The confiscated substance will be sent to the forensic laboratory in Kathmandu for further analysis.

Contingency plans in place for rescue and relief operations, authorities say.

Police blame open border and weak Indian enforcement for surge in brown sugar smuggling.

Conservationists say dwindling prey in forests is pushing leopards into human settlements.

The girl was attacked while collecting grass and firewood in a community forest.

The project aims to provide year-round irrigation to 51,000 hectares in two districts and produce 48-megawatt electricity.

Four months ago, the park conducted a monitoring survey, recording 26 rhinos. The last census, conducted in 2022, counted 38 rhinos in Bardiya.

71-year-old man dies after elephant from national park attacks him near his home.

Preliminary investigations suggest that the cub died after the mother abandoned it.

Visitors increase as more people flock to see Bengal tigers and other wildlife.

The second elephant in five days was discovered in a forest area on the border of Jharsaluwa and Badka community forests.

The elephant was discovered dead in a field in Khairar, Bardiya, with natural causes suspected.

The pillion rider sustained critical injuries and passed away during treatment at Bardiya Hospital in Gulariya, the police said.

Four were riding the scooter at the time of the crash.

The rhinos cross into India due to lack of water sources and proper habitats in Nepal, conservationists say. About 20 are thought to have moved.