The wild animal was discovered dead in Thulo Pandhera community forest, with initial investigations suggesting it may have been attacked by another leopard.

The 24-year-old youth died while undergoing treatment at Gorkha Hospital, the police said.

The vehicle veered off the road and plunged 15 metres down the road, police say.

Nine bulls compete in the event in Gorkha on Tuesday.

On first day, Ripumardani Battalion covered the route from Gorkha to Ghatbeshi on the Gorkha-Dhading border.

A 43-year-old man has been arrested for the murder of an 18-year-old girl in Gorkha following her resistance to an attempted rape.

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.