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Budget 2026/27

What is budget, and how is it formed?

Every mid-Ashar, Nepal's fiscal year ends and a new fiscal year begins. Before the start of the new year, the government announces the budget for the coming year. For everyone from the private sector to the general public, the budget is the most important basis for planning for the future.

Economy

Let there be more international students in Nepal

In this second episode, we talk with Prof. Uddhab Pyakurel, Kathmandu University School of Arts, who emphasises that Nepal’s government must prioritise international students — for instance — simplify the visa process and fees for them and extend adequate support to universities, and budgetary support to extend scholarship opportunities to international students.

Society

For balanced international relations, the house has to be in order first

This episode with Gaurab Shumsher Thapa touched upon the foundational understanding of the broader themes of international relations, the history of Nepal's IR, the essence of soft power, national interest, and the principle of Panchsheel.

NDRRMA reported that 4,216 people remain unaccounted for. A separate Nepal Police figure puts the number of people still being searched for at 4,875.

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A 44-member South Korean rescue team has arrived in Nepal with specialised equipment and search-and-rescue dogs to help locate workers still missing after devastating floods …

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Nepal’s tourism sector faces preliminary losses of more than NRs 50 billion after floods and landslides in Rasuwa damaged hotels, restaurants, vehicles and major trekking …

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Authorities have revised traffic arrangements for the Kathmandu–Hetauda route, designating separate alternative routes for small, large and freight vehicles amid monsoon-related road disruptions.

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Moderate rain forecast in Bhotekoshi flood-hit areas as authorities warn of rising river levels, sudden flooding and further challenges to rescue operations.

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Hydropower and engineering projects account for nearly 80% of the claims filed so far

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Under the new traffic arrangement, all cargo vehicles and large passenger vehicles with up to 10 wheels will travel to Kathmandu via the Tribhuvan Highway.

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More than 1,000 people have now been reported dead in Nepal’s catastrophic floods, while thousands remain unaccounted for.

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The Nepal Engineers Association has intensified pressure on the government to urgently rescue engineers and workers trapped inside hydropower tunnels following Bhotekoshi flooding, warning that …

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The sought support includes DNA testing, victim identification, tunnel rescue expertise and emergency equipment, as it steps up efforts following the August 26 floods.

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93 people associated with the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower remain missing following the disaster.

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The number of people reported missing jumped by 1,745 in a day

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