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Yarsagumba collection to start in Dolpa from May 25
May 22, 2022 09:07 am
DOLPA, May 22: The collection of Yarsagumba or the caterpillar fungus in Dolpa district will be open for the public from May 25. This was decided by an all-party meeting convened by the District Coordination Committee (DCC) Dolpa.
CPN (Maoist Centre) wins in Jagadulla Rural Municipality
May 14, 2022 16:57 pm
JAJARKOT, May 14: Narasi Rokaya of CPN (Maoist Center) has been elected as the chairperson of Jagadulla Rural Municipality in Dolpa district.
Rural police outposts in Dolpa, Humla and Mugu shifted to the district headquarters due to heavy snowfall
December 27, 2021 18:10 pm
SURKHET, Dec 27: With the onset of snowfall, border police posts and other outposts in the upper parts of Dolpa, Humla and Mugu have been merged with the District Police Office at the district headquarters. According to the Karnali Province Police Office, eight police posts in three districts have been merged into the district police office.
Jeep crash in Dolpa: 9 injured, 3 in critical condition
October 25, 2021 10:35 am
DOLPA, Oct 25: Nine passengers were injured when a Bolero jeep heading toward Tripursundari Municipality-3 from the district headquarters Dunai met with an accident.
NC ward member arrested on charge of attempted rape
July 27, 2021 13:54 pm
DOLPA, July 27: Police have arrested 53-year-old Bir Bahadur Bam, ward member of Tripurasundari Rural Municipality-6 of Fulching, elected from the Nepali Congress (NC), on the charge of attempted rape of a 26-year-old female of the same municipality.
Prohibitory order to be lifted in Dolpa district
July 5, 2021 15:07 pm
DOLPA, July 5: The District COVID-19 Crisis Management Center (DCCMC) in Dolpa has decided to lift the ongoing prohibitory order in view of the declining number of COVID-19 cases.
Upper Dolpa folks complain of COVID-19-like symptoms, health posts lack testing kits
June 4, 2021 14:14 pm
DOLPA, June 4: Each house in Upper Dolpa has patients having the symptoms of COVID-19. According to local health workers, patients showing the symptoms similar to COVID-19 have been found in Dolpo Buddha Rural Municipality.
Doctor at Dolpa Hospital tests positive for COVID-19
May 30, 2021 16:35 pm
DOLPA, May 30: The second wave of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected both residents and health workers in the district. A doctor serving at Dolpa District Hospital tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday.
Dolpa decides to shut schools as the district reports first COVID-19 case of second wave
April 29, 2021 14:45 pm
DOLPA, April 29: The district administration in Dolpa has decided to shut schools after a worker of the Jufal Airport tested positive for the coronavirus.
Dolpa to pursue extreme vigilance to prevent spread of coronavirus
April 24, 2021 13:28 pm
DOLPA, April 24: Dolpa has decided to adopt extreme vigilance to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the district.
Mayor's two dozers set on fire in Dolpa
March 29, 2021 10:10 am
DOLPA, March 29: Two dozers owned by Dolpa's Thulibheri Municipality Mayor Ganesh Bahadur Shahi were set ablaze.
Snowfall cripples normal life in Dolpa as the district receives its first snow this winter
February 5, 2021 10:51 am
DOLPA, Feb 5: Dolpa, a mountainous district in Karnali Province, has witnessed heavy snowfall since Thursday evening.
Tara Air ferrying essential food supplies to Humla
April 5, 2020 01:05 am
KATHMANDU, April 4: Tara Air is ferrying essential food supplies to Simikot, Humla at the request Nepal Food Corporation.
Karnali State transports foodstuffs to mountainous districts through air
April 4, 2020 14:27 pm
SURKHET, April 4: The Karnali State government has started sending food items to the mountainous districts in the State via air. The State government decided to supply foodstuffs to Humla, Dolpa and Mugu districts through private aircraft. In case of Humla and Dolpa, air service is the only means of transportation.
Dolpa's unidentified disease confirmed to be seasonal flu
March 7, 2020 16:30 pm
DOLPA, March 7: A peculiar disease that broke out in Karelikanda village of Tripurasundari municipality-1 in Dolpa for the past two weeks, taking its grip on the entire settlement has been detected.
