Lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor), which is commonly found in South and Central Europe and West Asia, was seen near Shyali River in the second week of May.

There have been incidents where captured wild animals have died due to the absence of a skilled rescue team and a proper infirmary in Kanchanpur.

Last year’s census put the number of swamp deer at the park at 2,313.

Patients suffering from kidney-related complications have to visit either Dhangadhi in Kailali or bordering Indian towns for treatment.

Failure to deposit money in Forest Development Fund has prevented felling of trees for the project to move ahead.

Among the victims, is a 14-year-old girl suffering from mental illness, who was fed medicines to forcibly terminate her pregnancy.

Dry port will provide the shortest route to two key ports—Mundra Port in Gujarat, and Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai.

Maiti Nepal has rescued 30 Nepali girls and women from the country in the past one year.

The number of drug-related arrests in five months of the ongoing fiscal year has surpassed last fiscal year’s total for the province, according to police data. The number of abusers in rural areas is higher than those in urban centres.

Locals obstruct traffic along the East-West highway in protest of the incident.

UML candidate Niru Devi Pal and her rival from the Congress, Ramesh Lekhak, are expected to have a neck-to-neck competition.

The old embankment built in 1994 has lost its original height to siltation in the Mahakali river and provides little protection to the settlements.

Besides swamp deer, the park is also home to tigers, blue bulls (Boselaphus tragocamelus) and peacocks, among others.

Landslides in Achham on Friday killed 22 people. In Kanchanpur and Kailali, floodwaters inundated several settlements and displaced hundreds.

The national park has built a special sanctuary on 59.8 hectares of the park land in Hirapur Phanta, which is home to 203 blackbucks.