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Karnali Province

In Humla, residents walk six hours for salt — and still don’t get enough

Nepal’s most isolated Himalayan villages receive their entire year’s supply of subsidised salt just once — always late and never enough.

Delayed hospital projects leave Jumla villages without care

Years-long construction setbacks in Kanakasundari and Tila force residents to travel far for basic treatment.

For Humla residents, new road, same old hardships

Because of the long, uncomfortable and often dangerous road journey, many residents continue to rely on air travel despite higher ticket prices.

These Karnali women once relied on family support. Now they own businesses

Through street vending, group farming and skill training programmes, women in remote districts are slowly moving towards self-reliance and financial independence.

Delayed flood relief forces Sinja families into debt as reconstruction drags on

Slow release of government funds pushes flood-affected households to rebuild homes through borrowing, leaving many still repaying loans years after the disaster.

Bajhang phone users battle patchy network

Users complain of weak connectivity, call drops, and one-way audio.

Death toll in Salyan jeep crash rises to four

Victims include three who died on the spot; six among the injured in critical condition.

Karnali solar project set to light up Jumla with clean power

Around 1 MW plant under construction in Khalanga aims to serve 9,000 consumers.

Bheri Babai diversion project civil works miss third deadline, only 57 percent complete

Contractor seeks another extension as delays pile up from design changes to material shortages.

Question paper leaked minutes after exam begins in Karnali

Authorities launch investigation after papers circulate online during SEE exams; officials say action will be taken against those responsible.

Bheri bridge project stalls for years, leaving key highway link incomplete

Failed contracts and rejected bids keep Rukum West–Jajarkot connection stranded as locals rely on suspension bridge.

Karnali students haven’t been taught in full, yet they will sit for SEE next week

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

Family refuses to claim body, demands impartial probe into Inisa BK death case

16-year-old’s body remains at Karnali Province Hospital for 18 days as police say investigation in final stages.

Vote counting suspended in Rukum West

Counting halted following votes mismatch.

Congress candidate Basana Thapa takes early lead in Dailekh-1

UML’s Rabindraraj Sharma follows as vote counting continues.

RPP’s Gyan Bahadur Shahi takes early lead in Jumla

Shahi ahead after first 400 votes counted; NCP candidate Naresh Bhandari follows.

Suspicious item neutralised, voting resumes in Jumla

Army neutralises suspicious object, polling resumes safely.

Voting begins at most centres in Dolpa despite cold

Extreme cold delays voting at some polling centres in Shey Phoksundo Rural Municipality.

Two election staff airlifted from upper Dolpa polling centre

Officials develop breathing complications at high-altitude site in ward 6 of Shey Phoksundo Rural Municipality.

Nepali Army to conduct aerial patrols in sensitive polling centres in Karnali

356 highly sensitive sites under north western division; air surveillance begins ahead of March 5 vote.

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