Nepal, Feb. 26 -- The Pathibhara cable car issue in the Mukkumlung (Pathibhara) region of the eastern Taplejung district is escalating. As soon as the government endorsed the project, and it was recognised as a "national pride project" by the National Planning Commission in 2018, local communities and environmental activists started voicing their discontent. However, since March 2024, tensions have boiled over into clashes between the police and protesters, who are opposing the project due to its encroachment on their ancestral land and the environmental repercussions. Since the clash in January between the police and the struggle committee, several protests have turned violent. Thirteen people were injured as protestors opposing the proj...