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How an agricultural shift helped a Nepal village keep migrating wild elephants at bay

When barriers and fences failed, farmers switched from paddy and maize to tusker-resistant crops such as tea, lemons and even rearing bees.

Deepak Adhikari
· Feb 14, 2025 · 07:30 pm
Nepal is having its #MeToo moment as women break the silence around sexual harassment

Ideas flow easily across the border so it was only natural for the movement to enter Nepal via India.

Deepak Adhikari
· Nov 10, 2018 · 07:30 am
In Nepal, families of people who died or went missing during the civil war fight against forgetting

Twelve years after the brutal war between Maoists and the government ended, justice eludes its victims.

Deepak Adhikari
· Oct 12, 2018 · 07:30 am

In Nepal, the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl sparks a national outcry about elusive justice

With no breakthrough in two months, the police have been accused of cover-up.

Deepak Adhikari
· Sep 26, 2018 · 07:30 am
Religion pays: Temple visits by top Indian politicians are boosting tourism in Nepal

It is a win-win: while visiting politicians showcase their ‘Hindu credentials’ to voters back home, Nepal benefits from tourists attracted by the publicity.

Deepak Adhikari
· Sep 15, 2018 · 07:30 am
Nepal’s KP Sharma Oli is becoming increasingly authoritarian – and there’s little to stop him

The prime minister is centralising power, cracking down on NGOs, trying to curb dissent and eroding the judiciary’s independence.

Deepak Adhikari
· Aug 27, 2018 · 08:00 am

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How an agricultural shift helped a Nepal village keep migrating wild elephants at bay

When barriers and fences failed, farmers switched from paddy and maize to tusker-resistant crops such as tea, lemons and even rearing bees.

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Ideas flow easily across the border so it was only natural for the movement to enter Nepal via India.

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It is a win-win: while visiting politicians showcase their ‘Hindu credentials’ to voters back home, Nepal benefits from tourists attracted by the publicity.

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