Evening Pulse
Evening Pulse — 26 September 2026
7 WeNepal stories published in the 24 hours before the evening edition of 26 September 2026. Each links to the full report and its sources.
7 stories
1. Tour agents stage two-day programme to signal Nepal's tourism is safe
The tour and travel agents' association timed a clean-up drive and a heritage run in Kathmandu to the 47th World Tourism Day.
2. Nepal urges shared climate action from mountains to sea at UN event
Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal told a United Nations Headquarters event that Nepal has lost close to one-third of its ice in three decades.
3. Rain blocks 11 highways across Nepal, Department of Roads says
Stretches of the Prithvi and BP highways are among those obstructed after rainfall since 24 September, with day-and-night closures in high-risk areas.
4. Subsidence and landslides slow Prithvi Highway traffic in Chitwan
One-way movement is in place on the Mugling–Mauwakhola stretch, while the Dhading section has yet to reopen fully, reports say.
5. Nepal establishes diplomatic relations with Senegal
Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal and Senegalese counterpart Cheikh Niang signed a joint statement in New York during the 81st UN General Assembly session.
6. Homestays reshape tourism identity of Dagam village in Tanahun
The village in Shuklagandaki-2, where most households are Magar, has drawn domestic visitors since VITOF Gandaki recommended it as a destination village.
7. Rahughat's 40 MW plant in Myagdi starts feeding the national grid
Two 20 MW units have been generating since Wednesday; commercial output follows a 15-day test run, the Nepal Electricity Authority says.