverbanks. The flood swept away homes, damaged infrastructure and displaced families in several settlements. As the disaster unfolded, the government says it began a series of measures ranging […]

OnlineKhabar English News · Sep 2, 2026, 11:38 AM

Gorkha, September 2 Seventy-five-year-old Dataram Devkota was among those scheduled to travel from Palungtar to Gosainkunda on a pilgrimage on August 26. His participation had been confirmed only the previous day. Devkota had been told that the pilgrims would gather at 4 am and leave at 5 am. He spent the night packing his belongings […]

OnlineKhabar English News · Sep 2, 2026, 10:58 AM

During Wednesday’s House of Representatives session, opposition parties sharply criticised the government’s handling of the Rasuwa flood disaster, even as search and rescue operations continued for thousands of citizens who remained uncontactable. Congress: Government chased publicity, not rescue Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader Bhishma Raj Angdembe accused the government of getting “tangled up in social […]

OnlineKhabar English News · Sep 2, 2026, 10:39 AM

Kathmandu, September 2 CPN-UML parliamentary party leader Ram Bahadur Thapa has called on the government to form special task forces to coordinate international assistance and compensation and lead reconstruction efforts following the Bhotekoshi flood on August 26. Speaking at the House of Representatives meeting on Wednesday, Thapa said the government should form a special task […]

OnlineKhabar English News · Sep 2, 2026, 10:34 AM