HUMLA, March 28:  A total of 2,340 quintals of fortified rice have been brought to Humla.

KATHMANDU, July 25: A team of international researchers have underscored the need of providing access to quality energy to people from disadvantaged groups and remote areas to improve their livelihood.

ILAM, Nov 27: Ballot boxes from several polling booths of Panchthar and Taplejung districts have already been brought to the center. However, it might take one more day for the security forces to bring the boxes from remote zones.

JAJARKOT, Nov 23: Employees deputed for conducting the elections have been facing problems to reach remote villages of Jajarkot district without road connectivity.

DHADING, Nov 22: With very little time left for the parliamentary and provincial polls, the voters in rural parts of Dhading are still unaware of the voting process. Locals in northern parts of the district are deprived of voter education, raising concerns over the number of invalid votes.

DARCHULA, Oct 16: Considering the upcoming provincial election, the government recently published a new classification on accessibility of areas. The new classification has upgraded many of the localities to accessible from backward region.

KHOTANG, August 8: A school at Kulabhanyjang of Badakadiyale area in Khotehang rural municipality – 4 is running regular classes under makeshift roof cover after failing to replace the roof blown away during a windstorm four months ago.

GORKHA, July 30: Sarita Gurung of Dharche village was rushed to local health center following labor pain. When the health center could not treat her citing lack of expertise and equipment needed to treat her, she was taken to TU Teaching Hospital in the capital on Friday.

TULSIPUR (DAMG), June 24: Choppers will be used to provide security patrol in six districts of Province no 5 during the second phase of the local polls scheduled to take place on June 28.

HETAUDA, May 10: The local elections which are being held after a hiatus of nearly 20 years have brought excitement not only in the towns and cities, but also in the remotest villages.

RAMPUR (Palpa), March 3: An Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) building has been constructed at Tham village of Sahalkot VDC – 8 which is located in one of the remotest parts of the district.

SURKHET, Feb 15: Sunita BK of Tatopani - 8 started to feel labor pain four days before the delivery date predicted by her doctors at the local health post. Due to the remoteness of the village and absolute lack of transportation services, her family was not able to take her to the health post on time. It took hours before she could be readied to be taken to the nearest health facility. But she died midway. The incident happened only four months ago.

A man from Illinois, United States who stole a television remote has been sentenced to more than two decades behind bars.

SALYAN, Dec 10: Some 120 students pursuing their school education in the remote parts of Salyan district have received scholarship.

BAITADI, Dec 8: A local of Kotila VDC of Baitadi district has donated land to a school of the village.

INDIA, Dec 4: For hundreds of years, the tiny village was just a speck lost amid the grandiose mountains of the Indian Himalayas.

PALPA, Sept 15: Ropeway that connects Masyam-4, Charchare, Koldanda-8, and Khamauri of Palpa district has brought a huge change in the area by fueling economic activities and easing transportation woes.

KATHMANDU, June 29: When Josef Einwaller came to Nepal for the first time in 1988 as a tourist, he was mesmerized by the natural beauty of this Himalayan nation situated at the lap of Mount Everest. Since then Josef has visited Nepal for more than 45 times which he says is his second home.

The person who changed the identity of this village is Bishnu Prasad Gautam. After losing both of his sons to road accident within nine months, Gautam looked for ways to console himself.