A wooden deck laid over the steel girders of a submerged bridge has restored access for jeeps and motorcycles, but heavier vehicles remain barred.

A makeshift crossing over a submerged bridge on the Marshyangdi river is allowing jeeps and motorcycles through, restoring road access to the upper valley.

The victims were among 16 Nepali workers and support staff preparing routes and camps ahead of foreign climbers when the avalanche struck the 7,126-metre peak on September 26.

The latest recovery takes the number of bodies found so far to seven, while nine Nepalis remain missing after the September 27 avalanche.

A submerged bridge and debris-choked river have blocked the main road to Upper Manang, leaving residents unable to reach Chame.

Authorities are widening the river channel to protect homes and a motorable bridge threatened by the rising flow.

Residents who fled to forest shelters after the Marsyangdi river was partially blocked by a landslide on Sunday returned home as the river level fell and the weather cleared.

Two family members die, and two others are injured after a canal embankment gives way, burying the granary where they had been living in Madhya Nepal Municipality.

A week-long study along three high-altitude routes records more than 50 mushroom species and seeks to document their habitats, local uses and conservation needs.

In recent years, this centuries-old adventurous practice in villages such as Bhujung, Ghanpokhara, Taghring, Mipra, Taapgaun, Chyamche, Ghermu, Dudhpokhari and Ghalegaun has attracted global media attention.

Three-day training teaches formulas and mixing techniques to make toilet cleaners and liquid soap at home with little investment.

A passenger jeep heading from Besisahar to Chhinkhola plunged 40–50 metres off a winding uphill road on Saturday afternoon, police say.

KC secures 33,898 votes, nearly doubling the tally of his closest rivals.

Tek Bahadur Gurung, who was also elected from the same constituency in 2022, leads by 1559 votes as counting continues.

Five centres in Narpa Bhumi remain out of reach ahead of March 5 House of Representatives elections, with security teams deployed to clear icy route.