The dead bodies are taken to Gorkha Hospital for postmortem. Search for the missing will continue on Sunday, police said.

The contractors have already received multiple deadline extensions and are seeking further extensions.

The government has been selling rice in the food-insecure northern villages of the district at a subsidised rate.

A 30-year-old woman from Gorkha sustain injuries after jumping off a two-storey house.

The Gorkha district administration started providing China entry permits to the residents of Chumnubri Rural Municipality from Wednesday onwards.

Residents of Khanigaun in Gorkha district have left their newly built homes after the landmass developed cracks and rains caused soil erosion.

Almost half of the patients visiting eye care centres have been infected with the disease, say health officials.

Farmers say hornet larvae, considered a delicacy by locals, sell like hot cakes, for Rs1,000 per mana, around half a litre.

They say using a tractor is cost-effective and time-saving compared to using the traditional method of ploughing the field.

Police yet to identify the victims. Injured are undergoing treatment at Anbukhaireni.

The residents of far-flung settlements in Chumnubri Rural Municipality express relief.

Local residents suffer especially during the monsoon season when the trail becomes unusable. Local tourism is also affected.

Honey hunting on the Gorkha cliffs is a skill passed down the generations.

Around 1,150 foreigners visited the area located in the northern part of the Gorkha district, bordering Tibet, in the first three months of this year.

The deadline was extended to mid-June 2023 but the road project is nowhere near completion.