Traders have been flocking at the Nepal-China border in Korala lately after the border point was opened from August 31 in view of the upcoming Dashain festival.

Gyanendra Bista has worked as the secretary of the village development committee at Lo Manthang, Mustang for 32 years. Now he is vying for the post of chairman of the village council in the local election scheduled for May 14.

Yognath Rijal of Parbat district established first-ever poultry farm in Jomsom, a town located at an altitude of 2700 metres in Mustang district three years ago.

Five pilgrims died and 30 others were injured in a bus accident near Kagbeni at Bahragaun Muktikshetra Village Council-4 in Mustang district on Saturday.

Construction work on Jomsom bridge has finally gathered pace after the Indian embassy directed the contracting company to complete the project within a few weeks.

The tightly knit community of Mustang, which once used to bar outsiders from settling in the district, is gradually opening up, as access to road network and growing number of educated youths have started working as agents of change.

The Cabinet on Friday cleared the way for Nepal Army to build its barracks near Korala on the Nepal-China border in Mustang.

Nepal Army has not been able to build a barracks in Korala (Nepal-China border point), Mustang due to a delay on part of the Ministry of Land Reform and Management in providing the required land.

Apple production is expected to drop by 6 percent in the western district of Mustang in the current fiscal year due to damages caused by hailstorm and low snowfall induced by rising temperature.

Mustang consists of barren land and mountains of sand, gravels and boulders, which, if utilised for the extraction of construction materials, can generate huge revenues

The Korala entry point on the Nepal-China border has been reopened for trade for 15 days.

Korala entry point at Nepal-China border has been reopened for 15 days for trade purpose.

A snow leopard, which was found in an injured state at Jhusang VDC-4 in Mustang on Monday, died at the Nepal Army High Altitude School in Jomsom on Wednesday.

The government has taken initiatives to open the much-hyped Korala border point in Mustang district.

Despite overwhelming expectations, there has been no export to China through Mustang’s Korala customs point this year. Imports, however, have doubled compared to last year.