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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Number of water birds ‘declining’
KASKI, JAN 15 - Migrantory water birds in the district have been endangered due to human activities such as deforestation and encroachment, ornithologists and conservationists counting the number of such
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Famine looms large in Jajarkot
JAJARKOT, JAN 15 - The threat of acute shortage of food looms large in the remote region owing to the failure of Nepal Food Corporation (NFC) to transport subsidized rice to its depots located in remote
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DFO for turning community forests into protected forests
MANTHALI, JAN 15 - Following rampant deforestation in community forests which has seriously threatened bio-diversity in the region, the District Forest Office (DFO) in Ramechhap has forwarded a proposal
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Over 15pc Kapilvastu kids malnourished
KAPILVASTU, JAN 15 - Malnutrition among children has emerged as a serious problem in the district, authorities concerned said. Though the National Demographic Survey showed that 11 percent of the total
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30pc Nepalis defecate out in open
KATHMANDU, NOV 20 - As many as 7.95 million Nepalis still defecate in the open such as bushes and field, according to a study conducted by the Department of Water, Supply and Sanitation. According to
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CIAA’s jurisdiction questioned after flurry of hydro licence cancellations
KATHMANDU, NOV 03 - Lawmakers on Sunday questioned the jurisdiction of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) after it issued a series of orders cancelling the survey and generation
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191 families get access to safe water in Baglung
BAGLUNG, OCT 31 - Unlike in the past, Narmaya Pun of Bobang VDC in the district is relieved of her compulsion to walk three hours to fetch water from nearby source of water, thanks to a drinking water
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Absconding rhino horn smugglers arrested and jailed
The Chitwan National Park has arrested and jailed a rhino horn smuggler who has been at large without serving the jail term sentenced to him. National park spokesperson Tikaram Poudel today informed that
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Jagadamba installs device to cut pollution
BARA, OCT 07 - Jagadamba Steel Industries has installed modern equipment at its manufacturing facility in Simara in a bid to lessen environmental pollution. The management claimed that this was the first
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Nepal, India finalise draft of survey
Nepal and India have finalised a survey draft for the proposed Amlekhgunj-Raxaul petroleum pipeline. A joint team of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) conducted the survey