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The Latest Breaking News from Nepal

US couple reveal how last minute decision saved them from Nepal floods that killed 1,400 people

Mita and Hemant Parikh from Suwanee, Georgia were in the country on a pilgrimage when disaster struck

The Independent UK · Sep 23

Super El Niño may kill 65 times more people than Nepal flash flood, report claims; lakhs may lose their lives in next six months

El Niño is expected to result in approximately 451,000 heat-related deaths by February 2027. The Climate Impact Lab forecasts high mortality rates particularly in regions of the Global South. Nigeria, India, and several Southeast Asian countries will face the highest increases in deaths. The phenomenon will alter global weather patterns…

The Economic Times · Sep 23

Shared grief and plea from families of Nepal missing

The relatives of several Australians missing in Nepal have asked the government for additional support amid ongoing uncertainty about their loved ones' fates.

AAP · Sep 23

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Climate disasters are growing. So are cuts to programs that prepare for them

Millions of people face deadly climate-related disasters as international aid programs are slashed

The Independent UK · Sep 23

Three or Four Teaspoons of Nepali Mad Honey Sent a Man's Heart Rate Plunging to 42 Beats a Minute

About an hour after eating 3 to 4 teaspoons of mad honey, a man's blood pressure fell to 60/40. Similar poisonings have surfaced in the U.S.

Medical Daily · Sep 22

Asian Games 2026: Sakshi upstages Olympic-medallist, Jadumani also wins; duo enters Asiad last-16

Sakshi Chaudhary stunned Paris Olympics bronze-medallist Aira Villegas with a dominant 5-0 win to enter the women’s 51kg pre-quarterfinals at the Asian Games. Jadumani Singh also advanced to the last 16 with a 5-0 victory over Nepal’s Chandra Bahadur Thapa.

The Economic Times · Sep 22

Asian Games Boxing: Indian boxer Jadumani Singh beats Nepal's Chandra Bahadur Thapa 5-0

Indian boxer Jadumani Singh advanced to the Asian Games 2026 Round of 16 after defeating Nepal’s Chandra Bahadur Thapa by a unanimous 5-0 decision. Jadumani dominated the bout, delivering a third-round left hook that forced a standing count against Thapa. In other highlights, India clinched its first gold medal as…

The Economic Times · Sep 22

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Greek woman sets female Great Himalaya Trail record in 52 days

Greek endurance athlete Asimina Inglezou completed Nepal’s Great Himalaya Trail on foot in 52 days, 6 hours and 23 minutes in 2024, earning the Guinness World Records title for the fastest female completion of the route. She undertook the challenge as part of the 2024 Great Himal Race, a demanding…

The Times of India · Sep 22

Death toll from Nepal flash floods may near 10,000

Minister says toll may match 2015 earthquake’s

The Independent UK · Sep 21

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.

The Conversation · Sep 20

Search continues for 6,000 people nearly four weeks after Nepal flash floods

Nepal continued search operations on Sunday for around 6,000 people still missing nearly four weeks after flash floods killed more than 1,400. The August 26 disaster damaged infrastructure, including roads, bridges and hydropower projects. Authorities are also repairing damaged crossings and using DNA testing to identify victims, with nearly 1,300…

The Economic Times · Sep 20

Elon Musk’s DOGE swiped $329 million in humanitarian funding from Nepal, leaving a Gen Z tech revolution to transform the budding country’s economy

After the Trump administration gutted USAID, Nepal’s private sector has stepped up to energize its young workforce and strengthen its financial independence.

Fortune · Sep 20

India and Nepal explore strategic bilateral ties, global role at RIS seminar

Bridging bilateral engagements from academic and diplomatic discourse to humanitarian solidarity, India advanced its assistance towards Nepal following catastrophic floods on August 26, delivering 11 tonnes of relief goods to Nepali officials on Saturday as the ninth aircraft carrying supplies landed in the Himalayan nation from New Delhi.

The Economic Times · Sep 19

India sends fresh tranche of relief material to Nepal

India sent eleven tonnes of relief supplies to Nepal on Saturday. This aid includes medicines, tents, and sleeping bags for flood victims. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar shared photos of the consignment on X. India has now sent over 130 tonnes of relief material to Nepal. The devastating flash floods…

The Economic Times · Sep 19

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The Economic Times · Sep 19

India continues relief efforts in flood-hit Nepal, dispatches 11 tonnes of aid

India sent eleven tons of relief supplies to Nepal on Saturday. This latest aid includes medicines, tents, and hygiene kits for flood victims. Nepal continues large-scale search and rescue operations across affected districts. The death toll has reached one thousand four hundred and ten people. Many organizations are providing assistance…

Euronews · Sep 19

Drums, dancing and definitely no tears: Here’s why you need to experience Nepal’s Sa: Paru festival

Euronews Travel’s Dianne Apen-Sadler headed to the ancient city of Bhaktapur in Nepal for the Sa: Paru festival honouring those that have died in the past year.

The Independent UK · Sep 18

Another climber dies on Mount Manaslu in Nepal

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The Conversation · Sep 18

Nepal isn’t the only disaster-struck country waiting for money from the global climate Loss and Damage Fund

As it faces the enormous task of rebuilding from a deadly flood that tore through communities in the Himalayas, Nepal is seeking compensation from the international Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage – meaning from countries that are major contributors to climate change, which it blames for the disaster.

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The Independent UK · Sep 18

Singaporean climber dies on Mount Manaslu in Nepal

Lau Wee Seng, 50, died at an altitude of about 6,000m

Newslaundry · Sep 18

UPSC aspirant on suing Sudhir Chaudhary, holding Godi media accountable

On July 27, Sudhir Chaudhary’s primetime DD News show ‘Decode’ identified UPSC aspirant and student activist Vijay Sherawat as the man who allegedly said Parliament should be “uprooted” and India should be turned into Nepal.

The Times of India · Sep 18

'Human-caused warming helped prime slope for deadly Nepal-Tibet flood'

Researchers described it as a cascading disaster rather than conventional flood. Around 2 sq km of rock wall and glacier ice collapsed from Langtang Lirung at about 5,150 metres, plunging around 1,400 metres before turning into a debris flood. Water, rock, ice and sediment then travelled around 22km to Rasuwagadhi…

The Economic Times · Sep 17

Nepal flood death toll surges to 1,410; over 6,100 still missing

Nepal's devastating flash floods have claimed 1,410 lives and left over 6,100 people missing. These floods were triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26. The Bhotekoshi River carried floodwaters downstream, destroying homes, vehicles, roads, and bridges. Authorities have recovered 364 bodies from Chitwan district and…

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17

The Guardian view on the Nepal-Tibet floods: a spur to action on climate

Editorial: New research links last month’s disaster to fossil fuel pollution. Supporting disaster-hit countries must be at the centre of climate politics

The Times of India · Sep 17

Study Links Warming To Disaster: WWA finds climate change primed Nepal-Tibet slope; Nepal eyes $20m UN loss fund

Study expected to strengthen Kathmandu’s case by linking climate change to disaster

The Times of India · Sep 17

Nepal Families Seek Legal Fix: Kin of flood-missing seek fast-track death rulings; payments stay frozen

Nepal’s Civil Code generally allows a person continuously missing for 12 years to be presumed dead, but section 40(4) provides a separate route for relatives to seek a judicial declaration of death when someone disappears or is believed to have died in a disaster or accident.

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