Experts raise alarm over Nepal’s low budget for non-communicable diseases
Government has cut funding for non-communicable diseases even though these diseases are responsible for 73 percent of the country’s deaths.
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Forests, parks and ponds can help cool Kathmandu by up to 1.6°C, study finds
Scientific analysis of 301 parks, 130 forest patches and 26 ponds in Kathmandu Valley offers practical solutions to combat rising urban temperatures.
Nepali family desperately seeks answers after four found dead in US apartment
Grieving family in Gorkha struggles with pain and visa refusal as Virginia police probe deaths.
Air pollution is top cause of death and disability in Nepal
Filthy air cuts life expectancy by 3.4 years, and causes around 26,000 premature deaths annually, according to a World Bank report.
Nepal market prices mock central bank’s inflation claims
Despite official inflation at a four-year low, for most families, everyday costs remain high.
The growing risks of extreme heat
The rising heat is not just a seasonal discomfort but a public health and development crisis.
Elephant raids are now routine in Nepal’s Jhapa
What were once rare visits by one or two elephants have turned into regular invasions by huge herds of 50 to 60, complain residents.
For Nepal’s women, there’s no right to mourn
In Nepali traditions, daughters are often barred from performing death rites for their parents. Some women are fighting to reclaim that right.
Indian students flock to Nepal for Chinese language test amid limited exam centres at home
Lower fees, regular schedules in Nepal draw applicants from India.
United States to terminate temporary protected status for Nepalis by August 2025
The TPS had allowed thousands of Nepalis to legally reside and work in the US following the devastating 2015 earthquakes. With the programme now set to expire, beneficiaries…