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The Himalayan village of Samjung did not die in a day. Perched in a wind-carved valley in Nepal's Upper Mustang, more than 13 ...
Nepal village ravaged by 2015 earthquake now a reluctant tourist hotspot. 1w. Langtang, Nepal – On the morning of April 25, 2015, Nima Chhiring Tamang, ... Before life was simple, ...
They are Nepal’s climate-change migrants, and there will be more. “I love this village,” said Sonam Chhiring Gurung, 76, one of the final holdouts, “but I can’t survive here much longer.” ...
The village of Samdzong was abandoned following prolonged drought and water scarcity (Credit: Shanta Nepali) When prolonged drought struck the village of Samdzong, the residents had to make a ...
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Mental health isn’t just an urban concern
While mental well-being discussions are growing in Kathmandu, communities across Nepal still suffer in silence.
Prime Minister and CPN (UML) Chairperson KP Sharma Oli has called for more effective publicity efforts to attract foreign ...
A dirt road through a barren mountains leads to the abandoned Samjung village in the Mustang region, 462 kilometers (288 miles) west of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, April 17, 2025.
Record-holding Sherpa climber Pem Dorjee has authored a book chronicling his journey from the foothills of the Himalayas to the summit of Mt Everest—and beyond.
EAST LONGMEADOW — Next month, Cheri Brady will wrap cash in a silky scarf — a kata — and present it to a village leader in Nepal. The moment will cap a long effort to help Tibetans restore a ...
In a village a little over an hour's drive from Nepal's capital of Kathmandu, six women wearing yellow rubber gloves and surgical masks work in a shed, gently squeezing the wet larvae of the black ...
A billboard instructing villagers on how to minimize conflict with elephants near the Mechi River in Bahundangi, a village along Nepal’s eastern border with India. Image by Deepak Adhiakri.