Several of them have been built in breach of the Civil Aviation Policy 2006. While the Civil Aviation Authority lists 18 of 52 domestic airports as out of operation, 23 remain defunct.

The new link road has replaced the foot trail connecting Humla to the rest of the country through Mugu.

Despite costly campaigns, the practice of banishing women to period sheds still prevails in many districts of Sudurpaschim and Karnali provinces.

The productivity of vegetable and cereal crops in Bhojpur has been dropping due to over dependency on subsistence farming practices and deteriorating soil health. The concerned authorities have also failed to teach farmers to increase production and productivity.

Farmers in the highlands of east Nepal have been earning a handsome income by growing Satuwa, an herb which is used as a pain reliever.

One morning in December last year, Ramala (name changed) of Yaku village in Bhojpur was cooking meal at home, a responsibility that the 11-year-old had to shoulder quite often as her parents would go to the fields to work. Her three-year-old brother had gone out to play.

Bheri’s Bishnumaya Koirala, who is in her mid 50s, was surprised to hear from her neighour about a textile recycling factory for the first time.

A road show by Kimff, which has already travelled to 48 districts, concluded its stint in Bhojpur on Saturday. Organised by the Himalayan Association, the Ghumti Kimff, screened more than a dozen films, including Mira, Song for Barpak, Barakhai Lauro and Chandra.

Service seekers are facing a hard time due to the absence of secretaries in their concerned VDCs in Bhojpur. People in remote villages have complained that they have been deprived of easy access to essential services because most of the VDC secretaries stay in the district headquarters, citing work overload.