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- BP Highway completely blocked by landslides in Kavrepalanchok
Kavrepalanchok, September 25 The BP Highway has been completely blocked at several locations in Kavrepalanchok following continuous rainfall that triggered landslides and mudslides. According to Police Inspector Nikita…
Places · DigiGeoNepal · - How a Nepali doctor became a leader in obstetrics at Karolinska
For hours, a young boy from Arghakhanchi would walk up and down the hills with a schoolbag on his shoulder. His village was on the hills, while Janjyoti Secondary School stood beside the Sandhikharka stream below. Each…
Nepal · DigiNepal · - Landslides disrupt Prithvi Highway at 7 locations in Dhading
Dhading, September 24 Continuous rainfall has triggered landslides at seven locations along the Prithvi Highway in Dhading district. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Prakash Dahal, information officer at the…
Places · DigiGeoNepal · - Trump autopen joke at Biden’s expense draws rare laugh from China’s Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping broke into rare laughter as his US counterpart Donald Trump showed him a framed “autopen” displayed in place of the former American leader Joe Biden’s portrait during a White House tour. The…
World · DigiNepal International · - Balendra Shah UN speech: Full transcript of Nepal prime minister’s address to the 81st UN General Assembly
Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s full UN speech on the Bhotekoshi floods, climate justice, Himalayan cooperation, climate finance and reform of the global order.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Five takeaways from Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s UN address
The prime minister linked Nepal’s floods to climate risks, proposed cooperation in the Himalayas, and called for fairer climate finance and a more equitable global order.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Nobody knows how to count a smile like that
A glacier fell in Nepal. In the two weeks that followed, I watched three separate systems fail the same woman.
Faith · DigiFaithNepal · - Nepal women lock up kabaddi bronze, target bigger prize
A 34-25 victory over Sri Lanka sends the women’s team into the Asian Games semifinals. Up next is a showdown against world powerhouse India.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Nepal seek redemption against Afghanistan 12 years after Incheon heartbreak
Nepal had lost to Afghanistan in the quarterfinals of the 2014 Asian Games in South Korea. Now, the duo come face to face after over a decade.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Ancient meteorites reveal a powerful force that helped build the Solar System
Ancient grains inside one of the oldest known meteorites reveal that a surprisingly strong magnetic field existed during the solar system’s first 200,000 years. The discovery suggests magnetism worked alongside gravity…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Ivanka Trump takes front-row seat to welcome Xi in dress by Chinese designer Guo Pei
The US president’s eldest daughter Ivanka Trump had a front-row seat at a White House welcome ceremony for President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan on Thursday, wearing a dress by Chinese fashion designer Guo Pei.…
World · DigiNepal International · - NYC police arrest Susan Sarandon, other celebrities protesting Netanyahu
Rights groups accuse UN of hosting a 'war criminal' as delegations walk out during Israeli prime minister's speech.
World · DigiNepal International · - Muglin-Narayangadh road closed due to landslides
Chitwan, September 25 Vehicle movement along the Muglin-Narayangadh road section has been halted after continuous rainfall triggered landslides at several locations. According to the District Administration Office,…
Places · DigiGeoNepal · - Singapore food watchdog investigates alleged illegal sales of dog meat
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is looking into a social media allegation that dog meat was being sold illegally in Singapore. The screengrabs shared on the Facebook group Dogs Singapore appeared to show an…
World · DigiNepal International · - Contrasting treatment of Israel and Palestine on display at the UN
Israel’s Prime Minister addressed the UN General Assembly in person, despite having an ICC arrest warrant.
World · DigiNepal International · - More than 100 arrested as New Yorkers protest Netanyahu’s UN visit
Demonstrators blocked streets and marched towards UN headquarters as the Israeli PM addressed world leaders at UNGA.
World · DigiNepal International · - An OpenAI agent hacked Medicare. Will anyone be held responsible?
Australia’s Medicare system manages health and medical data for over 27 million people. So it makes sense there has been widespread shock at the news it was hacked by an OpenAI agent in June. Prime Minister Anthony…
Nepal & the world · DigiForeignNepal · - PM Balen Shah urges world to act on warnings from the ‘rooftop of the world’
New York, September 24 Prime Minister Balendra Shah has called for greater international support for countries facing the consequences of climate change, saying Nepal is paying a “colossal price” for a crisis it did…
Nepal · DigiNepal · - China seal touches hearts for swimming 200km back to island after missing humans
A young seal gained widespread attention on social media in China after swimming 200km to return to an island where it had lived for months following its release into the wild. This two-year-old seal marks its second…
World · DigiNepal International · - Pokhara International Airport welcomed its first daily international flight. Can the government sustain it?
