Friday, November 6, 2026

Author: Rajan Kafle

On the Occasion of Dashain, New York City Hall Honors Flood Victims and Recognizes Community Contributions

NEW YORK — Nepal’s national anthem, traditional Nepali music and cultural performances filled the historic Council Chambers at New York City Hall on Tuesday as the New York City Council

On Second Day in New York, Nepal’s Foreign Minister Focuses on Flood Recovery and Global South Cooperation

NEW YORK — Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal spent his second day in New York on Tuesday in a series of high-level diplomatic, bilateral and multilateral engagements as the 81st

Nepal’s Foreign Minister Holds Flurry of UNGA Sideline Talks on First Day in New York

NEW YORK — Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal held a series of bilateral meetings Monday with senior officials from the European Union, Poland, Bhutan, Portugal and Japan on his first

In Queens, Hochul Hears From Asian Business Owners on Costs and Immigration Fears

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Asian-owned businesses and met with small-business owners and immigrant community members in Jackson Heights and Woodside, Queens. During the visit, community members described

IN PHOTOS | New York Fashion Week: Elected Officials Take the Runway, Remembering 25 Years Since 9/11

NEW YORK — Photos by Rajan Kafle for NepYork. Amid the lights, music and crowds of New York Fashion Week, one runway in Manhattan began Wednesday evening not with the

New York Nepalis Urge Climate Justice After Deadly Bhote Koshi Flood in Nepal

NEW YORK — Members of the Nepali American community called on Nepal to press its case for climate justice on the world stage while emphasizing that most of the country

“Our Hearts Are in Nepal”: Jersey City Officials, Nepali Community Hold Vigil for Flood Victims

Elected officials from Jersey City, Hudson County, and the New Jersey Legislature joined members of the Nepali community Saturday evening for a candlelight vigil at Jersey City Hall Park, offering

New York’s Nepali Community Holds Candlelight Vigil for Nepal Flood Victims

Members of the Nepali community in New York gathered Thursday evening at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights for a candlelight vigil honoring people killed in catastrophic flooding and landslides along

Oxygen Ran Out in Everest’s Death Zone; Nepali Sherpa Saved Double Above-Knee Amputee Hari Budha Magar

NEW JERSEY — Hari Budha Magar had reached the summit of Mount Everest, achieved a historic milestone and begun his descent when his supplemental oxygen ran out at about 8,600 meters

Memorial Tribute in New York Pays Homage to Nirmal Purja and Nine Others Lost in Broad Peak Avalanche

NEW YORK — The Consulate General of Nepal in New York on Thursday held a memorial tribute ceremony for 10 mountaineers who lost their lives in a July 30 avalanche