Friday, November 6, 2026

Author: Dipendra Dhungana

Nonresident Nepali Citizens Can Get Free Two-Year Residence Visas, but Many Don’t Know It

KATHMANDU, Nepal — For decades, Nepalis living abroad have campaigned for a principle they often express as “Once a Nepali, always a Nepali.” At the center of that effort has

Nepal Moves to Overhaul 34-Year-Old Immigration Law, Proposes Harsher Penalties

KATHMANDU — Nepal is preparing a sweeping overhaul of its immigration law, seeking to replace a framework adopted more than three decades ago with rules designed to address growing foreign

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After 53-Year Ban, Nepal’s Cannabis Industry Sees a Possible Opening

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to establish regulations, standards and procedures for the controlled cultivation and production of cannabis for medical, scientific, agricultural and industrial

U.S. Deportations of Nepalis Fall as No Charter Flights Have Operated for Four Months

KATHMANDU — The number of Nepali citizens deported from the United States has fallen sharply in recent months, with eight people returned to Nepal in August, according to Nepal’s Department

Nepal Compiles List of 597 Foreign Nationals Missing After Floods (Names Included)

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A total of 597 foreign nationals from 34 countries remain unaccounted for following the devastating floods and landslides that struck Nepal on Aug. 26, according to the

After Nepal Floods Closed a Key Route From Tibet, Travelers Turn to an Older Border Crossing

The Aug. 26 disaster at Rasuwagadhi severed a major Nepal-Tibet corridor, left immigration workers missing and pushed pilgrims, tourists and stranded Nepalis toward Tatopani.

16 Days After Nepal Flood, Hydropower Tunnel Searches Continue; Why Is Rescue So Difficult?

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A catastrophic flood in Nepal’s mountainous Rasuwa district has left hydropower projects damaged, workers missing and rescue teams struggling to reach tunnels cut off by mud, rock

“I Still Hear the Flood”: Nepal Faces Mental Health Crisis After Devastating Floods

KATHMANDU, Nepal — “Suman,” whose name has been changed to protect his identity, has struggled to sleep since losing family members in the Aug. 26 floods in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi River

After Nepal Floods, Risk of Waterborne and Infectious Diseases Rises

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The risk of infectious and waterborne diseases typically rises in flood-affected areas after the initial rescue and relief efforts are completed, health experts say. Contaminated drinking-water sources,

No One Could Save Anyone: Queens Man Recounts Deadly Flood in Nepal

Yogesh “Aadi” Dangol, a 48-year-old resident of Queens Village, New York, had returned to his birthplace in Betrawati, Nepal, for the first time in years. He was there on Aug.