Dil Bahadur Dhami, a local, said that as many as 156 families of the village were facing food shortage for the last nine years. Their fertile lands had turned barren due to the long drought, lack of ...

Are you ready to trade the chaos of city life for the serenity of the Himalayas? If so, then you should plan your next trip to Sankri, a hidden gem in Uttarakhand. Perched at an altitude of 1950 ...

SAMJUNG, Nepal (AP) — The Himalayan village of Samjung did not die in a day. Perched in a wind-carved valley in Nepal's Upper Mustang, more than 13,000 feet (3,962 meters) above sea level, the ...

MARTOLI, India (AP) — Dozens of dilapidated stone buildings are what is left of the once-thriving border village of Martoli, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Nestled in Johar Valley and ...

A new strand of Tibetan prayer flags going up off Southeast Clinton Street hardly merits mention. Except this time, for once, it actually signifies the presence of something Tibetan. And, for that ...