Greater scaup, a rare bird found in Nepal, has joined the latest list of rare aquatic birds in the park. Indian spot-billed duck, locally called Nadon Hansa, has also been spotted.

As many as eight people have been killed by wild elephants in Shuklaphanta and its surrounding areas since 2016.

60 new Covid-19 patients have been admitted to Mahakali Provincial Hospital in the last three days.

As farmers rush to plant their winter crops, several districts are reporting they are short of plant nutrients, particularly urea.

Far from getting high prices for their paddy as had been forecast, Kanchanpur farmers are having a hard time even finding buyers.

Due to escalating global prices, the government company responsible for supplying imported fertilisers is having a hard time finding sources.

Around 40 children suffering from high fever, common cold, cough and pneumonia are visiting the emergency unit of Mahakali Provincial Hospital on a daily basis, health workers say.

The national census of tigers conducted in 2018 had put the number of adult big cats in Shuklaphanta at 16.

Around 375 people have received AstraZeneca vaccine at the border point as of Tuesday, health officials say.

More than a thousand people have been displaced and several have gone missing with a few reported deaths.

Patients have to be referred to other districts, as all intensive care unit beds at Mahakali Provincial Hospital are occupied, officials say.

Locals accuse health workers deployed at vaccination sites, people’s representatives and municipal employees of stealing vaccines for family, friends.

Thirteen-year-old Nirmala Pant was raped and subsequently murdered three years ago in Kanchanpur. Police are nowhere close to identifying and punishing the perpetrators.

Most roads through the national park have turned muddy and unmotorable, obstructing the movement of conservationists, workers and security personnel inside the protected area.

Increase in public movement has led to a resurgence of coronavirus cases in Kanchanpur, health workers say.