Achham, Sept 13: Farmers here are vigilant at night to protect corn plantations from wild animals. Farmers set up tents in their farmland and stay awake throughout nights to save ripe corn from wild animals.

Everybody has a food preference. Some like chicken, some like cottage cheese, and then there are those who seem to prefer mushroom over everything else. Rajkumar Adhikari, a civil engineer by profession, had a food bias for corn. He always found himself gravitating towards “poleko makai” (roasted corn on the cob) that vendors sold on the roadside. But he found his experience of indulging in a perfectly roasted corn complete with chili paste on the side somewhat dulled by all the noise and dust on Kathmandu streets.

DHADING, July 28: The body of Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Bir Bahadur Gurung was found at 6 am today in a corn field near the District Police Office, Dhading.