Out of the 51 archaeologically important artefacts stolen from various districts in a decade, 25 have been recovered.

Since the sheep cannot survive the summer heat and get sick, the herders take them to the highlands from the month of May and bring them back to the lowlands around October.

One died and two went missing after an avalanche struck a group of 15 Jumla locals who were on their way to the Mugu uplands on Friday.

One dead, two are missing in the incident at Chyarkhulek.

For the locals of Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality, Tibet is much closer. They have to walk for five days to reach Gamgadhi—the district headquarters--to buy daily essentials.

Of the total 9,600 households in the remote district, only about 4,000 in the district headquarters and its vicinity have electricity.

Unreliable connection has affected government services, small businesses and students’ performance. It has also kept residents outside the digital ecosystem.

Hundreds of households pushed to poverty after commerce with China came to a halt.

Local hoteliers, boat operators and horse riders are excited to see tourists returning after a long, Covid-induced lull.

Locals have to make an arduous, costly two-day journey to Gamgadhi to buy subsidised salt.

Resettlement is not in sight while survivors face a shortage of food at their makeshift homes.

Existing structures near the lake will be moved to Upper Mili Chaur, around half an hour’s walking distance from the lake.

Locals in Karnali stay in the forest for three months to collect the herbs by making temporary shelters as soon as winter passes.

The new link road has replaced the foot trail connecting Humla to the rest of the country through Mugu.

The power outage had disrupted the daily lives of the locals including services at the district’s only hospital.