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Resumption of Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage boosts economic activities in remote Humla

Surkhet, Oct. 19 -- Humla, a remote mountain district in Karnali Province, has witnessed an economic revival this year, thanks to the reopening of the Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage route through Nepa... Read More


Travel is never safe during festivals in Karnali

Surkhet, Oct. 12 -- On September 29, the Phulpati of Hindu's biggest festival Dashain, tragedy struck along the Rapti Highway in Salyan district. A Dang-bound jeep from Rukum West crashed near the Cho... Read More


Upper Dolpa faces rice shortage ahead of Dashain

Surkhet, Sept. 28 -- Jawahan Lama, from ward 3 of Shey Phoksundo Rural Municipality in Dolpa, says the barley his seven-member family produces lasts barely three months. With heavy snowfall and no irr... Read More


Road access boosts Karnali's apple trade, quality challenges persist

Surkhet, Sept. 4 -- Bhim Bahadur Rokaya of Simkot Rural Municipality-7 in Humla has planted around 300 apple trees on nearly nine ropanis of land. Of these, about 200 trees bore fruit last year, produ... Read More


Jajarkot quake-displaced still stuck in temporary shelters

Surkhet, Aug. 29 -- For the past 22 months, Laxman Rawat has been living with his family of eight in a flimsy tin-and-plastic shelter in ward 1 of Rawatgaun of Bheri Municipality in Jajarkot district.... Read More


Taklakot is a lifeline for Humla residents

Surkhet, Aug. 22 -- Pasang Chhomten Lama from ward 4 of Namkha Rural Municipality in Humla has been crossing the border into China's Taklakot for work for nearly 11 years. When the Hilsa border point ... Read More


Floods and landslides in India claim Karnali's poor every year

Surkhet, Aug. 17 -- Every monsoon, hundreds of people from Karnali, Nepal's largest and remotest province, risk their lives in India's flood- and landslide-prone areas for seasonal work. Many never re... Read More


Rara draws tourists, but poor amenities keep them from staying longer or returning

Surkhet, Aug. 3 -- Two weeks ago, Keshav Pokhrel from ward 2 of Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City in Dang district visited Rara with his family of five. "There's no doubt about Rara's beauty-it mesmerise... Read More