In the deeply rooted traditions of indigenous Tharu community, Bhalmansa or Badghar-village chief responsible for overseeing ...

Nepal was home to 121 tigers in 2010, ... The Madi settlement, comprising Indigenous Tharu, Bote and Darai peoples as well as hill migrants, is bordered on three sides by Chitwan National Park.

Bhadai Tharu lives in Khata, Nepal, and has dedicated his life to protecting tigers — despite losing an eye to one. Now, he’s working to resolve human-wildlife conflict in the region.

The bustling tourist town of Sauraha, around 180 kilometres from Nepal’s capital city Kathmandu, seldom rests.Nor do the streets. However, the streets of nearby Baghmara in Ratnanagar look deserted.

The fortunes of the indigenous Tharu people and Nepal’s rhinos have been linked for centuries. The establishment of Chitwan National Park in 1973 deepened the marginalization the Tharu, evicting ...

Tharu protesters had been at a rally demanding greater rights under a new constitution when the clashes erupted. A man, 18, has died in the south after police fired at a similar protest.

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The discovery half a century ago of what seemed a lost Buddhist paradise in western Nepal, populated by Janjatis and Hindus, was intriguing. Buddhism had been virtually unknown outside of the ...

But the Tharu and Medhesi minorities who live in the country’s southern plains, ... They are demanding that Nepal be declared a Hindu state in the new constitution, reports the Associated Press.

During his door-to-door campaign in the freed Kamaiya settlement earlier, the left allianceparliamentary candidate from Kailali Constituency No 5, Naradmuni Rana assured Tharu community members of ...

Bhadai Tharu lives in Khata, Nepal, and has dedicated his life to protecting tigers — despite losing an eye to one. Now, he’s working to resolve human-wildlife conflict in the region.