The fragile Chure range, long recognised as the principal recharge zone for groundwater in the Tarai, is steadily losing its ...

Speaking at a tree plantation programme commemorating the 10th Chure Conservation Day, the Prime Minister said that the conservation of the Chure is a multifaceted issue connecting to the livelihoods ...

Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development Beduram Bhusal spoke of the need to 'recharge' the Chure region for overall development of agriculture in the Tarai zone. At a programme organised at ...

The Chure or Siwalik Range is the first of several folds of mountains that rise from Gangetic plains up to the highest peaks in the world. The Chure extends east-west for more than 1,600km from the ...

On 10 January, 24-year-old Dilip Mahato was killed for opposing the ‘Crusher’ industry in Dhanusha that was illegally mining sand from a river. This week, another Dhanusha native, former president Ram ...

Just 150 miles south from Nepal’s snow-capped Himalayas lies dense forest, populated by tigers, elephants, leopards and rhinos. The subtropical lowlands of Chure are rich in biodiversity and home to 6 ...