Classes Halted in the Regions Affected by Flood

Classes of the schools in Bhajani Municipality region have been halted for over a week, after suffering infrastructural damage as a result of a flood in the area. The regular activities of schools in the region were affected after the schools were deluged by incessant rainfall from September 17, 2020.…

September 29, 2022  
Accused of Killing Arrested

Swor Bahadur Namjali Magar, 35, has been arrested after being accused of stabbing his, wife Lalita Namajlai, 32, Magar to death, on September 22. The victim was a resident of Gauriganga Municipality- 5 Anadaiya. A local witness Laxmi Ramjali during a meeting with an INSEC representative stated that the accused, who…

September 23, 2022  
Accused of Gang Rape Arrested

Police have arrested 18-year-old Himal Sapkota, 21-year-old Yashu Sapkota and 18-year-old Basant Bista of Ghodaghodi Municipality-2 Sadepani from Ghodaghodi Municipality-1 Janakpur on the charge of raping a 15-year-old girl and a 17-year-old girl from Ghodaghodi Municipality-1 Janakpur on September 8, 2022 . A 17-year-old girl took her to Yashu Sapkota's…

September 9, 2022  
Civil Society Organizations Demand to Prepare the Province Civil Service Bill 2078 According to the Constitution and Law

Civil Society Organizations issued a memorandum and a press release on August 29 and demanded that the Bill, which was passed by the Sudurpaschim Assembly, to regulate the formation, operation, and conditions of service of the Sudurpaschim Province Civil Service, should be made in accordance with the constitution and laws.…

August 30, 2022  
Accused of Rape Arrested

Police have arrested Anit Kumar Shah, 24, of Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan-3 on June 2, 2022, on the charge of raping a 24-year-old girl. The mother of the victim told the INSEC representative that she had lodged a complaint against the accused after it was revealed that the accused had been raping…

June 3, 2022  
Journalist Duo Receives Death Threat from Mayor and Ward Chairperson

Avenues Television Sudurpaschim Bureau Chief Harish BK and District Correspondent Rajan Jaigdi have filed a complaint at the District Police Office on May 16, alleging that Deepak Acharya, Mayor of Ghodaghodi Municipality Office, and Hari Bista, former Chairperson of Ghodaghodi Municipality ward no. 2, threatened to kill them. They were…

May 17, 2022  
Use of Children in Campaigning and Violation of Code of Conduct by Ministers

According to INSEC Doti representative Ganesh Joshi, the political parties in the district have been involving children in the election rally against the code of conduct in the local level election to be held on May 13. Although the election code of conduct mandates that children under the age of…

May 8, 2022  
Local Level Election 2079- Violation of Code of Conduct by Political Parties

As the local level election 2079 approaches, the political parties have been increasingly violating the election code of conduct. During the monitoring conducted by INSEC representatives, it was found that the political parties have not fully complied with the election code of conduct. The incidents of clashes between the cadres…

May 5, 2022  
Delegation of EU Working Group on Human Rights Defenders and Representatives of INSEC Meet the Chief Minister of Sudurpaschim Province to Discuss the Status of Human Rights Defenders

European Union Working Group on Human Rights Defenders and representatives of INSEC met the Chief Minister of Sudurpaschim Province, Trilochan Bhatta and the government officers to discuss on the security and protection of human rights defenders on April 11, 2022. In the discussion, the Chief Minister of Sudurpaschim Province, Trilochan…

April 12, 2022  
Chief Minister Bhatta Commits on Passing the Law related to the Security and Protection of Human Rights Defenders

The Chief Minister of Sudurpaschim Province, Trilochan Bhatta has expressed his commitment to pass the model law related to the Security and Protection of Human Rights Defenders- 2078 (2021/22) in the upcoming session of the Provincial Assembly. The model law was prepared in coordination and facilitation of INSEC. Minister Bhatta…

April 12, 2022