Tanahun, Nov. 6 -- As leopards continue to enter human settlements, locals in Tanahun have been scrambling to find measures to contain the animal. The locals had even used wooden snares, a traditional measure, to trap wild animals. But this too hasn't been as effective as expected.

The agitated locals have now concluded that the leopard incursion is the result of goddess Devi's wrath. As a remedy, locals from wards 1, 2, 3, and 4, on Tuesday, performed a puja at the Thakrek Kalika Devi temple in Nareswhartar to appease the Devi.

"Since all measures have failed, we figured the Devi was unhappy with us," said Seeta Adhikari, a local from Bhanu Municipality-2. In the municipality's ward numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4, leopards have killed six child...