Karnali Province
Kidney patients deprived of dialysis service at Karnali Academy of Health Sciences
By DB Budha Patients from remote areas are forced to go health institutions in Surkhet, Nepalgunj, Kathmandu or elsewhere for the service and some die in lack of timely treatment.
Poor roads and lack of bridges make travel exorbitantly expensive for Humla residents
By Krishna Prasad Gautam The 334 km journey from Birendranagar to Simkot costs up to Rs6,500 as passengers must switch vehicles at multiple points along the way.
Villages in Limi Valley are turning into ‘ghost settlements’
By Tripti Shahi Lack of basic facilities means the residents have had to make a difficult choice—whether to stay back and endure the difficulties or to leave for good.
Man dies in Salyan tractor accident
By Post Report Victim trapped under overturned trolley; driver absconding.
Roads to Tibet dragging in the slow lane
By Krishna Prasad Gautam Years of delays and funds crunch have left Dunai-Lasikyap-Sisaul-Dho-Tinje road in Dolpa and Gamgadhi-Nakchenagla road in Mugu incomplete.
Tourists suffer without support as budgets for Rara, Shey Phoksundo sit idle
By Krishna Prasad Gautam 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.
With improved education and facilities, a community school attracts students from private schools
By Tularam Pandey Badimalika Secondary School in Raskot of Kalikot offers education in both English and Nepali, has spacious classrooms, modern science and computer labs and a special room for menstruating girls.
Quake victims in Salyan return to damaged houses
By Biplab Maharjan More than 500 families have gone back to their houses with cracks in three weeks, says Nim Bahadur KC, chair, Darma Rural Municipality.
For Karnali’s poor, survival means leaving home
By Krishna Prasad Gautam Thousands of youths from across Karnali Province migrate to India every year leaving behind villages of women, children and elderly.
Woman falls to death while grazing goats in Jajarkot
By Harihar Singh Rathore The 41-year-old woman slipped off a cliff and succumbed to her injuries.
Earthquake jolts Jajarkot
By Tripti Shahi A 4.2 magnitude tremor with epicentre in Barekot recorded on Thursday morning.
Five dead in Mahindra Bolero accident in Jajarkot
By Post Report The vehicle, en route to Katake village from Kalimati Bazaar, veered off the road and plunged into the Bira stream, the Jajarkot police said.
A year on, Karnali students still study in quake-damaged classrooms
By Tripti Shahi Official says reconstruction has just started after provincial government approved reconstruction guidelines last month.
Two dead, one missing and one injured in Jajarkot road crash
By Harihar Singh Rathore The vehicle fell around 300 metres down the road.
Karnali Provincial assembly committees are leaderless for months
By Jyotee Katuwal Leadership vacuum in key committees has hindered oversight of government’s actions, opposition members complain.
Debaka Lamichhane elected deputy mayor of Nalgad Municipality
By Post Report The Maoist Centre candidate secures 4,272 votes.
UML’s Shahi elected chair of Mahabu Rural Municipality
By Jyotee Katuwal Defeats Nepali Congress candidate by 452 votes.
One dead in bus accident
By Harihar Singh Rathore Police have impounded the vehicle and taken the bus driver into custody for further investigation.
Karnali government set to begin rebuilding earthquake-damaged schools, hospitals
By Tripti Shahi Official records show 34,501 houses in Jajarkot, 16,909 in Rukum West and over 4,600 in Salyan were damaged or destroyed by the November 2023 earthquake.
Five dozen development projects left incomplete in Salyan
By Biplab Maharjan Lack of budget, contractors’ negligence and corruption complaints are cited as the reasons behind the delays in construction.