Five dead, three injured in Ramechhap jeep crash
Ward chair among the victims as the jeep skids off the road and plunges 300 meters into a ravine.
Ward chair among the victims as the jeep skids off the road and plunges 300 meters into a ravine.
Local hotels thrive as tourists flock to the Valley.
Amid hardship, they hope for better days and perhaps a brighter Tihar in new shelters.
Traffic was disrupted in the road section after the Tamakoshi river swept away around 400 metres road near Khimti Hydropower Project on Saturday.
This year’s bumper crop is good news for consumers. However, the price fails to cheer 3,000 kiwi growers in the mountain district.
New mothers and elderly face harsh, overcrowded conditions in temporary shelters.
Landslide in Myagdi district in western Nepal buries three houses while another landslide in fareastern Taplejung district destroys a house.
Rescuers are trying to locate four more individuals buried under debris.
Security personnel engage in rescue operations.
The local residents are finding it hard to manage daily essentials after transportation was disrupted on the Dolakha-Singati road.
Sherpa aims one last summit of Mt Shishapangma next year, after two previous climbs, before retiring to focus on training and rescue work.
Passengers hit as major road sections obstructed in Lamjung, Dolakha and Makawanpur.
Rescue delayed due to inclement weather, authorities say.
All five buildings of the Gaurishankar Children’s Home, which houses 17 children, have developed cracks, the roofs leak, and children live in fear.
The overcrowded bus veered off road and fell some 100 metres down, police say.