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Rhino sightings in Chitwan's urban areas raise conservation concerns

Chitwan, May 23 -- horned rhinoceros runs under streetlights in the heart of Bharatpur as onlookers pull out their mobile phones to film the scene. Others step back in alarm. As night falls, such sce... Read More


Three children of a family die within five days in Chitwan

Chitwan, May 19 -- Three children from the same family have died within five days in northern Chitwan after developing symptoms including headache, vomiting and diarrhoea, said doctors. Shyam Bahadur... Read More


Electric traps emerge as growing threat to rhino conservation in Nepal

Chitwan, May 17 -- horned rhinoceros found dead in a cornfield in Kawasoti Municipality of Nawalparasi East on Friday has once again drawn attention to a growing threat facing the country's endangered... Read More


Ayushma Chepang passed Grade 5. Home duties keep her in the same class

Chitwan, May 17 -- Ayushma Chepang, 11, who has completed Grade 5, has been forced to repeat the same class due to family responsibilities and the lack of a nearby higher school in her rural settlemen... Read More


Child dies, two critically ill after consuming poisonous mushrooms

Chitwan, May 15 -- One child has died, and two others are critically ill after consuming poisonous wild mushrooms in Chitwan, local officials said. The incident occurred in Kulbang village in ward 1 ... Read More


Once common in Nepal's plains, yellow-breasted bunting now fights for survival

Chitwan, May 12 -- Once seen moving in large flocks across Nepal's plains, the yellow-breasted bunting earned its Nepali name "Bagale Bagedi" because of its abundance. Today, however, spotting the sma... Read More


Tuin Khola landslide threat persists as monsoon nears

Chitwan, May 11 -- The Tuin Khola section near Mugling has once again become a major landslide risk ahead of the monsoon, threatening traffic on the busy Narayanghat-Mugling road. The landslide-prone... Read More


Bridge ends years of deadly river crossings for Chepang villages

Chitwan, May 10 -- Every monsoon, the Kayar river swells into a torrent that cuts off villages, strands families, and, at times, claims lives. For residents of Siddhi in the hills of Chitwan district... Read More


Regular school evolves into special for children unable to hear, speak

Chitwan, May 8 -- A small community school founded 57 years ago in Bajarahatti of Rapti Municipality-8, Chitwan, reached a milestone when its students sat the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) thi... Read More


Tiger found dead in Chitwan National Park

Chitwan, May 3 -- A tiger was found dead near Bhimle Post in the Meghauli area of Chitwan National Park on Sunday morning. According to Avinash Thapa Magar, information officer at national park, the ... Read More