Preparations for the Phulpati dispatch began on Wednesday, the day of Shasthi.

Both Surendra and Janam held the rank of lance corporal at the Ripumardan Battalion in Gorkha.

Nepalis consume 82,145 tonnes of apples worth Rs8.44 billion annually, mostly imported from China.

Kunwar, who was injured in the hornet attack, died while undergoing treatment in the local healthcare centre.

Four others still buried under debris.

Security personnel backed by locals searching for five missing individuals.

Two others buried by landslide rescued, locals say.

Compared to an ordinary slingshot, this one hurls stones three times farther, local government official says.

The 33-year-old policeman succumbs to injuries while undergoing treatment in Chitwan.

Their preliminary report says there are three-four snow leopards in the Nubri area.

The trail should be repaired to ease transportation of food and daily essentials, locals say.

Four leopards, two barking deers, and a wild cat have been found dead in various places in the district during the lockdown period.

There have been no efforts to preserve the spout even after the locals’ repeated requests with the Department of Archaeology to maintain the historic spigot.

More than 300 quintals of rice transported to the depot last year are yet to be sold