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Activities based on wildlife contributing to tourism are thriving lately at Nawalpur. The community forests in the buffer zone of the Chitwan National Park (CNP) have become popular for sightseeing.

With the activities growing on eco-tourism, the number of tourists has also increased here.

From Gaidakot to Triveni Forest, the buffer zone of CNP is visited for seeing wild animals and birds. Jungle safari is popular, according to Chairman of Dhakaha buffer zone community forest, Nar Bahadur Mahato.

"We have prioritized tourism because tourists visit here to see wildlife. Jungle safari is a major choice," he said, adding that the fee generated from tourists is the forest's income.

Aquatic birds found in the Narayani River and other streams attract visitors. Diversity in wildlife is a special feature in this area, including CNP.

Mahato further informed that even an 'eco corridor' was set up to lure tourists. The corridor stretches over 2,020 hectares of land straddling various community forests. The trail is also determined for the convenience of tourists.

Moreover, four other community forests under Sishbar Consumers' Committee in the buffer zone are also planning for the eco corridor. Management of the meadows and wetlands is also paid attention by the consumers' committee.

The indigenous settlements near the forest are also promoting homestay. Central chairman of Homestay Association, Premshankar Mardaniyar Tharu, informed that the number of households running homestays and hotels targeting tourists has also increased in recent times.

Currently, there are more than half dozen homestays near community forests in the buffer zone. The number of such homestays would be increased, Chaudhari shared.

A couple died of electrocution in Pokhara.

The deceased have been identified as Bhim Lal Sunar (46) and his spouse Sabitri Sunar (46) of Jomsom, Mustang and currently residing at Patane of Pokhara metropolis-29, according to police.

The incident occurred when they were fishing in a stream using electric current.

A police team was mobilized immediately after receiving the information about the incident.

The Sunar couple was rushed to the regional hospital, but they were declared dead soon after their arrival.

DSP at District Police Office, Kaski, Shravan Kumar BK, said the bodies of the couple have been kept at Paschimanchal Regional Hospital for postmortem.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the three-tier governments to fully ensure child rights. 

Issuing a press release on Monday on the occasion of World Children's Day, the NHRC urged the three-tier government, citing the governments have not been able to guarantee the provisions of child rights envisaged by the international Conventions, Nepal's constitution and law.

It has also urged them to comply with different national and international laws related to child rights, take action against those involved in violating child rights, protect child rights by guaranteeing basic rights of children and to carry out necessary activities to run child correction centers in a systematic manner.

Similarly, the NHRC has asked all citizens, guardians, political parties, right activists and general people to carry out works in a result-oriented manner for the protection and advocacy of child rights.

The rights watch dog has urged the three-tier governments to pay special attention on various issues including difficulties in birth registration of children and identity, child labor, deprivation of health and education, risk of trafficking, victim of sexual violence.

The NHRC pointed out that the children taking shelter with their parents in jail are fully deprived of human rights and that the child correction centers are not human rights friendly. 

A Royal Bengal tiger has been found dead in the Hariyali Community Forest in Chitwan.

The female tiger of around six to seven years old was found dead in the community forest under the buffer zone of Chitwan National Park (CNP) at Bharatpur Municipality-27 this morning, said CNP Information Officer Ganesh Prasad Tiwari.

According to Tiwari, it is suspected that the tiger might have died due to a fight with another tiger.

A team of CNP has brought the dead tigress to Kasara for postmortem.

There are 128 tigers in CNP as per a tiger census conducted in 2022.