After a tense week, Lumbini heads for normalcy as tourists return

Lumbini, Sept. 16 -- After a tense week marked by Gen Z protests demanding political reforms, Nepal's spiritual heartland, Lumbini, is witnessing a gradual revival. The birthplace of Lord Buddha is g... Read More

Glossy ibis sighted in Kathmandu Valley after 181 years

Lumbini, Sept. 8 -- Birdwatchers have recorded the sighting of the Glossy ibis, locally called sano sawari, in the Kathmandu Valley for the first time in nearly 200 years, rekindling excitement among ... Read More

Baby Ghariyals in Bardiya are a sight to celebrate

Bardiya, Aug. 15 -- The Crocodile Breeding Centre in Bardiya National Park is bustling with life. Ninety-three baby gharials, barely two months old, are turning the facility's ponds into a lively spec... Read More

Two boys drown while swimming in public pond in Kapilvastu

Kapilvastu, Aug. 14 -- Two boys drowned while swimming in a public pond in Krishnanagar Municipality-7, Sukhrampur, on Thursday afternoon. According to the Kapilvastu District Police Office, the inci... Read More

In Buddha's birthplace, disquiet is growing

Lumbini, Aug. 1 -- Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha and a global symbol of peace and compassion, is now steeped in agitation and unrest. Once a tranquil haven for pilgrims, tourists and devot... Read More

Tigers thrive, conflicts decline in Nepal

Bardiya/chitwan, July 29 -- As the world marks Global Tiger Day on Tuesday, Nepal has a rare conservation success story to share. Not only has the country nearly tripled its tiger population over the ... Read More

Nearly 19,000 booked for traffic violations in Kapilvastu over the past year

Kapilvastu, July 19 -- Traffic police in Kapilvastu took action against 18,872 drivers for violating traffic rules in the fiscal year 2024/25, according to officials from the District Traffic Police O... Read More

Tilaurakot misses out on World Heritage Sites list

Lumbini, July 14 -- Nepal's bid to enlist Tilaurakot, the ancient capital of the Shakya kingdom and the palace where Siddhartha Gautam spent his princely life before he became the Buddha, on the UNESC... Read More

Shortage of life-saving nutritional diet puts over 40,000 malnourished children at risk

Nepal, July 3 -- month-old Prapti KC has been battling severe acute malnutrition at the Nutrition Rehabilitation Home (NRH) in Butwal. Prapti, the daughter of Prajita Thapa KC of Madane in Gulmi, was ... Read More

Two women dead after tractor plunges into pond

Kapilvastu, June 23 -- Two women died after a tractor they were travelling on plunged into a pond in West Dohani, ward 8 of Kapilvastu Municipality, on Monday morning. The victims, aged 22 and 45, we... Read More