ARMY SAYS SOLDIERS FIRST, TIGERS LATER

Banke National Park, one of Nepal´s five protected areas with 18 tigers, remains virtually unguarded as the army personnel who were supposed to be deployed a year back, are not there. The park management has built five new security posts for the army at the cost of NPR 10 million but they are without water and electricity. The army says it cannot dispatch its soldiers without ensuring basic facilities.

September 19

Republica