Nepal: 12, out of 31 VDCs in Chitwan, at risk high-risk of natural disaster
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalOut of 31 VDCs in Chitwan district, 12 are at the high risk of flood and landslide.Balam Luintel, the Natural Disaster Management Source Person at the District...
View ArticleNepal: Flood damages crops in 200 bighas of land in Kanchanpur
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalThe flood in Mahakali and other rivers triggered by incessant rainfall for the past four days has damaged paddy crops of more than 300 farmers in Kanchanpur district...
View ArticleNepal: Landslide disrupts Dhading section of Prithvi Highway
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalVehicular movement in different parts of Dhading district along the Prithvi Highway has been disrupted due to landslide, Thursday.The road at Baireni VDC was...
View ArticleNepal: Landslide displaced call for speedy aid
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalPeople displaced by the landslide that hit Jure in Sindhupalchowk district, and the subsequent damming of the Sunkoshi River by the debris, complain that they have...
View ArticleNepal: UPDATE: Additional two blasts conducted at landslide dammed lake
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalNepal Army personnel have carried out two additional blasts at the blocked Sunkoshi River Monday to provide a safe passage to the water flow and avoid an outburst.The...
View ArticleNepal: 80,000 locals affected as bridge collapses in Dang
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalAround 80,000 locals have been affected, as an important bridge over Dhobeni river in Baliya-Pathraiya VDC of Dang district in mid-west Nepal has collapsed due to the...
View ArticleNepal: Food shortage in Jajarkot
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalJajarkot, a remote hilly district in mid-western region, has been left high and dry due to food shortage this year too.As the state-owned Nepal Food Corporation's...
View ArticleNepal: Election preparation almost complete: EC
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalChief Election Commissioner Neelkantha Upreti has said that the Election Commission (EC) has almost completed the preparations for the upcoming Constituent Assembly...
View ArticleNepal: Four injured as unidentified assailants throw grenades at UML election...
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalUnidentified assailants lobbed grenades at an election programme organised by the CPN (UML) in Khokling of Taplejung district on Saturday, injuring at least four...
View ArticleNepal: Heavy snowfall in Manang, Mustang
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalHeavy snowfall has been witnessed in Manang and Mustang districts. Farms, hills and cliffs in both districts are now covered with snow. Snow as high as four feet has...
View ArticleNepal: Diarrhoea outbreak in Makawanpur
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalAn outbreak of diarrhoea has been reported in various VDCs and Hetauda Municipality area in Makawanpur district.According to the District Hospital, Hetauda, around 45...
View ArticleNepal: ADB agrees Rs 2.87 billion for community managed irrigated agriculture...
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide USD 30 million (about Rs 2.873 billion) to the government for the implementation of Community Managed Irrigated...
View ArticleNepal: Rs 92b foreign aid granted in current fiscal year
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalThe government has received Rs 92 billion worth of foreign aid commitment from different countries and donor agencies in the current fiscal year.The bilateral and...
View ArticleNepal: One succumbs to Diarrhoea in Rautahat
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalA teenager died after the epidemic of diarrhoea and vomiting and cholera resurfaced in Gaidatar of Chandrapur municipality-2.The deceased has been identified as...
View ArticleNepal: Diarrhea outbreak in Dhiyal VDC
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalDiarrheal outbreak has been reported in Dhiyal VDC-6, Mahadev ridge located in the south belt of Makawanpur district.A team of doctors deputed from the District...
View ArticleNepal: PM Koirala expresses commitment for education of conflict-hit children
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalChildren of media persons who were killed in course of the conflict met Prime Minister Sushil Koirala today.In the meeting, PM Koirala expressed sorrow over the...
View ArticleNepal: Nepal supports 500 urban refugees
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: Bhutan, Nepal, PakistanNepal is supporting 500 urban refugees, including nearly 200 Pakistani nationals, a UN body has said.The country has also been successful in the...
View ArticleNepal: Seven die of flood, landslide in far-west
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalAt least seven persons have died in different incidents of flood and landslides in the Far-Western region over the last four days.According to Far-Western Regional...
View ArticleNepal: Swollen Mahakali river starts encroaching embankments
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalThe Mahakali river flooded with incessant rainfall for the last two weeks has started eroding the embankments in Kanchanpur district of the far west.The embankment in...
View ArticleNepal: UML provides one million rupees to flood victims in Dang
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalThe CPN (UML) has provided one million rupees for relief of Dang flood victims.Party Vice-chair Yubraj Gyawali and central committee member Shankar Pokharel jointly...
View ArticleNepal: 'Govt loses Rs 600 m revenue due to Jure landslide'
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalThe government of Nepal has lost Rs 600 million revenue due to Jure landslide, say officials at Tatopani Customs Point on Thursday.They say the August 2 landslide of...
View ArticleNepal: 80 families at landslide-risk in Palpa
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalAs many as 80 families of Birkot and Gejha VDCs of Palpa district are at high risk of landslide. 32 households in Birkot-8, Machabari are vulnerable to mudslide.At...
View ArticleNepal: Nepal Bank provides Rs 500,000 to PM Relief Fund
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalNepal Bank Ltd has provided Rs 500,000 to the Prime Minister's Natural Disaster Relief Fund on Friday.A team headed by Bank Chairman Prof Dr Devraj Adhikari handed...
View ArticleNepal: Update: Financial assistance for relief of disaster victims continues
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalRelief is pouring in for support and rehabilitation of people affected by natural disasters in various parts of the country.On Wednesday, Inspector General of Police...
View ArticleNepal: Artificial lake at Sunkoshi River bursts, water level decreasing
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalThe artificial lake formed at Sunkoshi River has burst, causing water level to decrease, on Sunday morning.Debris from a massive landslide at Jure, Sindhupalchowk, on...
View ArticleNepal: Update: Nepal floods-landslides and relief (10 September 2014)
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalIt has been almost a month since floods and landslides swept through mid-west Nepal, leaving behind a trail of devastation. But with the funds allocated by the...
View ArticleNepal: President Yadav visits flood victims in Surkhet
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalPresident Dr Ram Baran Yadav acquired information on the situation of the people taking shelter at Kalagaun based camp, who were displaced due to flood in Surkhet...
View ArticleNepal: Transportation resumes, as NA installs Acrow Bridge on Kodari Highway
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: Nepal, United States of AmericaPublished on Sunday, 28 September 2014 13:51Vehicular movement obstructed by Jure landslide has resumed on Kodari Highway on Nepal-China...
View ArticleNepal: 'Hudhud' affects Nepal, rains to last till Wednesday
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalThe effects of Cyclone Hudhud, that hit the southern and eastern regions of India on Sunday with heavy rains and winds of almost 200 kmph, were felt in Nepal on...
View ArticleNepal: Lightning claims girl
Source: Nepalnews.comCountry: NepalA girl has died after she was struck by lightning at Kanku VDC in Solukhumbu district Saturday night. The deceased has been identified as Ramila Bishwokarma, 13,...
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