Record harvests are expected across Karnali this year, but growers worry that poor roads, lack of cold storage and weak market systems will once again force them to sell apples at throwaway prices while consumers pay several times more.

The delay along the Jajarkot-Dolpa road continues to disrupt transport, inflate prices and force travellers to risk dangerous river crossings during the monsoon.

Heavy rain, glacial lake outbursts and weak geology are driving repeated disasters across Himalayan districts. Experts warn hundreds of settlements remain highly vulnerable.

Tourism entrepreneurs say over 15,000 Indian visitors have booked packages this year as the pilgrimage route through Humla sees increased demand.

Poverty, migration, child labour, teacher shortages and long school closures are pushing thousands of children out of classrooms across the province.

Delays in reconstruction, disputes over beneficiary lists and bureaucratic deadlock have left thousands of families facing a third monsoon in makeshift huts.

In a geography where good roads are non-existent, even patients needing urgent flight are forced to return from airports.

2026 sees a departure from the years-old story of students in remote districts not getting textbooks.

Advance bookings through Hilsa route have reached 5,000, say tour operators.

As the season approaches, thousands of villagers are busy gathering essential supplies, primarily 'satu' (roasted flour), ghee, and heavy woollen clothing, as they prepare to spend over a month in the high-altitude wilderness.

Delayed fund releases raise doubts even as book supply improves.

Nepal’s most isolated Himalayan villages receive their entire year’s supply of subsidised salt just once — always late and never enough.

Because of the long, uncomfortable and often dangerous road journey, many residents continue to rely on air travel despite higher ticket prices.

Federal directives on enrolment and teaching schedules clash with climatic, social and structural realities across Karnali and Madhesh, causing worries about incomplete courses and worse learning outcomes.

Four more contractors issued notices as authorities move to blacklist defaulters.