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- Dr Poudel appointed acting director general of the Department of Health Services
Kathmandu, September 22 Dr Krishna Prasad Poudel has been appointed acting director general of the Department of Health Services. Health Minister Nisha Mehta gave Dr Poudel the responsibility of acting director general…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - ‘Many international donors fail to identify the real, ground-level needs’
American philanthropist Kym Rapier, Founder of the Kym Rapier Foundation, is currently in Nepal with her team for the first time. With over two decades of social work experience, Rapier focuses on empowering…
Nepal · DigiNepal · - Pokhara International Airport faces uncertain future despite new hope
Pokhara, September 22 In daylight, the main terminal building of Pokhara International Airport is an attractive landmark. Visitors often stop to take photographs with the building in the background. But after sunset,…
Nepal & the world · DigiForeignNepal · - Butwal-Gorusinge road upgrade is just 28 percent complete with a year left
Shortages of soil and riverbed materials, delays in relocating utility poles and a sharp drop in the workforce are slowing the Rs13.55-billion project to build a climate-resilient four-lane highway.
Nepal · DigiNepal · - US to open two new military bases in Greenland
The agreement would expand the US military presence in Greenland as Washington, Copenhagen and Nuuk seek to strengthen Arctic security amid President Donald Trump’s push for greater US control of the territory.
Nepal & the world · DigiForeignNepal · - Foreign Minister Khanal begins bilateral meetings in New York
Foreign leaders and senior officials voice solidarity over Nepal’s climate justice position and flood recovery on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Balendra Shah’s UN appearance draws diplomatic interest in New York
Nepal’s prime minister is set to address the General Assembly on climate justice, the Bhotekoshi floods and the concerns of mountain countries.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Mental wellbeing: What happens when a label becomes your identity?
Calling someone ‘weak’, ‘shy’ or ‘smart’ may seem like a simple description. But repeated labels can shape how people understand themselves.
Faith · DigiFaithNepal · - Rain is coming again. This time, Nepal must be prepared
Sound preparation and competent governance can reduce the damage of forecasted heavy rain.
Nepal · DigiNepal · - What Babita Paswan’s ordeal says about the state of Nepal’s weakest citizens
Having a right in law and being able to exercise that right in life are not the same thing.
Nepal · DigiNepal · - What the Bhotekoshi flood revealed about Nepal’s health system
The emergency phase of the flood has largely been contained, but the most demanding work still lies ahead.
Places · DigiGeoNepal · - New hybrid maize variety ‘Saugat’ promises relief for farmers facing extreme weather
The variety is on the verge of official certification and release after nearly 11 years of rigorous multi-stage field trials and continuous testing.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - The nurse who wanted to heal Rasuwa
Pratima Tamang Lama was a nurse, community worker, and ambitious local leader who dreamed of becoming Nepal’s health minister. The Bhotekoshi flood cut those dreams short.
Nepal · DigiNepal · - Recurring tech failures rattle Nepal’s stock market
Repeated breakdowns at Nepse, broker firms, data centres and trading systems are eroding investor confidence and raising concerns over the security of more than Rs4.5 trillion in assets.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Nepal’s 74-year-old Law Commission remains sidelined in lawmaking
The body was created to research, draft and review laws, but most of its bills never reach Parliament, while ministries continue to make legislation that often becomes contentious.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Nepal unlikely to hold donor conference for reconstruction
The government plans to seek funds through bilateral negotiations with major donors.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Bhat-Bhateni rebuilds 10 stores damaged during Gen Z uprising
Despite the destruction and damage to its stores on September 9, 2025, the supermarket chain continued paying over 10,000 employees and began clearing debris within a week.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Government weighs scrapping VAT on electricity
The tax was introduced in the current budget, with a five percent rate for household users and 13 percent for others, but the government is now considering reversing the move.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Houthis push for control of Yemen highlands as Trump reported to have called off airstrikes
Washington has so far rebuffed repeated pleas from Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to join the fight in Yemen.
Nepal & the world · DigiForeignNepal · - Textile factory fire in southern Chinese city of Foshan kills eight
A social media video verified by Reuters showed thick plumes of smoke rising from the building; a slightly taller building nearby seemed unaffected.
Nepal & the world · DigiForeignNepal · - Nepali documentary wins award at film festival in Italy
Avash Rijal’s ‘The Witness of Yara’ explores the environmental, cultural and social effects of climate change in Nepal’s Himalayas.
