Demand Prime Minister Dahal’s intervention to resolve the problem.

The water body covering an area of 25 hectares is estimated to have shrunk to its half.

Researchers at Agriculture University, Rampur develop a tube to grow wasps and fungus that destroy the pest.

The plan is to charge fees to visitors and the money will be spent on the operation of the enclosures, where troublesome tigers are captured and kept.

Since 1998, as many as 28 people have been killed in wildlife attacks in the area close to Chitwan National Park.

1,887 gharials that grew up in the centre have been released in various rivers so far. But their survival rate is very low.

Police suspect three more may be missing in the river.

Salin, 14, was found hanging in a room on February 24. Her family says the victim might have been raped and murdered.

On Monday, a park rhino was seen struggling to navigate a newly constructed dyke on the Rapti riverbank, leaving conservationists worried.

Dhruba and Ambika Dhital, a couple from Bharatpur, brand, and promote their products.

Ibisbill, locally called Tilahari chara, sighted on Rapti River after 15 years. The bird’s return indicates improved water quality in Rapti, says expert.

The vehicle veered off Bridge number 3 in Muglin and plunged into the river at around 4:45am on Tuesday, police said.

The convict was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 100,000 after being found guilty of killing a rhino on February 4, 2004.

This fiscal year, the area under mustard farming increased to 21,850 hectares, returning to its 1998-99 level.

Tourism has changed the face of the local community who have worked hard to protect the forest over the past decades.