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Abhaya Raj Joshi
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Nepal takes a leaf out of Sri Lanka’s book, considers exporting crop-raiding monkeys
Troops of rhesus macaques accustomed to human food, enter fields, leaving behind a trail of destruction and exasperated farmers.
Abhaya Raj Joshi
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World’s ‘grumpiest cat’ found taking refuge on the world’s highest mountain
The presence of the manul, a cold-adapted cat species, has been confirmed on the slopes of Sagarmatha.
Abhaya Raj Joshi
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Climate change is pushing tigers and leopards into snow leopard’s mountainous territory in Nepal
Both tigers and leopards have been observed at elevations above 9,800 feet, well within snow leopard territory.
Abhaya Raj Joshi
Trending
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Constitution does not allow preferential treatment for religious majority: SC judge BV Nagarathna
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Readers’ comments: ‘Most Kerala Hindus are already lost’
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Thailand Open 2023: PV Sindhu knocked out in opening round; Kiran George stuns world No 9 Shi Yu Qi
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Video: Watch this breakdancer’s amazing performance in sari and high heels
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Crime fiction: A detective’s holiday is cut short when strange bloody handprints appear on the walls
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Interview: South Asia needs a regional plan to sustain the Bengal tiger population
Nepal has tripled its tiger population since 2010. Its director-general of national parks discusses what’s needed to protect the big cat.
Abhaya Raj Joshi
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Guardians of Everest: A new book focuses on sherpas who toil at the foothills of the Himalayas
The authors talk about documenting the lives of the community and how they began scaling the sacred ‘Sagarmatha’.
Abhaya Raj Joshi
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Himalayan glaciers may be melting even in the winters, says a new study
Unusually warm winters in the Everest region may have implications for the geologically fragile area, including its glaciers.
Abhaya Raj Joshi
Video
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‘Carpet or road?’: Watch the freshly laid surface of a Maharashtra highway being peeled off
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Caught on TV: Joe Biden lets out a chuckle as a reporter asks if he will ever pardon Donald Trump
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Watch: Daily commuters cheer for a motorman of Mumbai local train on his last day of work
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Watch: How the sheriff’s team rescued a bear trapped inside a vehicle in Nevada, USA
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Watch: Performer with one leg gets standing ovation for dance on Britain’s Got Talent
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In Nepal, a study points to links between children’s exposure to kitchen smoke and stunting
The results estimated that stunting prevalence among children with exposure to biofuel smoke was about twice as high as the children without exposure.
Abhaya Raj Joshi
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Nepali coffee lifted thousands of farmers out of poverty, but can it survive climate change?
Nepal faces a double whammy – areas where the crop has flourished may no longer be suitable, while existing plantations are at risk of pest attacks.
Abhaya Raj Joshi
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This town in Nepal pays the highest tariff for water in the country
Despite this, they don’t have enough water and need to rely on tanks.
Abhaya Raj Joshi
The Reel
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‘Chitrakut’ review: A wandering tour of complicated relationships
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Start the week with a film: The documentary ‘Tina’ is a tribute to an irrepressible spirit
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‘Citadel’ review: Secrets, lies and banality
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‘City of Dreams’ season 3 review: Political drama is running out of ways to deliver the shocks
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‘Jogira Sara Ra Ra’ review: Funny in bits and bobs