21:38
City
Ward 12 posts a tanker schedule for tomorrow, then deletes it
A screenshot of the notice is circulating. The ward secretary says it was a draft and that the real schedule 'will be similar'.
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The valley is burning through its water reserve, and the tankers know it
Ward offices began rationing this morning. Our reporters are at four filling stations and one pump house, filing as the queues move.
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Wards rationing
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21:12
Verified
The pump house at Tripureshwor is running at half pressure
An operator let our reporter read the gauge. Two of the four lines are down for a repair that has no work order.
20:54
Politics
Council passes the budget 14–9 after a two-hour walkout
The opposition returned to vote against it. The mayor's office says the spending plan is unchanged from the draft leaked on Tuesday.
20:30
Weather
No rain forecast for the next six days, says the department
The monsoon has withdrawn early. Reservoir levels are eight percent below this week last year.
19:46
Unverified
Two private tankers are charging triple the posted rate
Three residents shared receipts. The department says it will check, and asks buyers to keep the slips.
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Curated by the desk · 21:30Three things worth your next ten minutes
Explainer01
Where the water actually goes
A map of the valley's six reservoirs, the two that are low, and the one that is closed for repair with no date.
6 min · Read
Document02
The budget, line by line
We annotated the 42-page spending plan. Nine lines matter; the rest is last year's copy with new dates.
11 min · Read
Interview03
The tanker driver who keeps a second book
He records every stop twice. One book for the office, one for himself. He showed us both.
8 min · Read
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