Leaders are promoting the campaign through high-profile events, but many rural areas still lack basic infrastructure and connectivity.

China’s post-Covid reopening of the Hilsa border hasn’t revived the local economy as the absence of Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrims, mostly from India, continues to hit hoteliers, local businesses, and airlines hard.

Lack of storage and processing facilities has left herb collectors in Karnali at the mercy of exploitative traders, who offer low prices.

Victims have spent a second winter in temporary shelters and now face another monsoon under leaking roofs.

Experts warn of risks to soil and native crops, but farmers celebrate bountiful harvests.

For earthquake survivors and small-scale farmers, beekeeping has become more than just a business—a lifeline.

Assessment has started in Nalgad and Bheri municipalities of Jajarkot as a pilot project.

Various factors, including budget allocation issues and the blacklisting of a foreign company involved in the project, have pushed back the deadline.

Residents of the project sites complain about lack of progress and being unable to use or sell their land.

The 334 km journey from Birendranagar to Simkot costs up to Rs6,500 as passengers must switch vehicles at multiple points along the way.

Years of delays and funds crunch have left Dunai-Lasikyap-Sisaul-Dho-Tinje road in Dolpa and Gamgadhi-Nakchenagla road in Mugu incomplete.

Inadequate planning and unutilised funds have stalled tourism development at the lakes despite their potential to become major attractions, while the locals’ sources of income remain limited.

Severe snowfall forces seasonal migration and halts education, yet locals expect better agricultural yields.

Lack of subject teachers, cold weather, and poor infrastructure force the students to migrate for exam preparation.

Thousands of youths from across Karnali Province migrate to India every year leaving behind villages of women, children and elderly.