Fertiliser shortage leaves farmers scrambling amid tighter border checks
By Kamal Panthi, Shankar Acharya, Parbat Portel, Shiva Puri, Bhawani Bhatta, Nabin Poudel, Upendra Raj Pandey, Ram Prasad Chauhan & Manoj Paudel Farmers are searching across borders and cooperative depots for scarce chemical fertiliser, with some forced to transplant without it and others facing difficulties bringing supplies from India.
Journalist Khem Bhandari held following defamation conviction
By Bhawani Bhatta Police arrested Bhandari following court orders after he was found guilty in a case linked to his reporting on the Nirmala Panta rape and murder case.
GPS-tagged vulture from Shuklaphanta flies 520 km to India’s Himachal Pradesh
By Bhawani Bhatta The tagged white-rumped vulture travelled from far-western Nepal to Pong Dam, offering rare insight into long-distance scavenger routes across the Himalayas.
More than 2,000 Indian vehicles enter Nepal daily through six border points
By Bhawani Bhatta, Rupa Gahatraj, Manoj Paudel, Ramesh Kumar Paudel, Deepak Pariyar, Prakash Baral & Shankar Acharya An unprecedented influx of Indian holidaymakers and pilgrims, even during the traditional off-season, is boosting business for hotels, restaurants and tourism operators across Nepal.
Dodhara Chandani dry port construction advancing rapidly
By Chitranga Thapa & Bhawani Bhatta Officials say the Kanchanpur project is expected to be completed within two years if work continues without disruption. Experts stress the need for stronger export-oriented industrial planning.
Tourism surge spills into security concerns along Nepal border towns
By Manoj Paudel, Bhawani Bhatta, Rupa Gahatraj, Shankar Acharya, Shiva Puri & Madhav Dhungana Rowdy behaviour, cross-border crime and weak monitoring along the open border are posing growing challenges for local authorities in border districts.
Leopard rescues highlight rising human-wildlife conflict in Nepal’s far west
By Bhawani Bhatta Conservation study finds big cats increasingly roaming near settlements in Sudurpaschim as shrinking prey and habitat push wildlife closer to people.
Overexploited for years, the Chure hills are weakening, and water stress is rising across the Tarai
By Bhawani Bhatta, Ghanashyam Gautam, Shiva Puri, Parbat Portel & Ramesh Kumar Paudel Groundwater that once lay at 20 to 25 feet is now sinking beyond 110 feet in several parts of the Tarai.
Riverbeds turn lifeline for freed Kamaiyas in Kanchanpur
By Bhawani Bhatta & Harishchandra Bagh Farmers turn sandy riverbeds into productive fields. They earn a living from growing vegetables, but rely on risky roadside trade without market.
‘We spent more time searching for gas than working’, says Nepali arriving from India
By Bhawani Bhatta Gaddachauki border officials say around 500 workers are crossing back into Nepal on a daily basis.
Blackbucks in Shuklaphanta and Bardiya to be relocated
By Bhawani Bhatta 18 blackbucks to be moved to Tikauli in Barandabhar corridor. Relocation will be complete by mid-May.
Family of Kanchanpur youth killed in Ukraine war seeks repatriation of remains
By Bhawani Bhatta The youth remained in regular contact with his family during his initial training period, but his last communication was on November 26, 2023.
After voting, Nepali migrant workers head back to India, urge leaders to deliver on pledges
By Bhawani Bhatta Thousands who came home to vote in the March 5 snap parliamentary elections are now returning, forced by poverty into jobs far from families.
Tiger count in Shuklaphanta to begin after polls
By Bhawani Bhatta Survey deferred as park staff mobilised for election duty; 260 grids identified for camera installation.
Displaced and on the edge of forests, families face daily threats from wildlife
By Bhawani Bhatta Elephant intrusions, destroyed crops, and occasional deaths are part of daily life for hundreds of families in Dhakka.