More than 200 forest fires are burning in central Nepal with prevailing winds blowing it up the valleys to Pokhara and Kathmandu, worsening air quality. This NASA FIRMS satellite image was taken on ...

Three people were killed and two others injured when a jeep met with an accident at Siddheshwar in Palpa on Sunday night while heading to extinguish a forest fire.

But the forest fires and a stagnant atmosphere has added on to the existing pollution," ICIMOD air pollution analyst Sagar Adhikari told AFP. Adhikari said some rain is expected in the next few days ...

A thick, grey smog has blanketed Kathmandu Valley and much of Nepal, turning the air acrid ... The deteriorating air quality, driven by persistent forest fires, dry weather, and stagnant ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Kathmandu, April 7 (IANS) As Nepal chokes due to several incidents of forest fire, the number of burn cases has risen alarmingly in hospitals treating burn victims. Nepal Cleft and ...

Wildfires sweeping through central Nepal threaten lives and livelihoods ... The Ashu Community Forest fire has spread rapidly, damaging water pipelines and destroying livestock shelters and ...