Deforestation poses threat to wildlife in Myagdi
The existence of the wildlife is in danger, as deforestation is rampant in the upper belt in Myagdi district. A large number of trees have been fallen for medicinal herbs and other resources. Ranger
Kantipur (Nepal)
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Compensation up for animal attacks
KATHMANDU, JUL 28 - The government has increased in ex-gratia compensation to the kin of wild animal attack victims from Rs 300,000 to Rs 500,000 in a bid to encourage people’s participation in forest
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3 die, 2 missing in landslip, floods
BIRATNAGAR, JUL 06 - Three persons have died and two others gone missing in separate monsoon-related incidents in Sindhuli, Sankhuwasabha and Khotang districts in the past 24 hours. Two girls were killed
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Floods inundate villages in Jhapa
BIRTAMOD (JHAPA), JUL 03 - Settlements at Khudunabari-3, 4 and 5 in the district were inundated for around 24 hours after the flooded Biring river breached an embankment on Tuesday night. Villagers
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5 magnitude aftershock strikes early morning
A fresh aftershock of 5 on the Richter scale was felt early Monday morning. The National Seismological Centre said that the epicenter of the fresh quake that occured at at 5:42am today was Ramechhap district.
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Landslides sweep away 60 houses at Keraunja, 475 at high risk
GORKHABAZAR, JUN 29 - A series of big and small landslides triggered by torrential rains in northern Gorkha has added to the suffering of the earthquake survivors of Keraunja, sweeping away 60 houses.
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WB approves $300 million for quake recovery
KATHMANDU, JUN 30 - The World Bank Group on Tuesday approved two credits totaling US $300 million to rebuild houses in poor, rural areas of Nepal and to provide an injection of cash for the government’s
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Taplejung landslide death toll reaches 53
The death toll from the landslide triggered by incessant rainfall in Taplejung has reached 53. As many as 12 people have sustained injury while some others have gone missing. The landslides were triggered
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Two aftershocks recorded until Friday afternoon
KATHMANDU, JUN 05 - Two aftershocks above 4 magnitude were recorded until Friday afternoon. The last tremor measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale with its epicenter at Kathmandu district was recorded at
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270 aftershocks over 4 Richter in a month
KATHMANDU, MAY 27 - It has been a month since the devastating earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale struck the country last month. But, the country is continued to feel aftershocks since then.