I watched my village disappear in an instant
The Kathmandu Post
6 HOUR(s) South Asia
Hundreds feared dead in Nepal flash floods
Agencies
28 August 2026 South Asia
New barrier lake in Nepal raises fresh flood threat, China warns
The Kathmandu Post
27 August 2026 South Asia
'Saved by a mango tree': How a Nepali labourer survived deadly flash flood
Reuters, Kathmandu
27 August 2026 Natural Disaster
Nepal says 468 tourists, mainly foreigners, out of contact after floods
AFP, Kathmandu, Nepal
27 August 2026 Natural Disaster
Update / Search for 1,000 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods kill 165
AFP, Nuwakot, Nepal
27 August 2026 South Asia
98 dead, hundreds missing as deadly flood hits Nepal-Tibet border
Reuters, Kathmandu
26 August 2026 South Asia
Nepal PM allowed to wear sunglasses in parliament
AFP, Kathmandu
26 August 2026 South Asia

School in remote hills outshines others in Bandarban

Tucked away among the green hills of Bandarban, Rowangchhari Government High School looks like an ordinary education institution
3 June 2015

SRK, Priyanka King-Queen of social media

After reigning on the big screen with their acting prowess, Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra have now taken over the virtual world, coming out as the King and Queen of Social Media.
3 June 2015

South Asian countries must beef up efforts to end hunger

South Asian countries need to increase efforts to end hunger and malnutrition in the region as it is vulnerable to climate change, said speakers yesterday in the concluding
1 June 2015

Delhi wakes up to a cooler morning

Delhi, surrounding areas wake up to a cooler morning as mercury dropped to around 30°C from weeks of unrelenting temperatures caused by a heat wave that killed over 2,200 people in India.
1 June 2015

Madrasa boy brutally tortured, hospitalied

Some local influential people tortured a madrasa boy brutally, bringing charge of stealing a cellphone against him at Chouthaimahal
31 May 2015

‘Militant’ held for 'plotting' Ashulia bank heist

Police claim arrest of Ansarullah Bangla Team militant who said to have masterminded Ashulia bank robbery on April 21.
31 May 2015

Rs 55cr electricity bill leaves family in shock

When Krishna Prasad returned to his home in Indian district Ranchi from a wedding few days ago, he was in for a shock. A whopping Rs 55 crore monthly electricity bill had been delivered to his house.
31 May 2015

Maggi noodles row: Case against Amitabh, Preity

Case is lodged against Nestle India over safety standards of its Maggi product, while actors Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta are dragged to court for promoting brand.
31 May 2015

51 held in Thailand for 'human trafficking'

Thailand police arrested 51 people for their alleged involvement in trafficking of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
31 May 2015

Bangladesh suggests 'external factors' for trafficking, migration

Bangladesh insists that poverty is not necessarily the main driver pushing her people into the hands of traffickers.
29 May 2015

Self-reliance thru' farming chemical-free vegetables

Biplop Sikder of Monukheypara area under Taltali upazila in Barguna district has become a model farmer as he grows vegetables without using chemical fertilisers or insecticides.
28 May 2015

Pakistan hangs 3 for 1998 plane hijacking

Pakistan yesterday executed three Baluch separatists convicted of hijacking a plane in 1998, which they attempted to fly to India to disrupt Islamabad's first nuclear tests, officials said.
28 May 2015

Tripura revokes emergency law

A remote Indian state has withdrawn a long-standing controversial law that handed security forces sweeping powers to fight insurgents,
28 May 2015

Death toll passes 1,400

Hospitals in India yesterday battled to treat victims of a blistering heatwave that has claimed nearly 1,500 lives in just over a week --
28 May 2015

3 charged with raping schoolgirl in Jhalakathi

Three people have been sued on charge of violating a schoolgirl in Parmhal area under Sadar upazila of the district.
28 May 2015

Myanmar scraps proposed 5 pct tax on phone cards as telecoms boom

Myanmar scraps proposed 5 percent tax on mobile phone top-up cards after lawmakers voted against the levy, the state-owned Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper said on Thursday.
28 May 2015

Modi govt undermining democracy: Manmohan

India's former prime minister yesterday accused his successor Narendra Modi of suppressing dissent and undermining democratic
27 May 2015

India gets first transgender college principal

India, probably the world, will get its first transgender college principal when Manabi Bandopadhyay takes charge of Krishnagar Women's College in West Bengal on June 9, reports The Times of India.
27 May 2015

20 hurt in clash

At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups at Kalichanna village in Sadar upazila on Monday. Police and locals
26 May 2015

Nepal moves to protect children from traffickers

Nepal banned children from traveling without parents or approved guardians yesterday in an unprecedented move to deter human traffickers who authorities fear are targeting vulnerable families after last month's devastating earthquake.
26 May 2015