A total of 2,314 coins were found near a pond inside a water pot called karuwa.

After 26 years in the Nepali Army, retired colonel Sudeep KC now uses the precision he honed as a soldier to track and photograph Nepal’s rare birds, mammals and landscapes.

Dr Anilman Shakya, a Nepali monk educated on a Thai royal scholarship, rose through the ranks of Thailand’s Sangha while teaching at prisons, Oxford and leading global universities.

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.

An unprecedented influx of Indian holidaymakers and pilgrims, even during the traditional off-season, is boosting business for hotels, restaurants and tourism operators across Nepal.

The “Walk for Peace” movement expands to South Asia, carrying a message of harmony from Texas to the birthplace of Buddha.

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

Ornithologists say the rare bird, found only in Nepal, has now been confirmed across all seven provinces after a sighting in Bara district.

Decades of efforts to establish new habitats for endangered species have produced uneven outcomes, raising concerns as authorities prepare to relocate blackbucks to Chitwan.

Conservationists say habitat loss, wetland encroachment, pollution and shifting weather patterns are disrupting migration, feeding and breeding cycles of birds across the country.

Stakeholders say legal hurdles, political interference, weak coordination slow efforts to develop Buddha’s birthplace into a global spiritual hub.

Although constitution promises social security and allowances for endangered groups, Kapilvastu’s Netuwas remain excluded from state support.

Hotels across Pokhara, Chitwan and Lumbini report sharp cancellations from Western travellers, with Indian and domestic tourists now keeping the sector afloat amid rising uncertainty.

Environmentalists contend the polluting factories in question are a big threat to the historical legacy of the Buddha’s birthplace.

Political wrangling, staffing issues, and unclear operational rules blamed for grounding.