The flight should not lead to complacency among Nepal’s authorities.
Nepal · DigiNepal · - Why PM Modi needs to embrace a little political banter
Everything is fair game for the BJP, including viciously mocking leaders of the opposition, but the prime minister must be treated with only the highest level of respect.
Nepal · DigiNepal · - Flood-hit women entrepreneurs determined to rebuild their business
With family members dead or missing, many women see the need to rise up and find work to support their children and remaining ones.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Dhunibesi taxes scrap despite constitutional ban
The municipality in Dhading collects Rs3.39 per kg from scrap trucks leaving the Valley, although the constitution bars local governments from taxing goods moving from one jurisdiction to another.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Scientists discover an “impossible” cellular survival pathway that could help fight cancer
Scientists discovered a surprising backup system that lets mammalian cells make the essential amino acid cysteine even when the pathways once considered indispensable are disabled. The same survival mechanism may help…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - NEPSE this week
Here is a snapshot of what happened at the stock market this week.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - China tested a handheld submarine detector. It tracked a subway train underground
Chinese researchers have showed a handheld quantum magnetometer built for hunting submarines in a striking real-world test: it tracked a subway train rumbling beneath a city street. The device, developed by Peng Xinhua…
World · DigiNepal International · - From ping-pong to pickleball: China’s unofficial approach to diplomatic messaging
Before setting off for Washington on Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping had some correspondence to attend to. Dozens of students from 10 US universities, including Harvard, had written to Xi about their experiences…
World · DigiNepal International · - How Hong Kong is remapping the future of higher education
Hong Kong’s first five-year plan marks an unprecedented milestone not only for its economic and social development, but also for how it governs itself. The plan, which drew on 16,000 public submissions – roughly 80 per…
World · DigiNepal International · - The world’s two most powerful men just met. How did it go?
The BBC’s China correspondent Laura Bicker unpacks how the trip panned out for Beijing and Washington.
World · DigiNepal International · - Newcastle University under fire over Anant Ambani professorship amid Vantara scandal
Britain’s Newcastle University faced criticism on Thursday for awarding a sustainability professorship to Anant Ambani, the son of Asia’s richest man and owner of a scandal-hit giant wildlife centre in India. Vantara,…
World · DigiNepal International · - How was dinner? Takeaways from Xi and Trump’s evening at the White House
Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump addressed top American business executives and officials in the White House’s East Room on Thursday evening, ahead of a state dinner. The dinner capped a tightly scheduled day for…
World · DigiNepal International · - Bidya Bhandari’s return may give UML’s power struggle a new twist
UML’s electoral drubbing has brought her back at a moment when the UML chief is under pressure to rethink his leadership.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - From flood disaster to climate warning, Shah makes the Himalayas his UN message
Nepal’s prime minister calls for a Himalayan climate-resilience mechanism, more grant-based finance, and stronger regional early-warning systems as climate extremes threaten mountain communities.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Shah raises climate risks and Bhotekoshi disaster with Guterres
PM seeks UN support for riverbank resettlement, green reconstruction and an extension of Nepal’s LDC graduation timeline.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - At least 41 die as boat capsizes in DRC’s Lake Tanganyika
Forty-nine passengers have been rescued and a search is under way for the missing.
World · DigiNepal International · - Brazil’s Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro still essentially tied in new poll
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is up two points, but that's still within the poll's margin of error.
World · DigiNepal International · - Legislation among options to regulate minors’ social media use: justice minister
Introducing legislation to protect minors by regulating social media use is among the options on the table, Hong Kong’s justice minister has said, after the latest policy address unveiled plans to create a task force to…
World · DigiNepal International · - UAE bars Iranian airlines as US sanctions squeeze Iran’s aviation sector
UAE joins Oman, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkmenistan in restricting access to Iranian airlines.
World · DigiNepal International · - Argentina’s poverty rises to 32 percent under Milei with more pain forecast
A 4.1-percentage-point rise in poverty in the first half of 2026 could be bad news for Milei's re-election bid.
World · DigiNepal International · - Culinary diplomacy on the menu for Xi and Trump at the White House
As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet at the White House for a state dinner on Thursday, culinary diplomacy is on the menu for guests who include business leaders and government officials. “The menu showcases American…
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