IME group and a Chinese company among several parties building on the river.

The locals earn between Rs100,000 and Rs500,000 annually from mushrooms.

The wild red mushroom is in big demand due to its medicinal value, locals say.

While some families have migrated to the country’s urban centres, many individuals have left for foreign employment.

Footfall in the Annapurna Circuit has been on the rise this year, providing relief to businesses hit hard by the pandemic.

Lack of government support in production and marketisation amid a decline in the use of such paper has forced factories to shut down, local entrepreneurs say.

The party has locked in one federal and two provincial seats from the district.

New rule follows complaints from local villagers about the increasing boar population and the destruction they cause to crops.

A record number of 60 buses and 164 jeeps packed with tourists entered Mustang on March 18, the full moon day of the Holi festival, officials say.

It’s been almost a year since the disaster but the displaced families are still living in temporary huts.

Wildfires have been raging in over two dozen community and national forests, wildlife reserves and conservation areas for the past few days.

The delay means that 19 megawatts produced by the Thapa Khola and Ghalemdi plants will go to waste.

Colleagues remember Baniya as a soft-spoken but tough journalist--fully devoted to his job.

While the authorities have paid heed to waste management and controlling infectious disease, nutritious food for nursing mothers has to be managed locally, say authorities.

While some survivors are worried about resettlement, others are grappling with a dwindling stock of foodstuff.