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Written by Santosh Paudel Every year in mid-May, as the snow begins to melt in the Himalayas,tens of thousands of villagersfrom the northern districts of Nepal climb to the alpine meadows. Here, they crawl along the mountainsides, searching painstakingly for tiny, dark brown protrusions from the soil. These stalks are not plants, but a rarefungus, [] The post Cordyceps harvesters undeterred by lockdown ban in Nepal Himalayas appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .
Guwahati: The historic Gorsam Kora festival which is known as the festival of friendship between India and Bhutan was held at theGorsam Chorten stupa at Arunachal Pradeshs Zemithang from 18 to 21 March 2023. This festival showcasing the rich cultural and religious heritage of the region attracts pilgrims from India as well as Bhutan to [] The post India and Bhutan celebrate festival of friendship appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .
Guwahati:Controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin said that if an aged person proudly says he is sexually active yet,it becomes a matter of great pride, but when a woman says the same thing, society will start hurling abuse at her. Nasrin in a Facebook post said that an older mans sex drive is a matter of [] The post Older mans sex drive a matter of pride, but older womans sexuality matter of shame: Taslima Nasrin appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .