Climate change altering apple farming Lete and Kobang in Mustang district, once famous for apples and products made of apple, such as dried apples, apple jam, and brandy (Marpha), among others, no longer grow apples. Nepal 11 Aug, 2022
Rescue team recovers 14 bodies from wreckage site, survivors unlikely The rescue team deployed at the wreckage site of Tara Air plane crash have recovered bodies of 14 passengers. Nepal 30 May, 2022
Around 120 yaks go missing in avalanche in Mustang As many as 120 yaks or chauri gai have gone missing in an avalanche that occurred in the forest of Thasang Rural Municipality-2 of Mustang. Nepal 15 Nov, 2021
Thakalis in Nepal-Tibet War: Selfless service to one's land Humbled by the 1792 war with China, Jung Bahadur Kuwar was looking for an opportunity to regain the lost glory of Nepal. Opinion 31 Aug, 2021
Beni-Jomsom road to be shut for eight hours from Friday BENI, MYAGDI: Vehicular movement along the Beni-Jomsom road would be shut for eight hours from Friday to accelerate the upgrading task, said the District Administration Office (DAO). A meeting of transport entrepreneurs, local body... Travel 29 Mar, 2018
Lakes awaiting tourists in Mustang Kobang, September 5 The Bhurtachho and Sekong lakes at Kobang, Thasang Rural Municipality-2 in Mustang district, which have great potential to be developed into tourist hubs, have been in the shadow due to lack of publicity. The lakes are... Travel 06 Sep, 2017
Vulture census begins in ACAP vicinity MUSTANG: An overdue vulture census to determine the population of vultures in and around the world-famous Annapurna circuit trek route has started. The Global Primate Network is undertaking the census as well as a research on vultures' situation in... Travel 23 Dec, 2016
Mustang folks demonstrate for village council MUSTANG: Villagers here staged a demonstration demanding formation of a village council by merging the Tukuche and Kobang VDCs of Mustang district. They have protested the decision of the Local Level Restructuring Technical Assistance Committee to... Travel 02 Dec, 2016
Mustang records 17 snow leopards MUSTANG: A total of 17 snow leopards have been found residing at the trans-Himalayan district of Mustang. Green Forest, an NGO, revealed the findings after a research carried out in collaboration with the Annapurna Conservation Area Project... Travel 01 Aug, 2016
Vulture census begins in Annapurna region MUSTANG: A vulture census began in popular tourist destination of the nation, the Annapurna Conservation Area in western Nepal. The Global Primate Network is counting the number of vultures along the Annapurna trekking trail from Muktinath of... Travel 30 May, 2016
3 VDCs of Upper Mustang face acute drinking water shortage MUSTANG: Three villages in Upper Mustang are facing acute shortage of drinking water due to drought. Khursang, Charang and Matang VDCs in Mustang district are reeling under acute shortage of drinking water. Consequently, villagers were found to have... Travel 14 Apr, 2016
2 killed, 2 injured in mishaps JOMSOM: A youth was killed when a clash broke out during a game of Archery (Taro Khel) in Mustang on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Dhan Bahadur Pun, a resident of Lajung in Kobang -4, Mustang. Basanta Pun and Radha Gauchan have...