Faith · DigiFaithNepal · - Bus driver sets fire to vehicle in Kathmandu, police say
The driver suffered burns to more than 90 percent of his body and is in critical condition, doctors said.
Nepal · DigiNepal · - Xi rolls into Trump summit with China’s trade engine roaring
Xi heads into his September 24 meeting with Trump from a position of economic strength, as China’s exports surge and Washington faces pressure to secure an extension of their fragile trade truce.
Nepal & the world · DigiForeignNepal · - Nepal wants high-paying careers. Its humanities classrooms are paying the price
Student numbers in subjects like Sociology, Psychology and Mass Communication have fallen sharply as science and management gain ground.
Faith · DigiFaithNepal · - Indian stand-up comedian Sharon Verma to perform in Kathmandu
Kathmandu, September 22 Indian stand-up comedian Sharon Verma is set to perform in Nepal, with her live stand-up show scheduled for Sunday at the Nepal Academy in Kathmandu. The event, titled ‘Sharon Verma Live’, is…
Nepal · DigiNepal · - Welcome to a terrifying new climate era
The Bhotekoshi crisis must be recognised as a clear signal that we have entered a new era in our rapidly warming world.
Places · DigiGeoNepal · - APOD: 2026 September 22 – Chance Triple Alignment: Plane, Space Station, Sun
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 22 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Bus driver dies after suffering severe burns in Tripureshwor fire
Kathmandu, September 22 The driver injured in a bus fire at Tripureshwor on Monday has died while undergoing treatment at Kirtipur Hospital, also known as Burn Hospital. According to police sources, the bus driver died…
Nepal · DigiNepal · - An Epic View of the Seasons
The tilt in Earth’s axis of rotation makes the apparent position of continents shift with the seasons in imagery from a NASA camera in deep space.
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Brain scans reveal a possible cause of long COVID fatigue and brain fog
Researchers have found evidence that long COVID may damage dopamine releasing neurons in the brain, potentially explaining persistent fatigue, low motivation, slowed movement, and memory difficulties. The discovery…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Scientists discover first new penguin species in more than 100 years
Genetic evidence has revealed a previously unknown gentoo penguin species on the remote Kerguelen Islands and shown that gentoos actually consist of four distinct species. The discovery also highlights a growing threat,…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Nepal could show the world how to recover sustainably from a major disaster
With chances of further sensational hydropower tunnel rescues dimming, the devastating ice-rock avalanche in August at the Nepal-Tibet border and catastrophic floods downstream are no longer making global headlines. But…
Places · DigiGeoNepal · - Stem cells reverse stroke damage and restore movement in mice
Stem cell transplants helped regenerate stroke-damaged brain tissue in mice, producing new neurons and restoring lost motor function. The treatment also improved blood vessels, inflammation, and the blood-brain barrier,…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Jupiter uses a surprisingly complex system to fend off particles from the sun
A University of Iowa-led research team has reported in a new study the most detailed observations to date of the bow shock at Jupiter, our solar system's gas giant. The findings from NASA's Juno mission reveal key…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Embracing the Equinox
Depending on your locale, equinoxes can be seen as harbingers of longer nights and gloomy weather, or promising beacons of nicer temperatures and more sunlight. Observing and predicting equinoxes is one of the earliest…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Student-led missions deploy free-flying light sails from CubeSats in low Earth orbit
Students in Cornell's Space Systems Design Studio (SSDS) have released mission results for two unique light-sail experiments. These sails are slightly larger than a pizza box and harness momentum from photons to…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Early Mars rocks reveal at least three separate water episodes
When NASA's Perseverance rover reached the inner edge of Mars' Jezero Crater in September 2023, mission scientists were surprised by what they found. The geologic area, called the "Margin Unit," stretches along the…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Earth's center of mass drifts less than we thought
Where is Earth's center of mass? The answer seems trivially obvious. It's right in the middle of the planet. Ah, but that kind of thinking won't get you a paper in the Geophysical Journal International. It's also not a…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Solar Orbiter catches the sun's missing high-speed vibrations
The sun's magnetic fields are a twisty, curvy, ever-changing mess. In particular, our star's polar regions host areas called polar coronal holes, which contain invisible magnetic highways that stretch into…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Superdense neutron star caught feeding on a blue hypergiant's stellar wind
Using data from the Japan–led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory, astronomers have directly observed a giant star's outflow, called a stellar wind, being captured by its compact companion and…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal ·