The Limbu community’s six-year battle against the 3 billion Nepali rupee (US$21.8 million) Pathibhara cable car project, ...

KATHMANDU — A brewing controversy over private cable car projects in Nepal’s hills has taken a new turn after the country’s planning commission quietly gave “national priority” status to ...

They appear tranquil soaring above Himalayan forests, but a string of cable car projects in Nepal has sparked violent protests, with locals saying environmental protection should trump tourism ...

The cable cars symbolise Nepal's breakneck bid to cash in on tourism, making up more than six percent of the country's GDP in 2023, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).

Five human rights organizations have called for dialogue to resolve the ongoing dispute over the Pathibhara cable car construction in Taplejung. Issuing a joi ...

The 'No Cable Car' group has been protesting against the construction of the cable car in the Pathibhara region, citing concerns that the project would erase the region's historical identity.

Five human rights organisations have called for a resolution to the ongoing dispute over the Pathibhara cable car project in ...

Across Nepal, five cable car projects have opened in the past two years -- and 10 more are under development, according to government figures Prakash MATHEMA Facebook ...

The cable car project has polarised opinion not just in Taplejung, where there have been violent scuffles between protesters and police, but the global Nepali public sphere. It has also shown the ...