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Kuma Sagar & The Khwopa Band bring Newa sound to America's diaspora stages
From Bhaktapur's ancient Newa melodies to concert halls in Berkeley, Harrisburg and Queens ,Kuma Sagar's US tour is giving the diaspora a direct line back to Khwopa.
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From Hetauda to Australia: A Nepali charity's diaspora outreach!
A Hetauda-based charity that has rescued hundreds of Nepal's homeless and destitute now looks to the diaspora in Australia to help fund its next chapter.
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One Dead, 102 Rescued After Indonesian Ferry Runs Into Trouble in Java Sea
A ferry carrying 243 people vanished in rough Java Sea waters early Sunday, rescuers have pulled over 100 to safety, but roughly 140 remain missing as the search continues.
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UK, Nepal to resume Gurkha pension talks after months-long pause
An informal dinner meeting to be held in London on September 14 that will mark the resumption of talks over a Gurkha pension dispute that traces back to a broken 1947 promise and that, despite a 2007 reform, still leaves thousands of older veterans on lower pensions than their British counterparts.
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From Jackson Heights to Jongno: How the Global Nepali Community Has Rallied for Flood Relief
Grief turned into action: how Nepalis from Jackson Heights to Jongno crowdfunded for their homeland's flood recovery.
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Two weeks on, flood victims' families still waiting for DNA answers
Nepal has only two laboratories capable of DNA testing, and more than 2,000 samples have arrived since the August 26 Bhotekoshi floods far beyond what either lab normally processes in a year. Hundreds of the missing are foreign nationals, whose families abroad are waiting on the same overwhelmed system.
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Blue Mountains Nepalis raise AUD $11,273 for flood victims, with help from local Australians
A community dinner in Katoomba drew around 200 people — far more than organisers expected — and became one of several grassroots fundraising efforts by Nepalis across Australia since the August 26 floods.
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Cabinet approves PM Shah's first foreign trip, to address UN General Assembly
Prime Minister Balendra Shah will lead Nepal's delegation to New York from September 22-26, elevated from a foreign-minister-led trip after last month's floods and is expected to press the international community on climate compensation.
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Nepali-American business summit postponed to November in New York
The Nepali American Business & Investment Summit has been moved to Nov. 20–22 after originally being scheduled for September. Organizers say the New York event will connect Nepali-American entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers with businesses and investment opportunities in Nepal.
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Melbourne volunteer helps families identify Nepal flood victims
A Melbourne chef is spending her nights reviewing photographs of unidentified flood victims and sharing possible clues with families searching for missing relatives in Nepal. Her work is part of an informal international volunteer effort supporting, but not replacing, official identification processes.
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Nepalis in the UK raise flood relief funds, with a Red Cross 10k this weekend
Community groups across Britain have been fundraising separately for Bhotekoshi flood victims since late August. This weekend adds an organised option: a nationwide 10k challenge for the British Red Cross's Nepal appeal.
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Diaspora still can't vote from abroad and the new NRN bill may not change that!
A 2017 Supreme Court order told the government to make voting from abroad possible. Nearly a decade on, Nepalis overseas sat out the March 2026 election, and a new law meant to redefine diaspora rights has reportedly left voting off the table.