Landslides threaten 60 locations in Kedarsyu and Thalara in Bajhang

Bajhang, July 6 -- A landslide above the Narugad Khola in Kedarsyu Rural Municipality has been active for around 21 years, slowly reshaping the landscape and swallowing settlements in its path. What b... Read More

Over 50 Bajhang schools shut as students head to highlands for yarsagumba harvest

Bajhang, May 4 -- While the government runs a nationwide school enrolment drive, dozens of schools in Bajhang have shut to allow communities to collect yarsagumba (caterpillar fungus). Most schools wi... Read More

Insurance push brings new hope to disaster-hit Bajhang farmers

Bajhang, April 21 -- Farmers in Bajhang, a remote mountain district in far-western Nepal bordering Tibet to the north, have long endured recurring agricultural losses due to disasters. The district-co... Read More

Office dispute forces costly administrative trips in Bajhang

Bajhang, April 15 -- Residents from Bungal Municipality spend at least two days travelling to and from the district headquarters to obtain their citizenship certificates. Previously under Dahabagar, K... Read More

Remote Saipal in Bajhang welcomes return of local government office after decades

Bajhang, April 14 -- The office had been shifted to Chainpur, the district headquarters of Bajhang, during the Maoist insurgency (1996-2006) due to security concerns. Even after the end of the decade-... Read More