Rohit Paudel, Dipendra Singh Airee and Dev Khanal hit half-centuries as Nepal defend a target of 281 to claim their third win of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 series.

The border office collected Rs26.73 billion in revenue from mid-September to mid-October, exceeding its target of Rs26.46 billion as imports rose ahead of Dashain, Tihar and Chhath.

The actor escaped without gunshot wounds in the Mumbai attack, while police investigate an unverified claim linking the shooting to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

As families return to their villages for the festival, traditional swings draw crowds and add to the festive spirit.

Their record 139-run fourth-wicket stand helped Nepal recover from an early collapse in a must-win Cricket World Cup League 2 match.

The former captain of Nepal’s national cricket team recalls how Karan KC and Sandeep Lamichhane’s last-wicket heroics against Canada in 2018 kept the team’s ODI dream alive.

Gunpowder inside an old iron pipe ignited as the youths tried to cut it for use in a water tap.

Nepalis returning from cities and abroad are adding trips to Achham’s lakes and alpine meadows to their festival plans, but poor roads and limited accommodation remain obstacles.

More than 1,100 people have died, most of them children under five, as gaps in vaccination coverage, unreliable data and failures to reach remote communities undermine Bangladesh’s response to the outbreak.

Relatives have filed a police complaint against the operator of a rehabilitation centre in Jhapa, alleging CCTV footage shows the 33-year-old man restrained and beaten. Police are investigating the circumstances of his death.

In Ramechhap, traditional linge ping swings are reconnecting families, preserving festival traditions, and finding new life on social media.

Six months after losing their homes, families from Kathmandu’s Thapathali and Shankhamul settlements remain in holding centres, struggling without jobs or a clear path to permanent housing.

Anil Sooklal, South Africa’s top envoy to Nepal, on apartheid-era solidarity, climate justice after the Rasuwa flood, and why Kathmandu and Cape Town should be twinned.

More than 2,400 people were arrested and nearly 1,000 officers injured as protests over rising living costs and declining public services erupted into violence, damaging hundreds of shops and public buildings.