Bhaktapur Hospital adjudged 'best hospital' in Nepal

KATHMANDU, JUNE 2Bhaktapur Hospital has been declared the best hospital in Nepal, based on a recent assessment of minimum service standards.At a programme held on Sunday to announc...

Opal Suchata Chuangsri from Thailand crowned Miss World 2025

HYDERABAD, JUNE 1Opal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand was crowned Miss World on Saturday in India, where the international pageant was held this year.Chuangsri topped a field of 108...

22nd Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival kicks off on May 28

KATHMANDU, MAY 27The 22nd edition of the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (kimff) is set to begin on May 28, bringing together over 65 films from 30 countries under t...

Marcel Ophuls, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who forced France to face its WWII past, is dead at 97

PARIS, MAY 27Marcel Ophuls, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker whose landmark 1969 documentary "The Sorrow and the Pity" shattered the comforting myth that most of France had resi...

Indo-Nepal joint military team scales Mt Kanchenjunga

KATHMANDU, MAY 23A joint expedition team comprising members of the Indian Army's Adventure Wing and the Nepali Army successfully summited Mt Kanchenjunga (8,586 m), the world&...

Early warning alerts save lives in remote villages once left in ruins

CHAUTARA, MAY 24Four years ago, when Indrawati river roared louder than usual, Rina Syangbo didn't wait. She rushed instantly.Flood memory that killed 25 people remains still...

Nepal urgently needs National Climate Change Assessments

Nepal is living with the climate crisis. Climate change is not a threat looming on the horizon; it is happening here, now and disproportionately affecting those least responsible f...

Japan Embassy hosts commemorative event to honor Junko Tabei, first woman to summit Everest

KATHMANDU, MAY 24The Japanese Ambassador to Nepal, Maeda Toru, hosted a commemorative event at his residence on Friday to honor the legacy of the late Junko Tabei, the first woman...