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Nepal's domestic airlines are holding back the demand-driven fare increases often seen during the busy festival travel season as flood-damaged and disrupted roads push more passengers toward flights. Buddha Air says it will operate at minimum fares through Dashain, Tihar and Chhath, while Shree Airlines has introduced fixed fares on its domestic routes until the situation returns to normal.
A new US-based system allows people around the world to donate cryptocurrency to Nepal’s disaster relief fund by converting digital assets into US dollars outside Nepal before sending the money through the formal banking system.
Nepal registers a new Payment and Settlement Bill to modernize digital payments, strengthen customer protection and allow qualified foreign payment providers to operate under Nepal Rastra Bank rules.
Prime Minister Balen Shah will travel to New York on Asoj 6 to attend and address the United Nations General Assembly, where he is expected to highlight the impact of climate change following Nepal’s devastating Bhote Koshi floods.
Six months pregnant and caring for their two-year-old daughter, Indira Yadav is still waiting for news of her husband, civil engineer Bikas Kumar Yadav, who disappeared after leaving for duty at the Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project on the morning of the devastating Bhote Koshi flood. More than the uncertainty of her own future, Indira says she is haunted by one question: whether the baby growing inside her will ever get to see their father.
Green Army Nepal’s registration has reportedly been cancelled following controversy over its military-style name, uniforms, structure and disaster-response activities.
Bhotekoshi flood rescue in Rasuwa enters its 12th day as Nepali Army teams continue searching the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project for missing people.
Tara Tamang says she rebuilt her life from just Rs. 3, raised her twin daughters, and grew a bakery business worth crores. The Devighat flood has now destroyed her home and livelihood, forcing her to start again. More than the financial loss, she says the lack of compassion from the family that once rejected her hurts the most.
After contributing to Nepal’s flood-relief efforts, Pasang Lama has announced an initiative to help children who lost their parents in the disaster find safe, long-term support through suitable families, individuals or organizations and the proper legal process. Lama is not personally adopting the children; he says his role is to help connect them with appropriate care while documenting the process publicly for transparency.
Chandika Shrestha was rescued alive from a flood-buried house in Betrawati, Nuwakot, on the 11th day after the devastating Bhote Koshi floods, after her family had already begun funeral rites believing she had died. Her extraordinary rescue has turned a family's mourning into relief and renewed hope that others still missing could potentially be found alive.
More than Rs 11 Arba has been collected in the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief and Relief Funds, with Rs 1 Arba already released for rescue, relief and rehabilitation in areas affected by the Bhote Koshi flood.
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China will continue sharing emergency weather and hydrological monitoring information with Nepal, including updates on river blockages and potential glacial lake risks, to support rescue and disaster relief efforts.
Two workers, Sanjay Sah and Kabir Maharjan, were rescued alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel after surviving for 10 days following the Rasuwa flood. Rescue teams have also recovered one unidentified body, while the Nepal Army and other agencies continue searching deeper into the underground powerhouse for other missing workers.
The government has formed a committee led by Survey Department Director General Prakash Joshi to identify safe land for the temporary and long-term resettlement of families displaced by the Rasuwa-Bhote Koshi floods.
Nepal’s Section 12B allows eligible donations to specified government disaster and reconstruction funds to be deducted from taxable income. The full qualifying donation amount may reduce taxable income, but the actual tax savings depend on the taxpayer’s income and applicable tax rate.
Nepal will observe five consecutive significant days from September 4 to 8, beginning with Krishna Janmashtami and Gaura Parva, followed by the regular weekend, a national mourning day for Rasuwa flood victims, and Gen Z Martyrs’ Day. September 7 is a national mourning day, not a public holiday, while September 8 has been declared a nationwide public holiday.
Niraj Bhandari, a bus helper from Gorkha, survived the Bhotekoshi flood after jumping from a bus carrying 36 Gosainkunda pilgrims. Six people survived, while 30 remain missing. His family feared he had died until he called home hours later, turning his return into an emotional moment of relief as Palungtar continues to wait for news of the missing.
International tunnel rescue expert Professor Arnold Dix has praised Nepal’s rescue teams for continuing efforts to reach workers feared trapped inside hydropower tunnels after devastating floods, despite damaged infrastructure and extremely difficult underground conditions.
Nepal Police has decided to provide Rs 10 lakh each to families of police personnel who died in the Rasuwa Bhote Koshi-Trishuli flood, along with debt relief, education support, and other assistance.
Nepal has temporarily suspended the Lakhpati taxpayer lottery as the government focuses on rescue, relief and recovery following the devastating Rasuwa flood. The scheme was designed to encourage consumers to demand genuine PAN or VAT bills and improve tax compliance, while disaster response has now become the immediate national priority.