Dolpa village in fear as residents show Covid-19 like symptoms
March 4, 2020 08:02 am
DOLPA, Mar 4: With more than 80 people suffering from common cold and fever in Tripura Sundari Municipality-1 in Dolpa district, the local residents are in a state of panic as the symptoms are similar to that of the deadly COVID-19.
Heavy snowfall in Dolpa (with photos and video)
January 17, 2020 15:30 pm
DOLPA, Jan 17: Normal life in Dolpa has been affected due to rain-triggered heavy snowfall since Thursday.
Dolpa to get 5 Bailey bridges soon
January 8, 2020 08:42 am
DOLPA, Jan 8: Travelling in the rugged terrain of Dolpa is one of the toughest tasks for the locals as well as tourists who visit this pristine land.
Karnali Aushadhalaya disappoints patients from Humla, Jumla, Kalikot, Dolpa
December 22, 2019 08:27 am
JUMLA, Dec 22: Dozens of patients who reach Karnali Aayurveda Aaushadalaya, Jumla, from several remote villages of the district as well as from Mugu, Kalikot and Dolpa everyday have no choice but to return disappointed due to the lack of medicines at the Aayurvedic health center. According to the patients, not even a single medicine is available at the center for the last one month.
Snowfall forces air service shut across Karnali region
December 16, 2019 07:31 am
JUMLA, Dec 16: Heavy snowfall in the high hills of the Karnali region since Thursday evening has brought the air service to a complete halt. All the four airports of Karnali -- Jumla, Dolpa, Humla and Mugu airports -- remain closed. There is over a feet of snow on the runway of the airports.
Flights disrupted, exams put off
December 14, 2019 08:09 am
SURKHET, Dec 14: Incessant snowfall in the hill districts over the last two days has badly affected life in the Karnali region.
DPR for Jagdulla Hydropower almost ready, initial estimate at Rs 22b
December 7, 2019 12:40 pm
DOLPA, Dec 7: The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of 106MW Jagdulla Hydropower Project, to be located in Jagdulla Rural Municipality of Dolpa in Karnali Province, is in its final stage of preparation.
Teaching in Dolpa
December 6, 2019 09:06 am
Binod Shahi, president of Snow Yak Foundation, came in the top 50 out of 37,000 teachers in the Global Teacher Prize 2018. Shahi was recognized for his immense contribution in providing education to children of Dolpa, a part of Karnali Pradesh in Nepal.
THE WEEK IN PICTURES
September 28, 2019 18:40 pm
The Week in Pictures for the week September 22-28, 2019.
Flood sweeps away bridges leading to Phoksundo Lake
August 17, 2019 07:55 am
DOLPA, Aug 17: Wooden bridges connecting the trekking routes to the Dolpa-based Phoksundo Lake were destroyed by floods on Friday morning.
Way to Phoksundo disrupted as bridge swept way
August 16, 2019 15:00 pm
DOLPA, Aug 16: Trekking route to Dolpa based Phoksundo Lake has been disrupted as floods swept away the wooden bridges over the rivers along the way.
Electricity in Dolpa village excites locals
July 22, 2019 07:34 am
DOLPA, July 22: Even though the world has gone digital, electricity is still a mere dream for several villages in the remote district of Dolpa. Amid this grim scenario, Lwaki village here has however been lucky about power recently. This has greatly excited the locals as they feel the new development would add to their quality of life and opportunities.
Overharvesting of yarsa harming nature, culture of Dolpa
July 6, 2019 07:03 am
DOLPA, July 5: Every year after mid-May, crowds of people throng Dolpa - the largest district of the country - in order to pick yarsagumba, a prized fungus with medicinal properties. Everyone seems to be in a rush to collect as many yarsa as possible to make more money.
Yarsa picking season affects local level's budget calendar
June 29, 2019 14:20 pm
JAJARKOT, June 29: Only three local levels, out of eight, in Dolpa have brought the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2019/2020.
Telephone service disrupted in Jajarkot
June 27, 2019 11:30 am
JAJARKOT, June 27: The disruption of telephone service for the past couple of days has affected life in Dolpa.
Banks yet to reach at four local levels in Dolpa
June 25, 2019 15:30 pm
JAJARKOT, June 25: People of four local levels in Dolpa have been deprived of banking facilities at their locality. Dolpo Budhha rural municipality, Shey Phoksundo rural municipality, Chharka Tang song rural municipality and Kaike rural municipality do not yet have any banking facility in the community.
