Hotel owners say the trekking route’s affordability is the main reason behind the destination’s popularity.

The medicinal value of nettle is driving up the demand in the market, they say.

Two companies from China--Sinohydro Corporation and Gezhouba Group Corporation--were the final shortlisted companies when the technical bids opened on February 28.

The women in Dolakha have formed an all-women’s panche baja group and organised festivals to preserve Sunuwar, Thami, Tamang and Sherpa traditions.

The 100-megawatt run-of-river project does not need its own dam because it takes its water directly from the tailrace tunnel of the 456 MW Upper Tamakoshi hydro project.

The project has been delayed after a complaint from one of the firms not shortlisted for the financial evaluation of the project.

The fire that broke out in Katuwachaur market of Kalinchok Rural Municipality at around 11:25 pm on Wednesday is yet to come under control, police say.

The 99.4MW project does not need its own dam, because it takes its water directly from the tailrace tunnel of the 456MW Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project.

Many kiwi growers have started to keep the fruit in cold storage to sell them in the off-season which yields them better income.

Floods triggered by bursting of a recharge pond damaged 10 houses at Bhimeshwar Municipality on Sunday.

Over 30 families have been displaced as a landslide lashes Shailung Rural Municipality’s ward 8.

The wild cat trapped inside the farm enclosure is injured after locals resorted to pelting stones to chase it away, farm owner says.

Landslides following heavy rainfall since Wednesday have affected settlements across the country’s hill districts.

Heart problems in children are increasing due to unhealthy food habits and environmental pollution, experts say.

Rolwaling Khola and Lapchi Khola projects have been charged with destroying the environment in a sensitive zone.