Accused Arrested for Statutory Rape
Police arrested 45-year-old Ramchandra Gajurel of Uttar Gaya Rural Municipality-4 on August 1 for the charge of raping a 15-year-old girl on July 21. DSP Keshav Bhattarai said that the aggrieved party filed a complaint at the District Police Office on 1 August 1 alleging that the accused have been…
Renovation Of Children’s Home and ancient auditorium
Rebuilding efforts are underway for the assembly hall in Dhunche, Rasuwa, which suffered destruction during the devastating earthquake of April 2015. The hall, a significant structure in Gosainkunda Rural Municipality-6, is expected to be completed in a modern style by the end of June 2024, marking eight years since its…
Disruption In Health Service Delivery Due To Interrupted Construction work At Haku Health Post
The halted construction of the health institution building in Amachhodingmo Rural Municipality-1, Thulohaku, has resulted in a disruption in the delivery of health services. The construction of the health institution building, damaged by the 2015 earthquake, is facing delays as the contracted company did not complete the work within the…
Successful Completion of the Interaction Program on Implementing the Fifth National Action Plan on Human Rights
The National Human Rights Commission, in collaboration with the District Administration Office and INSEC, successfully concluded an interaction program on the implementation of the fifth national action plan for human rights on October 18, 2008. During the program, Acting Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, Reva Regmi, and Human…
Impact of News: Initiation of Vaccine Campaign Against Lumpy Skin Disease
A vaccine campaign against Lumpy Skin Disease has been initiated in the district of Rasuwa. The campaign encompasses the treatment of afflicted animals and the vaccination of those without evident symptoms of the disease. Recent developments indicate that out of a total of 157 cattle diagnosed with the disease in…
Senior Citizens and Disabled Individuals Deprived of Health Insurance Services
Despite the rural municipality offering free health insurance by completing the required forms for senior citizens aged 65 to 70, single women, and individuals with disabilities under category 'A', they were deprived of the insurance services because the municipality did not provide the necessary insurance amount. This year, more than…
Archeologically Important Assembly Hall Operating Children’s Home (Bal Mandir) Dilapilated
Children’s Home (Bal Mandir) operating in an ancient assembly hall, with archeological significance, in Dhunche, Rasuwa headquarters, was destroyed due to the devastating earthquake of 2015. It is still in a dilapidated condition and awaiting reconstruction. The Children’s Home was built in 1986 and had been operating since then in…
School Building Damaged Due to Earthquake, Awaiting Reconstruction
The school building of Tiru Basic School, located in Uttargaya Rural Municipality-1, Tirugaon, was damaged due to the earthquake in 2015. The building has not been reconstructed yet. According to Pohariprasad Bhattari, the principal of the school, there are 56 students enrolled in the school, among which 46 students regularly…
One year Imprisonment for Rape of a minor
Ganesh Bishwakarma, 36, resident of Kalika Rural Municipality-3, was sentenced to one-year imprisonment on 3 March 2023 by the bench of Rasuwa District Court’s Judge Ramchandra Paudel on the crime of sexual abuse of an 11-year-old girl on 28 April 2022. A complaint was lodged against Bishwakarma on 28 April…
Lack of Medicines and Health Workers at the Health Post
Locals have complained regarding the shortage of medicines and health workers at the Yarsa Health Post in Naukunda Rural Municipality-1. Budhram Tamang of Yarsa said despite the government-funded free medical treatment in health institutions, the locals are being untreated because of a lack of medicines. The health center lacks…
