Bajhang traders resume Taklakot trade after seven years

Bajhang, Aug. 10 -- After a gruelling six-day journey across one of the highest mountain passes along the Nepal-China border, 43 residents of Bajhang have reached Taklakot, a border market in Tibet, c... Read More

In Sudurpaschim, tourists are coming. Infrastructure isn't

Nepal, July 24 -- On a fine morning last month, a jeep carrying domestic tourists from Bajhang, Dhangadhi and Dadeldhura climbed a dirt road towards Jadalek in Saipal Rural Municipality, Bajhang. Lure... Read More

Taklakot trade resumes, but China tightens control over Manasarovar access

Bajhang, July 17 -- The District Administration Office in Bajhang has started issuing China entry permits to locals travelling to Taklakot in Tibet through the Urai Bhanjyang border crossing, with 57 ... Read More

Joint security patrol steps up monitoring along Bajhang's northern border

Bajhang, July 11 -- A joint team of the Nepali Army and the Armed Police Force (APF) has conducted an eight-day patrol along the Nepal-China border in Bajhang district to monitor illegal cross-border ... Read More

Livelihoods of mountain communities are unravelling as overharvesting drains Himalayan herbal wealth

Bajhang, July 2 -- A long line of women and children can be seen every day along the banks of the Bahuligad river in Chainpur, the district headquarters of Bajhang. Stretching nearly one-and-a-half ki... Read More

Sudurpaschim has seen huge investment in sports infrastructure but has little to show for it

Bajhang, June 18 -- On April 10, the Special Court handed down a landmark ruling convicting six individuals, including the acting chief administrative officer of Bitthadchir Rural Municipality in Bajh... Read More

Sunday holidays make many jobholders' Saipal dreams come true

Bajhang, May 15 -- Harish Awasthi of Sunarya Rural Municipality in Baitadi works at the Saipal branch of Everest Bank. A travel enthusiast, he had long dreamed of reaching the Saipal Base Camp. But d... Read More