Police say the highway accounts for nearly 56 percent of road accidents in the province as poor road conditions, ageing vehicles, difficult terrain and weak traffic discipline continue to fuel fatal crashes.

The vehicle carrying passengers from Surkhet to Kalikot lost control and fell 300 metres downhill, police say.

This road remains critical for ending the geopolitical isolation of Humla where residents still depend on expensive airlifted supplies.

Poverty, migration, child labour, teacher shortages and long school closures are pushing thousands of children out of classrooms across the province.

2026 sees a departure from the years-old story of students in remote districts not getting textbooks.

New Area Administration Office saves time and costs for locals, though the lack of transport remains a challenge.

Some opt for private tuition away from their villages paying high costs.

The victim, 13, is six weeks pregnant.

Young applicants drawn to Kalikot by lower competition say steep roads and cold define their first experience of the hills.

In the past three years, forest fires in the district have killed seven people and injured nine. Fifteen fire incidents have already been recorded since September.

14-year-old student died after falling on a slippery footpath while walking to school on Thursday morning.

Landslide at Gaganekhola leaves highway impassable, army set to clear boulders.

Repeated advertisements for math, science, and English teachers have failed to attract candidates. Underqualified teachers have filled the gaps.

Remote locations, lack of anti-venom, and poorly-equipped health facilities make survival difficult for victims.

Traffic disrupted in parts of Kalikot, Dailekh, Jumla.