Kamal Panthi

Storms and heavy rain devastate crops across western Nepal

Farmers in Kailali, Bardiya, Salyan and Dang have suffered losses to paddy, fruits, and vegetables, raising fears of lower yields and increasing demands for government relief.

Storms and heavy rain destroy crops just before harvest

Farmers in Kailali, Bardiya, Salyan and Dang have suffered losses to paddy, fruit and vegetables, raising fears of lower yields and increasing demands for government relief.

34 blackbucks die; 20 go missing in 15 months

The population in the Khairapur conservation area has fallen to 210, with leopard attacks accounting for the most deaths.

Three days of rain leave Bardiya farmers fearing for their livelihoods

Paddy was damaged across more than 50,000 hectares as heavy rain and strong winds hit the district just before harvest.

‘Problem’ tiger captured after terrorising villages in Bardiya

The tiger had been entering settlements for a month and killing cattle and goats, prompting a 19-day search by wildlife officials and security personnel.

Concrete barriers help curb wildlife incursions in Bardiya

New barriers built along an irrigation canal have reduced elephant and other wildlife incursions into settlements, but communities remain exposed where electric fencing is poorly maintained.

Bardiya’s rhinos are crossing into India for water and greener pastures

Around 20 rhinos are believed to have crossed the border over the past two years.

Bardiya National Park records decline in tourist arrivals

Visitor numbers fall slightly in the last fiscal year as officials cite domestic protests and the war in West Asia, although the park remains open for year-round jeep safaris.

Babai river erosion puts five Gulariya villages at risk

Locals warn of possible inundation as halted flood-control works leave communities exposed during the monsoon.

Fertiliser shortage leaves farmers scrambling amid tighter border checks

Farmers are searching across borders and cooperative depots for scarce chemical fertiliser, with some forced to transplant without it and others facing difficulties bringing supplies from India.

Traditional marketplaces in Nepal’s Tarai are shifting. So are crop yields

Grain markets across the Tarai are disappearing as direct farm buying and declining production weaken farmers' bargaining power.

Wildlife attacks kill 11 in Bardiya in under a year

Deaths from leopard, tiger and elephant attacks have nearly doubled from last year, with officials linking the rise in leopard encounters to growing tiger populations in protected forests.

Heatwave, holidays push up patient load at Bardiya Hospital

Rising cases of diarrhoea, fever and dehydration strain emergency services as patients return disappointed after finding OPD services closed during public holidays.

Shortage of free medicines in Bardiya hospital forces patients to buy drugs privately

Bardiya District Hospital is out of stock of more than half of the 98 free medicines provided by the government, forcing patients to pay for medicines themselves.

Eviction drive exposes decades of settlement expansion on public land

From highway towns to market centres, settlements built on public and forest land across Nepal face growing uncertainty as authorities intensify anti-encroachment campaigns.