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Bibek Bhandari

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 8, 2026
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Jul 15, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Bibek Bhandari

    ‘Nothing left’: Nepal’s flood survivors face a homeless future (opens the original)

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    With homes and savings washed away, survivors of last month’s devastating floods in Nepal are seeking work abroad Taradevi Tamang’s village exists on official maps, but on the ground, it looks as though it was never there at all. Tamang, 50, is among roughly 3,500 people currently sheltering in government-run facilities across the three worst-hit districts of Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading. Having lost their homes, land and life savings, survivors now face an uncertain future, haunted by the daunti

  2. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Bibek Bhandari

    Nepal’s tourism industry warns of ‘existential crisis’ after flood disaster (opens the original)

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    As the death toll mounts, travel bosses and guides work round the clock to reassure anxious tourists and salvage the peak autumn season “We have a crisis in one part of the country, but we’re open elsewhere and are not affected by the floods,” said Lama, a tourism entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience. “I’m just trying to communicate that to my clients.” Over 1,200 people have died, with more than 4,000 still missing – among them some 600 tourists, many of whom were pilgrims bound for Mo

  3. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Bibek Bhandari

    Nepal floods: could foreign rescue teams have been brought in earlier? (opens the original)

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    In the immediate aftermath of the floods, the government refused overseas help, only to reverse its decision days later Kathmandu’s apparent reversal reflects caution born from its chaotic experience with foreign teams after the 2015 earthquake, according to observers. Other factors include the government’s need to tightly control relief operations and failure to anticipate how quickly domestic capabilities can be overwhelmed in the aftermath. Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said the country had

  4. Article · Jul 15, 2026 · Bibek Bhandari

    Why scrapping Nepal’s ‘dollar fare’ could leave locals grounded (opens the original)

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    Airline operators say lowering tourist airfares will not be ‘economically sustainable’, as the revenue helps subsidise costs for Nepalis Under Nepal’s two-tier airfare system, foreign passengers must pay in US dollars for domestic flights, with prices usually two to three times higher than for Nepalis and sometimes even more, depending on the route and season. In April, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Khadak Raj Paudel pledged to scrap the sky-high airfares to boost tourism and

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