Nepal

Two people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel

The two workers pulled from the tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station are Sanjay Sah, a mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, a mechanical supervisor.

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Rescue workers build a makeshift zip line to cross the Trishuli River, following the deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 4, 2026.
An aerial view shows buildings and a car damaged and covered in mud near Trishuli River following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Betrawati Bazaar in Rasuwa district, Nepal, August 30, 2026.

Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood, sources say

Since the disaster, China has said imagery of the affected areas, satellite and hydrological data, as well as early-warning information on upstream barrier lakes, have been shared with Nepal.

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An aerial view shows buildings and a car damaged and covered in mud near Trishuli River following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Betrawati Bazaar in Rasuwa district, Nepal, August 30, 2026.

Death toll in Nepal flood tops 1,000 as Nepal rescuers reach remote areas in search

At least 639 people remain stuck in several devastated hydropower stations that have become the focus of rescue efforts, the country's disaster management authority said on Tuesday.

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A drone view shows a man walking next to damaged buildings and houses covered in mud next to the Likhu River following deadly flash floods and mudslides, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 30, 2026.

Second Israeli reported missing in Nepal following devastating floods that left over 1,000 dead

The unprecedented deluge of ice, rock, mud, and debris on the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday, blamed on a glacier collapse, killed over 1,000 people.

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Protesters burn Nepalese Parliament after social media ban, curfew

The protesters set fire to tires on some roads, threw stones at police personnel in riot gear and chased them through narrow streets.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2025ByREUTERS
A demonstrator reacts at the Parliament complex during a protest against Monday's killing of 19 people after anti-corruption protests that were triggered by a social media ban, which was later lifted, during a curfew in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2025.

19 killed, more than 300 wounded in Nepal 'Gen Z' protests against social media ban

The protest centered around several corruption cases in the Nepali government and bans made on social media use in the country.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Riot police personnel try to detain a demonstrator during a protest against corruption and the government’s decision to block several social media platforms, in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 8, 2025.

Grapevine: Not so fine

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

AUGUST 23, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
The Jerusalem light rail is temporarily out of service, forcing commuters onto already crowded buses or scrambling for alternative ways to get around.

'We are screaming for his return': Herzog hosts family of Nepalese Gaza hostage Bipin Joshi

Bipin Joshi, a Nepalese agriculture student, was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7 and still remains in terror captivity in the Gaza Strip. His mother and sister visited Jerusalem on Sunday.

AUGUST 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(From L-R): Padma Joshi, Michal Herzog, President Isaac Herzog holding a picture of Gaza hostage Bipin Joshi, and Pushpa Joshi, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, August 17, 2025.

Dear triumphalist Christians, Muslims: Please leave us Jews alone - opinion

Why are extremist Muslims and Christians so driven and inflicted? What is it about the Jews that awakens the darkness and spirit of evil extremism in them?

AUGUST 17, 2025ByDONALD ZEV USLAN
Zev Uslan (L) at the Everest Base Camp.

Nepal’s ambassador hosts Buddha Jayanti celebration, urges global peace and hostage release

The event in Herzliya included traditional prayers and offerings at a ceremonial altar, followed by speeches from Ambassador Pandit and the Indian Ambassador to Israel, JP Singh.

MAY 14, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Indian Ambassador to Israel JP Singh in attendance at Buddha Jayanti celebration, May 12, 2025.

Some non-Israeli hostages beaten to death by Hamas for not understanding Arabic, English - report

On October 7, 35 foreigners were kidnapped. Five foreign hostages remain in Hamas captivity, of whom three are believed to be dead.

MAY 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Relatives hug a released Thai hostage, who was kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas and held in Gaza, as the hostages arrive in Thailand following their release, at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, in Samut Prakan, Thailand

Nepal Chabad house vandalized by Norwegian man in suspected antisemitic Passover attack

The suspect broke into the house in the morning of the seventh day of Passover, smashing windows and damaging furniture.

APRIL 21, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
PRAYING OUTSIDE the Beit Chabad house in Kathmandu, Nepal.

12th-century 'Buddha Sheltered by Serpent King' returns to Nepal

The Art Institute of Chicago announced on Monday that it is returning sculpture after new research found that the object had been stolen.

MARCH 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
12th-century 'Buddha Sheltered by Serpent King' returns to Nepal.

Unheard and untold: The unanswered fate of Nepal’s Bipin Joshi

Bipin Joshi's family speak to the Jerusalem Post Podcast about the developments in the hostage deal.

FEBRUARY 8, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
A poster of hostage Bipin Joshi, a citizen of Nepal, is displayed at the protest camp for hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack,Jerusalem, November 13, 2024.