All the domestic flights at Tribhuvan International Airport have been cancelled due to adverse weather.
The Ministry of Finance has called for amounts collected at home and abroad for the cause of those affected by the September 8-9 Gen Z demonstration to be deposited only into its official account.
The Narayangadh-Muglin road is blocked due to obstruction of rainfall and landslide.
The Prithvi Highway, which was blocked earlier today by a landslide at Phisling along the Muglin-Nagdhunga route in Ichhakamana rural municipality-3, has now reopened.
he monsoon has intensified with the arrival of monsoon winds from the Bay of Bengal, bringing widespread rainfall across the country since Friday. In the past 12 hours, Birgunj in Parsa district received the highest rainfall.
A bus (Ba 2 Kha 1907) met with an accident on the Boradandi road section in Dhangadhi, Kailali, this afternoon, resulting in one death and injuries to 12 passengers
The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has directed the chiefs of its subordinate bodies in the districts to compulsorily report to their offices and prepare for a district-level response.
The bolero jeep with registration no Me 1 Ja 3055 was heading to Dharan from Sawa of Mikkakhola Rural Municipality when it veered off the road some 300 meters down in the afternoon today, according to Arun Pokharel, Chief District Officer of Pachthar.
The government has announced public holidays nationwide on Sunday and Monday (October 5 and 6), except for disaster management and most essential services, in view of the increased risks of monsoon-related disasters.
The local authority has restricted the movement of vehicle along Hetauda-Kathmandu high-way due to the risk of flood and landslide.
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, as well as Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport; and Urban Development, Kulman Ghising, has urged employees of all relevant bodies to remain on standby for disaster preparedness.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged everyone to stay alert to the potential risks of floods and disasters from the ongoing incessant rains.
The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall for 12 hours, from 8:00 pm today until 8:00 am tomorrow (Sunday). In light of this warning, the department has urged everyone to stay alert and take necessary precautions against possible risks from the heavy downpour.
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday was elected the first female president of the Liberal Democratic Party — and is almost sure to become the country’s first female prime minister — after defeating farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi in a runoff. Takaichi earned 185 votes against Koizumi’s 156 in a runoff after none of the five candidates in the party leadership race secured a majority in the first round of voting.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a flash flood alert for several districts in Bihar for today and tomorrow, following four consecutive days of incessant rainfall that have severely disrupted normal life across the state. The districts under the flash flood alert include Patna, Bhabua, Arwal, Bhojpur, Buxar, Rohtas, Saran, Siwan, Araria, Banka, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Jamui, Khagaria, Lakhisarai, Madhepura, Madhubani, Munger, Nawada, West Champaran, East Champaran, Purnia, Saharsa, Samastipur, Shivhar, Sitamarhi, and Vaishali.