The Karnali is the Nepal-China border at Hilsa. At left is Nepal and at right China. Photo: Nabraj Lama Nepal’s northern border is demarcated by the main chain of the Himalaya, but west of Langtang ...

A total of 169 pilgrims, mostly from India, have set out for the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage via Humla over the past four days, marking the start of the season. According to Simkot Airport Chief ...

More than 200 Indian pilgrims have been stranded in Nepal’s Humla district while returning from the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra due to bad weather, officials have said. Indian pilgrims being evacuated ...

From October to March, the scenic but impoverished district of Humla in Nepal’s north-western corner is mostly snowbound. The only greens to be seen are the conifers. The summer harvest has to see the ...

A CHINESE fence winds its way through the Himalayan mountains, dividing Tibet from Nepal with barbed wire and concrete fortifications. In one of the most remote areas on Earth, Chinese surveillance ...

In the northern part of the country, drought has destroyed crops with food in short supply for the past three months. As local authorities get NGO activists to leave so as to limit food consumption, ...