Submit your Article

A jailbird committed suicide inside a prison in Nepalgunj, Banke on Thursday. Neeraj Gupta (23) of Janaki Rural Municipality-6 was found hanging in the bathroom this morning, said Banke Chief District Officer Bipin Acharya. Gupta has been in jail for the past three years. The family and relatives of the deceased have been informed about the incident, CDO Acharya said.  

Police have arrested four persons with the skin and bones of a spotted tiger in Kohalpur of Banke. A joint team from the Lumbini Province Investigation Bureau and the Area Police Office, Kohalpur apprehended them in possession of a piece of skin and 6.8 kg of tiger bones from Hamrobazar, Kohalpur-11. The arrestees have been identified as Prabin Kumar KC (33) of Bhagawati Rural Municipality-5, of Dailekh Sunil Chunara (30) of Thantikandh Rural Municipality-4 of Dailekh, Lokendra Shahi (36) of Panchandewal Rural Municipality-2 of Achham and Karana Bahadur Rokaya (52) of Barkot Rural Municipality of Jajarkot. According to Forest Officer at the Division Office Banke, Ajit Kumar Karna, the skin and bones are of an adult female tiger. The tiger skin seized from them is 9.8 inches long. Police said that there were two bullet-made holes in the tiger's neck. As per the Clause 26 (1) of the National Park and Wildlife Conservation Act, 2029 BS, those found guilty in such crime will either face 15-year jail term or penalty ranging from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh or both, Karna added. Further Investigation into the case is underway, the Division Forest Office said.  

The Chitwan National Park (CNP) on Wednesday made public three persons arrested for killing two rhinos inside the park. They were paraded amid a press conference here today. Two others are on the run, said the CNP. The three—Hom Bahadur BK, Krishna Bahadur Mahato and Shikharam Tharu, all of Dharampur of Ramgram Municipality-18 in Nawalparasi district were arrested red-handed selling rhino horns, said the CNP Chief Conservation Officer Dil Bahadur Pun. They were arrested on April 20. The Division Forest Office, Nawalparasi has launched an investigation, he said. According to the CNP, a 12-year-old female rhino and her four-year-old child were killed in the Nandabhauju Community Forest under the buffer zone of the CNP on January 20, 2023.  

A person died on the spot and two others were injured after being struck by lightning at Gauriganj Rural Municipality-6 in Jhapa on Wednesday. Police identified the deceased as Bijaya Sardar (15) of Khajurgachhi in the Rural Municipality. Khagendra Rijal, spokesperson at the District Police Office Jhapa, said that the incident occurred while he was going towards the field. Shikandar Alam (20) and Manijur Alam (16) of Phulabari, India were injured in the incident. They have been sent to Medimax Hospital at Gauradaha for treatment, spokesperson Rijal said.