According to the statements the teenagers gave to the police, they beat up the teacher after accusing him of molesting their 13-year-old sister in the school.

Villagers say bears and snow leopards have been damaging crops and killing their cattle.

The Nepal-China border point at Lapchi in Dolakha has reopened for the residents of Lapchi to trade in Tibetan markets.

CIB personnel arrested Sagar Lama, alias Tashi Dawa, a local of the Sichuan Province, from Kimadol in Kathmandu-15.

Residents say the government has not taken diplomatic initiative to reopen the border so that they could ply traditional trade.

In Thamichagu village of around 400 Thami households, children are encouraged to find a partner as soon as they hit puberty.

A landslide on August 3 rendered homeless 57 people in several villages of Dolakha. They have been living in flimsy tarps that leak during rains.

15 people were injured following a road accident in Dolakha, while eight people were injured as a bus swerved into a shop after its brake failed in Sindhupalchok. Both vehicles were heading to Kathmandu from Dolakha.

Wards 7 and 8 of Gaurishankar Rural Municipality were hit by landslides on Thursday night. 62 goats and one buffalo died in Khare village.

Incessant downpour has affected more than 32 houses and displaced 15 families in Gaurishankar Rural Municipality.

Cows, buffalos and even yaks have been infected, and thousands have died, officials said.

Around 400 families are at risk. Residents are worried about safety as monsoon landslides have become more frequent over the last few years.

Sujan Khadka picks up abandoned roots from trees and carves them into absurdly shaped sculptures.

Promoting adventure tourism in far-flung places lifts employment, industry insiders say.

Hotel owners say the trekking route’s affordability is the main reason behind the destination’s popularity.