Eight more bodies recovered from Himlung avalanche as death toll reaches 15
By Aash Gurung 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.
Three more bodies recovered from Himlung avalanche site
By Aash Gurung The latest recovery takes the number of bodies found so far to seven, while nine Nepalis remain missing after the September 27 avalanche.
Flood-swollen Marsyangdi river cuts off Upper Manang
By Aash Gurung A submerged bridge and debris-choked river have blocked the main road to Upper Manang, leaving residents unable to reach Chame.
Machinery deployed to clear blocked Marsyangdi river in Chame
By Aash Gurung Authorities are widening the river channel to protect homes and a motorable bridge threatened by the rising flow.
Flood risk eases, displaced Manang residents return home
By Aash Gurung 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.
Man, teenage daughter killed as irrigation canal collapses in Lamjung
By Aash Gurung 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.
ACAP surveys wild mushrooms in Lamjung forests to document species diversity
By Aash Gurung 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.
Tourists flock to watch cliff honey hunting in Lamjung
By Aash Gurung 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.
Training enables visually impaired to produce cleaning products
By Aash Gurung Three-day training teaches formulas and mixing techniques to make toilet cleaners and liquid soap at home with little investment.
Two dead in Lamjung jeep accident
By Aash Gurung A passenger jeep heading from Besisahar to Chhinkhola plunged 40–50 metres off a winding uphill road on Saturday afternoon, police say.
Dharma Raj KC defeats Prithvi Subba Gurung in Lamjung
By Aash Gurung KC secures 33,898 votes, nearly doubling the tally of his closest rivals.
Congress candidate close to victory in Manang
By Aash Gurung Tek Bahadur Gurung, who was also elected from the same constituency in 2022, leads by 1559 votes as counting continues.
Narpa polling centres yet to be monitored as frozen waterfall blocks access
By Aash Gurung 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.
One killed, seven injured in Lamjung jeep accident
By Aash Gurung Vehicle skids while negotiating a bend and falls 60 metres below the road in Marsyangdi.
Heavy snowfall hits Upper Manang
By Aash Gurung Snowfall disrupts daily life and tourism.