The proposed 1200 megawatt scheme has been entangled in land compensation issues for the last five years.

2,030 foreign tourists, including 17 from SAARC countries, visited the Manaslu region.

Engineers deployed by the National Reconstruction Authority in the earthquake-affected Gorkha district have started a protest demanding additional allowances and facilities.

It has been almost four years since the devastating Gorkha earthquake claimed around 8,790 lives, destroyed thousands of houses and displaced hundreds in its wake.

 Anish Thapa Magar of Parbat claimed the title of Liglige Daud, a traditional race of Gorkha, for the third time on Sunday.

Senior neurosurgeon Dr Upendra Devkota, who is undergoing treatment of bile duct cancer at the Bansbari-based Neuro Hospital in Kathmandu, was shifted to his home district Gorkha on Saturday.

A group of assailants allegedly beat two tender bidders by holding them hostage in Palungtar, Gorkha, on Friday.