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Three people killed by Wild Elephant

A wild elephant rampaged through a village of Jhapa district in southeastern Nepal trampling three people to death. According to the local police, the elephant first attacked a 57-year-old man in his house who died on the spot. Then, a 70-year-old woman working on a tea garden was killed. More

Climate Change : A hot topic

By: Amit Poudyal Climate change is a hot topic in Nepal now as studies show that many people in the country are facing hunger due to frequent droughts and melting glaciers are also threatening millions. The country heavily depends on tourism and agriculture to sustain its economy and climate change could seriously hurt these two sectors.“Changing weather patterns have dramatically affected crop production in Nepal, leaving farmers unable to properly feed themselves and pushing them into debt”, Oxfam, non-governmental organization working in Nepal, says in a report. More