News in brief
Torrential rains over the past 48 hours have caused deadly floods, landslides, and thunderstorms in Nepal and northeastern India, leaving at least 60 people dead, hundreds displaced, and causing widespread destruction. In Nepal, heavy rains that began on Friday claimed the lives of at least 43 people,......
At least 72 people have died this week during violent demonstrations against corruption in Nepal, the new interim government reported on Sunday, raising the previous casualty count. The newly appointed Chief Secretary of the provisional government, Eaknarayan Aryal, stated in an official communiqué......
Nepal has sworn in Sushila Karki as its first female prime minister, following a week of violent demonstrations that toppled the previous government and led to the dissolution of parliament. Karki, formerly Nepal’s first female chief justice, took office on Friday evening. She will head an interim......
Nepalese Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned today following a week of mass protests and riots triggered by the government’s controversial social media ban. The unrest, which escalated into one of Nepal’s worst episodes of civil disorder in decades, saw 19 protesters killed and significant......
The search for survivors of the powerful earthquake that struck Tibet has become increasingly urgent. Over 400 people trapped under rubble have been rescued, though many remain missing amid the freezing conditions, a day after the magnitude 6.8 tremor struck the region. The epicenter of the earthquake......
A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the northern foothills of the Himalayas near a sacred Tibetan city, causing significant destruction and loss of life. At least 53 people were confirmed dead, and 62 others injured, according to local authorities. Tremors were also felt in Nepal, Bhutan, and......
The global media landscape, with its relentless 24-hour news cycle, has transformed unimaginable atrocities into desensitized daily occurrences. As wars, massacres, and disasters are squeezed into routine news, human suffering is increasingly reduced to fleeting headlines. Sipping my morning coffee,......
In a devastating turn of events, Nepal has witnessed catastrophic flooding that has claimed more than 200 lives over the weekend, marking one of the most severe weather-related disasters in recent memory. The capital city, Kathmandu, and its surrounding valleys were submerged under water following the......
In a heart-wrenching incident that has once again cast a shadow over Nepal's aviation industry, a Saurya Airlines plane crashed during takeoff from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday, claiming the lives of 18 people. The pilot, who miraculously survived the catastrophe,......
