The vehicle laden with potatoes skids off the road and falls some 200 metres down causing casualties, police say.

According to the exporters, the Tibetans have started placing orders for the goods via telephone.

The border point has been shut down for the past thirty-four months despite several pledges made by authorities in Kathmandu and Beijing to open it.

Authorities’ indifference to repair such a strategically important road is lamentable, locals say.

As many as 174 quake-displaced families are staying in temporary shelters at Khalte.

Giving in to destruction caused by wild boars, fields have been left barren, say local farmers.

More than 200 residents have received services in the last three days, according to the rural municipal office.

Local farmers sold yak cheese worth Rs 69.62 million and Rs 12.4 million worth of yak butter in 2019.

A few months ago, an anti-poaching patrol team from the Langtang National Park spotted five red pandas in the Polangpati area.

Chinese onions cost Rs195 per kg while smuggled Indian onions cost Rs225 per kg, according to traders.

The border point is a major point used by Chinese tourists to enter Nepal.

The area is popular with trekkers and offers panoramic views

While the Chinese side of the border has received a major facelift, that of Nepal remains in a sorry state.

Around 16km road will be upgraded to a two-lane, all-weather highway.

Hundreds of containers carrying goods from China lie stranded on the road