The move has been launched with an aim to reduce residents’ dependence on forest resources, to protect the municipality’s forests.

Snowfall started on Thursday evening after temperatures plummeted.

Local units in the district don’t have their own office buildings, and people are not happy about it.

The national park has not run development activities and income-generating programmes for locals due to lack of funds.

Police personnel deployed up north have also moved to the district headquarters.

Different species of ducks, especially Siberian ones, visit Rara every winter, conservationists say.

The residents of Mugu are compelled to buy rice in the local markets at a high price.

Regular landslides and mudslides mean vehicles rarely use the only road that connects the district with the rest of the country.

The accused, remanded into custody, have to stay in police custody until the court’s final hearing.

With the expansion of rural transportation, traders have been hauling apples from the district to sell the fruit in cities such as Nepalgunj, Surkhet and Kathmandu.

Local delicacies, antique villages and religious shrines provide an array of things to do while visiting the pristine lake in Mugu.

The government allocates a monthly allowance of Rs 400 to children below five years, Rs 1, 000 to single women and people between 60 to 70 years, and Rs 2,000 to people over the age of 70 and to the completely disabled

Plans were introduced to construct a terminal tower, but work is yet to start.

Mothers as young as 16 struggle to build a comfortable life for themselves and their children.

Traditional songs such as Jhoda, and dances such as  Deuda, Rateuli, Magal, Hudke dance--passed on from generations--are slowly dying out in the region.