Hungry and now shelterless, Thapathali monkeys getting more venturous

Zoologist Mukesh Chalise says loss of shelter in the Kalmochan Ghat area and food scarcity is making the monkeys travel longer distances. He also warns against monkeys spreading diseases.

Last Friday Shanti Dhakal and her husband Parbat, both teachers by profession, left their rented flat at Kupondole for school in the morning. They had forgotten to unlock the kitchen windows. Upon returning home in the evening both were shocked to find that the kitchen was a mess.