Nepal: Latest news in Nepal, October 6th, 2026

Here are the top headlines and major news updates from Nepal for October 6, 2026:

• Economic Growth Forecast Cut After Floods: The World Bank released its latest assessment projecting Nepal’s economic growth to slow to 3.7% for the fiscal year. The downgrade follows massive disruptions to industry, services, and damaged hydropower infrastructure caused by the recent catastrophic floods and landslides in Rasuwa and the Bhotekoshi basin.

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• Disaster Search Operations Conclude: Authorities have officially wound down active search-and-rescue operations across the flood-ravaged Trishuli and Bhotekoshi river basins, 40 days after the disaster struck. The government has transitioned its focus fully to rehabilitation, rebuilding critical road networks, and introducing legal amendments to assist affected families with official missing-person documentation.

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• Pre-Dashain Festival Travel Measures: Ahead of the major Dashain holiday season, transport authorities announced that advance long-route bus ticket bookings will open on October 9. Airfares along domestic routes, notably Kathmandu–Dhangadhi, have seen steep increases amid heavy festival travel demand.

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• Supreme Court Scraps Remarriage Property Law: In a significant legal reform, Nepal’s Supreme Court struck down a longstanding provision that previously required widows to return ancestral property if they remarried.

• Financial & Market Updates: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) closed up by 11.96 points despite modest overall turnover. Meanwhile, Nepal Rastra Bank introduced revised foreign exchange regulations, raising ceilings on foreign currency availability for medical treatment and key overseas imports.