Eight Yarsa pickers have died in Dolpa this season so far
June 7, 2019 05:30 am
DOLPA, June 7: A week after the reported deaths of five Yarsa pickers in the highlands of Dolpa, three more people have succumbed to extreme cold and high altitude sickness this week.
June 6: 6 things to know by 6 PM today
June 6, 2019 18:00 pm
Your daily dose of missed important news of the day.
Yarsa pickers death toll in Dolpa rises to eight
June 6, 2019 10:50 am
DOLPA, June 6: Eight people who had gone to various highlands of Dolpa to collect Yarsa have died due to extreme cold.
Karnali Province organizes mobile health camps in Dolpa for yarsa collectors
June 3, 2019 03:30 am
DOLPA, June 3: Around a dozen teams of doctors on Sunday reached different pastures of Dolpa for conducting mobile health camps following the untimely deaths of three yarsa collectors within a week.
Three Yarsa pickers die in Dolpa within a week
June 2, 2019 03:00 am
DOLPA, June 2: Three people who had gone to various highlands of Dolpa to collect Yarsa have died in the last one week due to extreme cold.
June 1: 6 things to know by 6 PM today
June 1, 2019 18:00 pm
Your daily dose of missed important news of the day.
Three Yarshagumba pickers die in Dolpa
June 1, 2019 13:05 pm
DOLPA, June 1: Three people who had gone to pick the precious herb Yarshagumba died in Dolpa district in the past three days.
Yarsa collectors flock to highlands to pick the prized fungus
June 1, 2019 10:28 am
DOLPA, June 1: With hordes of people swarming to the highlands of Dolpa to collect Yarsagumba, a fungus with medicinal value, most villages of the mountainous district wear a deserted look.
Government team in Dolpa to measure depth of Phoksundo Lake
May 26, 2019 15:06 pm
DOLPA, May 26: The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has sent an expert team to (re)measure the depth of Phoksundo Lake based in Dolpa.
Local units fail to fix administrative centers even two years after election
May 19, 2019 05:05 am
KATHMANDU, May 19: Two parallel administrative centers have been in existence for the past two years in Thulibheri Municipality of Dolpa, following a dispute among the local representatives over the center of the local unit.
20 Yarsha smugglers caught with 150 pieces of Yarsha, Rs 281,000 in cash
May 18, 2019 05:30 am
DOLPA, May 18: Twenty Yarsha smugglers, who had illegally entered a Yarsha-rich area in the mountainous Dolpa district, have been arrested by the police.
20 arrested for illegally entering Dolpa to pick Yarsagumba
May 17, 2019 15:18 pm
DOLPA, May 17: Twenty smugglers were arrested from Yarsha Patan of Dolpa district who reached there to pick Yarsagumba without permission.
Remote Dolpa gets first ever bakery
May 13, 2019 09:27 am
DOLPA, May 13: A bakery has started operation in Kotbazaar area of Tripurasundari Municipality in remote Dolpa district.
Experts' team in Dolpa, Jumla to study wildlife, tourism
May 11, 2019 19:30 pm
JAJARKOT, May 11: A team of experts from the National Nature Conservation Trust has reached Dolpa and Jumla for the study of endangered wildlife, herbs, and religious and touristy places.
THE WEEK IN PICTURES
May 11, 2019 18:40 pm
The week in pictures for the week May 5 – May 11.
Elected representatives get training on conservation of red panda
May 9, 2019 09:18 am
DOLPA, May 9: The elected representatives of Dolpa have undergone training for the conservation of the endangered red panda.
Shey Phoksundo Lake rapidly being polluted by visitor's garbage
May 9, 2019 08:30 am
DOLPA, May 9: Shey Phoksundo Lake of Dolpa, which mesmerizes any visitor with its deep blue water, freshness and beauty, is fast losing its form.
Caste-based discrimination still prevalent in Dolpa schools
May 2, 2019 11:40 am
DOLPA, May 2: As non-Dalits make a majority of the population of Dolpa district, it is a challenge for a Dalit member to grab a position of chairperson of a school management committee (SMC).
Dolpa school children without textbooks
April 5, 2019 16:30 pm
DOLPA, April 5: Getting fresh textbooks along with the beginning of the new academic session is usually a moment of waiting for almost all school students in Dolpa district.
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