4/5 stars In 2006 the isolated, landlocked Kingdom of Bhutan took its first tentative steps towards democracy, just a few years after finally allowing access to television and the internet. …
New Delhi — An attack by unidentified militants in the Indian-controlled portion of the restive Himalayan region of Kashmir left nine people dead and 33 others injured Sunday, police said. …
Nepal’s tourism industry has mostly bounced back, contributing 6.7 per cent to gross domestic product in 2022, according to data from the World Bank. Last year, Nepal welcomed more than …
The unpredictability has left locals feeling uneasy. Like many areas in South Asia, Kashmir has been experiencing extreme weather patterns, with unprecedented summer heatwaves causing the glaciers that provide essential …
The rescue late on Tuesday of 41 workers from a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas after a 17-day ordeal should serve as a wake-up call for authorities in India to …
New Delhi — Rescuers finally reached 41 men trapped in a Himalayan highway tunnel in northern India Tuesday after 17 days. The breakthrough, after a series of failed attempts, was …
New Delhi — For 16 days, authorities in India have tried several approaches to rescuing 41 construction workers trapped in a partially collapsed highway tunnel in the Himalayas, but on …
While the government has taken steps such as water transfers, recycling and extraction reforms, they fall short of meeting China’s growing needs. Water scarcity is already diminishing crop yields, hampering …
New Delhi — Forty-one construction workers trapped inside a tunnel under construction in northern India’s Himalayan region were seen in a video Tuesday for the first time since a partial …
Indian rescuers are considering opening a vertical shaft to free 41 men trapped in a collapsed tunnel after drilling at the site was paused over fears of further cave-ins and …