Accused of Human Trafficking Arrested
Police arrested 29-year-old Lokendra Badu, originally from Darchula, Byas Municipality-6, Huti and 37-year-old Kanchimaya Ghising of Hariwan Municipality-2, Sarlahi both currently residing at Tokha Municipality-9, Kathmandu on 30 April for the charge of trafficking a 17 and a 18-year old girl. A verbal complaint was filed at the Anti Human…
The Supreme Court Administration files a contempt of court against “Sidhakura.com”
The publishers of Sidhakura.com made accusations against Supreme Court Justice Anand Mohan Bhattarai, Annapurna Media Network Chairman Rameshwar Thapa, Kantipur Media Group Managing Director Kailash Sirohiya, Annapurna Post special correspondent Surendra Kafle, as well as senior advocates Hari Upreti and Kishor Vishwakarma, alleging their involvement to influence the verdicts of more…
Court Sentenced Alam for Lifetime Imprisonment, Victims gets Justice After 17 years
The District Court Rautahat sentenced Mohommad Aftab Alam of Rajpur Municipality-4, Rautahat, Leader and Former Minister of Nepali Congress with four others to life imprisonment for the crime of killing on 25 April. Advocate Pushpa Paudel, who had been advocating against Alam, said that the verdict had finally brought justice…
Accused of Human Trafficking Arrested
Police arrested 34-year-old Pooja Lowa, operator of Friendship Beauty and Spa at Chabahil, Kathmandu-7, originally from Jhapa Rural Municipality-1 and 43-year-old Om Kumari Pun alias Pooja Magar of Gangahiti, Kathmandu-7 on 14 April for the charge of trafficking a 16-year-old girl. A verbal complaint was filed at the Anti Human…
RPP Activist Dangi Injured in Protest Dies During Treatment
Thakur Prasad Dangi, a 65-year-old resident of Madhuban Municipality-9, Bardiya died while undergoing treatment in Kathmandu on April 15. Dangi was injured in the protest held by the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) demanding the dismissal of republicanism and secularism in Kathmandu on April 9, 2024. He was being treated at…
Accused arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a minor.
On April 27, Munu Gurung, 26, of the Paschim Yuna Khaja resturant in Hiletol of Tarakeshwar-11, Bardia district, was arrested by the police. Based on information that the girls, aged 17, were sexually assaulted with threats and enticements, the police arrested him from Babarmahal, Human Trafficking Investigation Bureau. The accused has been…
Formation of a Recommendation Committee to Appoint Officials to the Transitional Justice Commission.
The government has formed a Recommendation Committee on April 12, 2024, to appoint officials to the Truth Determination and Reconciliation Commission as well as the Investigation Commission for the individuals affected by disappearances. The meeting of the Council of Ministers held on April 12, 2024, under the chairmanship of former…
Discussion for the preparation of the fourth cycle report of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Discussion among representatives of non-governmental organizations for the preparation of the fourth cycle report of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for Nepal was conducted in Kathmandu on 10 April. During the discussion program, Mr. Bijay Raj Gautam, Executive Director of INSEC, highlighted the fruitful outcomes of the UPR review report…
Kathmandu’s air quality ranks among the most unhealthy globally
The level of air pollution in Kathmandu has reached a critically unhealthy state, surpassing all other countries in the world. Nepal ranks first in the list of countries with extremely unhealthy air quality. According to the real-time air pollution measurement by IQAir, as of the morning of April 10, Kathmandu,…
The by-election’s Code of Conduct enforced from 10 April (inclusive of the Code of Conduct).
For the upcoming by-elections scheduled for April 27, 2024, the Election Code of Conduct has been enforced across the districts of Ilam and Bajhang. The Election Commission has announced the implementation of independent, impartial, and fear-free environment for the upcoming by-elections in Province Assembly Election Area Number 2 for Ilam…
