SC issues interim order not to implement re-polling in Bharatpur-19
The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday issued an interim order not to implement the decision of the Election Commission to conduct re-election in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-19 quoting RSS source. A single bench of Justice Choldendra Shumsher JBR issued the order not to implement the Commission's decision to hold re-election in…
Rights activists’ demands to deliver justice to the victim’s family
The rights activists have released a press statement on June 4 and demanded for the investigation and delivery of the justice to the victim's family of 10 years old Deepika Sunar and 11 years old Dipshila Pariyar of Madi Municipality-6, Ramrajyapur who died suspiciously. The victim's family accused that two…
Husband Arrested on charge of attacking wife with Khukuri
Police have arrested 55 years old husband Tharhari Ghimire on June 3 on charge of attacking his 53 years old wife Radha Kumari Ghimire of Manthali Municipality-1 over a normal family dispute. Radha sustained a head injury in an attack and undergoing treatment at Manthali community hospital. The neighbor were…
Call to end untouchability in practice
The Dalit Citizen Society has appealed to all to end the prevalence of caste-based discrimination and untouchability in practice according to RSS. Issuing a press statement today, the Society has urged all stakeholders to hold the government accountable and answerable to ensure human rights, proportional participation, inclusion, self-respect and social…
EC called for re-polling in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-19
The Election Commission has announced its decision to hold a re-election in Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Ward Number 19 in Chitwan, a week after the ballot papers of this Ward under the first-phase local level election were torn in course of vote counting quoting the RSS source. The meeting of the…
Torture in police custody, Complaint Lodged at DAO
The police administration has tortured five people inside the police custody after taking them in control on a dispute with a driver. The victims Nirmal Nepal, 23 of Benighat ROrang, 33 years old Surya Chepang, 45 years old Krishna Gurung, 17 years old Santosh Yadav and 17 years old Ankit…
Accused on ballot paper tearing incident released on bail
Two cadres of Maoist centre arrested on charge of tearing a ballot paper on May 28 in Bharatpur metropolitan were released on bail by a court order on June 1. The District Court of Chitwan has released Maoist cadres Madhukar Neupane and Drona Babu Siwakoti on bail amount of Rs…
Respect the people’s Verdict: NHRC
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has drawn its attention through the press release regarding the tearing of ballot papers in Bharatpur Metropolitan city in Chitwan on May 28. "Everyone must respect the people's verdict and it must be respected by all. The process of voting and its counting must…
CCCE committee being formed in various districts
Citizen’s Campaign for Clean Election (CCCE) has been formed in various districts in western regions in an initiation of INSEC according to the INSEC western regional office of Pokhara. According to the Gulmi District representative Top Lal Aryal, CCCE committee has been formed in Gulmi in coordination of District good…
Mayor Candidate of Lalitpur Metropolitan City files case
The mayor candidate Hari Krishna Byanjankar from CPN UML for Lalitpur Metropolitan City has filed a case at Patan High Court saying that he was defeated in Local Level Election intentionally. The filed case states that his application during the vote counting process was not heard and he further accused…
