The variety is on the verge of official certification and release after nearly 11 years of rigorous multi-stage field trials and continuous testing.

The bull was a key breeding partner for captive female elephants, with 38 calves attributed to him.

Nepal’s tiger population has grown to 429, but its only zoo and rescue centres lack adequate space and facilities for tigers rescued from settlements or too old or injured to survive in the wild.

The 56-year-old was trapped inside the vehicle after it veered off the East-West Highway and caught fire early Friday.

The vehicle caught fire while travelling along the East-West Highway’s service lane, police say.

Relatives of people missing after the Bhotekoshi floods are turning to DNA testing to identify recovered bodies, but labs are overloaded and under-resourced.

Bharatpur Hospital struggled to manage 321 bodies recovered in Chitwan before 199 were buried over two days, easing pressure on its morgue and allowing regular services to resume.

Relatives travel hundreds of kilometres across Nepal, moving between morgues, rescue camps and social media in search of any sign of those swept away or trapped by the Bhotekoshi flood.

Families search overcrowded mortuaries for missing relatives as authorities struggle with decomposing remains, scarce forensic expertise and limited cold-storage capacity across central Nepal.

Hospitals in Chitwan and Pokhara are reaching capacity as bodies recovered far downstream from the Bhotekoshi flood arrive from several districts.

Tigers killed 141 people between 2010 and 2024, while nearly 70 percent of attacks occurred in buffer zones of national parks.

Local entrepreneurs call for phased transition after Supreme Court’s order to shift to ethical tourism.

Fifty-six elephants gather at Baghmara Forest on World Elephant Day for a spread of fruits, grains and sweets.

Five king cobras and 17 cobras were rescued after they entered homes last fiscal year.

Fresh census records 74 more tigers than in the previous nationwide count of 2022, when the country saw 355 big cats.