Cremation Delayed for Two Days due to Caste-based Discrimination

Prakash Tailor, from the Damai caste, faced the challenge of not finding anyone to attend his mother's funeral due to his Dalit background. He had to wait for two days with his mother's body before it could be cremated. On February 16, the body of 61-year-old Mana Tailor was transported…

February 17, 2025  
Alleged Accused Arrested for Sexual Abuse

Police arrested 24-year-old Roshan Singh Rawat of Melauli Municipality-7 on 25 November for the charge of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl. Inspector Balaram Pandey of District Police Office, Baitadi said that the accused has been arrested on the basis of the complaint filed by the aggrieved party on 25 November…

November 26, 2024  
Accused Arrested for Killing

Police arrested 30-year-old Dipa Bohora on November 12, 2024, for the charge of killing her 25-year-old sister-in-law Sunita Bohora of Dilashaini Rural Municipality-2 Chhepatta. Sunita died on the spot on the night of 11 November when Dipa hit her with a wooden object on her head during a family dispute.…

November 13, 2024  
Local Residents Claiming Increased Insecurity Led to Police Station Relocation

Since the establishment of the Mahakali Police Post in Dimberghat, Pancheshwar Rural Municipality-2, local residents have accused the police of increasing insecurity. Chief District Officer Bhimkant Sharma stated that the police post was relocated after residents pressured the authorities to move it, following allegations against former Police Constable Krishna Raj…

October 28, 2024  
Police Constable Arrested in Connection with Young Woman’s Disappearance

Police arrested Krishna Raj Joshi, a constable from Mahakali Police Post, on 12 October on charges of causing the disappearance of a 19-year-old young woman from Pancheshwar Rural Municipality–2, Dimbar, on 11 October. DSP Makendra Mishra of the District Police Office, Baitadi, stated that locals caught and beat up Constable…

October 12, 2024  
Accused Arrested for Crime of Rape

The police arrested Janasingh Dhami, the Chief of Sigas Rural Municipality-2 Ganjari Health Post on September 5 for the charge of raping a 31-year-old woman on July 29. Inspector Balram Pandey of the District Police Office, Baitadi said that the accused was arrested on the basis of the complaint filed…

September 5, 2024  
Accused Arrested for Crime of Rape

Police arrested 21-year-old Prakash Mahar of Dasharathchand Municipality-6 Sera on September 2 for the charge of raping a 29-year-old woman on August 30. Inspector Balram Pandey of District Police Office, Baitadi said that the accused was arrested on the basis of the complaint filed by the victim on 31 August,…

September 2, 2024  
Accused Arrested for Attempted Rape

Police arrested Govinda Khadayat, the principal of Bhawanishwari Basic School, Dilashaini Rural Municipality-1 on August 5 for the charge of attempting to rape a 40-year-old woman on August 3. Inspector Balram Pandey of District Police Office, Baitadi said that the accused was arrested based on the complaint filed by the…

August 6, 2024  
Accused Arrested for Killing Wife

Police arrested 65-year-old Pratap Singh Airi on 12 June for the charge of beating and killing his 60-year-old wife Suna Airi of Patan Municipality-4 Chillepani. Inspector Khem Bikram KC of District Police Office, Baitadi, informed that the accused was arrested after the victim died during treatment at the District Hospital,…

June 13, 2024  
Shortage of Medicines in Health Institutes Pose Challenges to Patients

The shortage of medicines in health institutions of Dilashaini Rural Municipality has caused significant challenges for patients. Bimala Bohora, a resident of Dilashaini Rural Municipality-1, expressed that the lack of medicines, which are supposed to be provided for free by the health institutions, has caused difficulties for the patients. She…

June 3, 2024