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669 dead bodies recovered, 2301 persons rescued since flash flood disaster
Kathmandu, Aug 29: Total 669 persons have been confirmed dead in the catastrophic flash flood that ripped through Rasuwa district and wiped out the corridors of Bhotekoshi and Trishuli Rivers on August 26. The dead bodies were collected from the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli riverbanks. Till 4:00pm Saturday, the Nepal Police recorded...
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Four days after flash flood, 7-year-old girl rescued alive from Timure
Rasuwa, Aug 29: Four days after the catastrophic flash flood that ravaged the Bhotekoshi and Trishulli River corridors, a girl child was rescued alive on Saturday afternoon. The 7-year-old girl was found buried at Timure of Gosaikunda Rural Municipality-2, Rasuwa. A team mobilized from the Armed Police Force's Company No 20...
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Lack of morgue refrigerators poses challenge to corpse management, says Nepal Police
Kathmandu, Aug 29: As of Saturday afternoon, 669 dead bodies were retrieved from various parts of the country following the devastating floods that ravaged Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river corridors on August 26. Of them, 148 are women, 268 are men, 22 girls and 20 boys. Total 211 bodies are found maimed. The corpses were recovered...
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NOC dispatches 40, 840 litres of aviation fuel to NA barrack in Nuwakot to assist aerial rescue
Kathmandu, Aug 29: The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has dispatched 40,840 litres of avian turbine fuel (ATF) to Nuwakot-based Nepali Army barrack for its use in the aerial rescue and efforts in the aftermath of the devastating floods in the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli Rivers on August 26. The NOC in a press statement on Saturday said that it has...
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At least 27 dead after Russian strike on depot near Kyiv
At least 27 people have died after a Russian drone struck a depot near Kyiv's western suburbs overnight, sparking a huge fire and explosions, authorities said Saturday. The depot appeared to have been storing "explosive objects", Ukrainian prosecutors said, as President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested ammunition was to...
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208 including 43 foreigners trapped inside Trishuli-III tunnel rescued alive
Kathmandu, Aug 29: The Nepali Army on Saturday rescued alive 208 persons including 43 foreigners who were trapped inside the tunnel of Trishuli-III Hydropower since the catastrophic flash floods that ripped through Rasuwa district on August 26. Among those rescued alive, 38 are Chinese and five Indians, according to NA. The NA team...
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Foreign Minister's visit to Serbia cancelled
Kathmandu, Aug 29: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shisir Khanal, has cancelled his scheduled visit to Serbia in the aftermath the August 26 devastating floods in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts. He was scheduled to leave here for Belgrade, the capital city of Serbia, on Sunday, leading a three-member delegation to the High-Level Commemorative...
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Efforts continue to rescue those trapped in Upper Trishuli III-'B' tunnel
Kathmandu, Aug 29: Efforts from the government-level are underway to rescue those trapped in the Upper Trishuli 3 'B' hydropower project tunnel in Nuwakot in the aftermath of the devastating flood in the Trishuli River on August 26. The government has mobilised a special mechanism to implement the rescue measures...
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Rely on officially verified information, says Foreign Minister Khanal
Kathmandu, Aug 29: The Government of Nepal has appealed to the public and national and the international media to rely on officially verified information and to avoid publishing and broadcasting unconfirmed reports. "We have seen some false reports circulating in national and foreign media that Nepal has rejected international assistance...
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Zimbabwe minibus taxi carrying church members crashes, killing 27
A collision between a minibus taxi carrying church members and a haulage truck killed 27 people Friday in Zimbabwe, a police spokesperson said, in the latest road disaster to hit the southern African country. Paul Nyathi, the police spokesperson, said on Saturday that members of a popular indigenous African Christian...
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Gunfire and explosions reported in Niger's capital, local media and witness say
Heavy gunfire and explosions were heard overnight into Saturday morning in Niger’s capital of Niamey, including near the main airport and in an area housing the presidential palace, according to an Associated Press witness and local media. Sustained gunfire began past midnight at the premises of the Diori Hamani...
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Bhotekoshi floods: Main opposition party submits 9-point memo to government
Kathmandu, Aug 29: Leader of the main opposition party, Nepali Congress, Bhishma Raj Angdembe, met Prime Minister Balendra Shah and drew the government's attention to the matter of rescue and relief for the Bhotekoshi flood survivors. During a meeting held at the Office of the Prime Minister in Singha Durbar today, leader Angdembe submitted a...
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Bhotekoshi floods: Relatives desperately looking for their loved ones
Narayangadh (Chitwan), Aug 29: The premises of the Chitwan Industry Association in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-10 has now become a location for grieving families a last resort to known about the fate of their loved ones caught in the August 26 Bhotekoshi flash floods. The old building of the Industrial Business Development Institute,...
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UN Maritime Agency Says 6,000 Seafarers Stranded in the Strait of Hormuz
The UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) said around 6,000 seafarers remain stranded in the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Israeli-Iranian conflict that broke out on February 28. IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said that six months after the conflict began, up to 400 ships carrying around 6,000 seafarers remained unable to...
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China sees 7 pct rise in newly established foreign-invested enterprises in H1
- China saw 35,000 newly established foreign-invested enterprises in the first half of 2026, up 7 percent year on year, the State Administration for Market Regulation said Saturday. By region, both major exporting provinces and border regions recorded growth in newly established foreign-invested enterprises, according to the...
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Rasuwa reconnected to road network
Kathmandu, Aug 29: The road network of Rasuwa, which was disrupted due to flash floods in the Bhotekoshi River on Wednesday morning, has been restored. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), the road section from Kathmandu-Tokha-Chhahare-Gadkharpul-Aapra-Narja-Lachyang-Sarmathali-Patikharka to...
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Imprisoned Niger journalist released after 10 months
A journalist from a major private television station in Niamey, Niger's capital, was freed Friday after 10 months in custody, his employer said. According to a Nigerien journalists' organisation, Ibro Chaibou was the last journalist held in pre-trial detention by the military regime. Niger has been run by a junta since 2023 and is...
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82 Vessels Redirected, Three Disabled to Enforce US Blockade on Iran : CENTCOM
: CENTCOM US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that its forces had redirected 82 commercial vessels, disabled three others and boarded two to ensure compliance with the US blockade on Iran, as of August 28. In a post on X, CENTCOM said the operations were part of efforts to enforce the blockade on vessels entering or departing Iranian...
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Gaijatra being observed remembering deceased relatives
Kathmandu, Aug 29: A parade of cows or people dressed as cows is taking place as part of the Gaijatra festival, observed in memory of relatives who have passed away within a year. As per tradition, people taking part in the festival donate milk, fruits, bread, bitten rice, curd, as well as food and money to the cows in the parade. There is a...
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29 arrested for stealing money from washed away bank safe
Kathmandu, Aug 29: A total of 29 people have been arrested for attempting to steal money from a bank safe washed away by floods in the Bhotekoshi river. A joint team of the Armed Police Force and Nepal Police has taken 29 people into custody for breaking a safe that washed away and brought to the Trishuli river downstream. Armed Police...
