Elephant safaris at crossroads as Chitwan weighs ethical tourism shift

Chitwan, July 19 -- On Friday afternoon, nature guide Samjhana Tiwari posted a video on Facebook showing a long queue of tourist vehicles heading towards the Baghmara Buffer Zone Community Forest for ... Read More

Notorious killer elephant tracked again after fatal attacks in Chitwan

Chitwan, July 16 -- Wildlife authorities have located and fitted a satellite tracking collar on a notorious wild elephant responsible for at least 25 human deaths, days after it killed a woman and her... Read More

Organic farmers show way beyond Nepal's fertiliser crisis

Chitwan/palpa:, July 15 -- Farmers across Nepal, already delayed by a sluggish monsoon, are now scrambling for scarce chemical fertilisers as the paddy transplanting season gathers pace. But in parts ... Read More

Heavy rain inundates parts of Chitwan, major rivers remain below flood warning levels

Chitwan, July 14 -- Persistent rainfall since Monday afternoon has inundated several areas of Chitwan district, but water levels in the region's major rivers remain below flood warning levels, accordi... Read More

Round-the-clock operation launched to capture killer elephant

Chitwan, July 12 -- Chitwan National Park has deployed round-the-clock patrols in a renewed effort to capture Dhurbe, the notorious wild male elephant blamed for killing at least 25 people over the pa... Read More

Dhurbe, the rogue elephant that followed a family for 14 years

Chitwan, July 6 -- On December 16, 2012, Shanichara Bote sat motionless at the Baruwa bazaar in Madi, alongside the lifeless bodies of his father Budhiram and mother Jharali. They had just been trampl... Read More

Evening safari proposed to reap more benefits from natural resources. Conservationists warn against disturbing animals at rest

Chitwan, July 3 -- A proposal to introduce an evening jeep safari in the biologically sensitive Barandabhar forest corridor has drawn strong opposition from conservationists, who warn it could disrupt... Read More

Jeep safari inside Chitwan National Park suspended for monsoon season

Chitwan, July 1 -- Jeep safari inside Chitwan National Park has been suspended from Wednesday as the monsoon sets in, with authorities citing wildlife protection, deteriorating forest roads and safety... Read More

Bird flu outbreak and uncertainty hit poultry sector, raising fears of meat and egg shortage during festivals

Chitwan, June 29 -- The poultry sector is facing growing uncertainty as repeated bird flu outbreaks and farm closures disrupt the peak chick-raising season, raising fears of possible shortages of chic... Read More

Gagan Thapa's Chitwan reference revives memories of Congress' 1962 armed rebellion

Chitwan/kathmandu, June 23 -- On Sunday, Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa called attention to an obscure, violent chapter from the early days of the partyless Panchayat era. Speaking at the openi... Read More

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