Residents Staged Sit-in Protest Over Seven Months Water Deprivation
Residents of Shanti Tole, Simkot Rural Municipality-6, staged a sit-in protest at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Office on June 23 over the issue of being deprived of drinking water for seven months. Around 12 women of Shanti Tole have been compelled to stage a sit-in protest…
Accused Sentenced to Seven Years Imprisonment for Crime of Rape
The District Court sentenced 35-year-old Gorakh Bahadur Budha of Kharpunath Rural Municipality-1 Gopka to seven years imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 3,00,000 for raping a 30-year-old woman. Registrar Gyan Bahadur Khatri of District Court informed that the bench of Judge Shambhu Prasad Baral decided the following sentence with…
Unoperated Basic Health Unit in Simkot Caused Suffering for Patients
People in Simkot Rural Municipality-8 are facing significant difficulties because the Yangu Basic Health Unit building remains unoperated. Despite the government establishing the health center in the Rural Municipality in 2018, it has stayed unused, leaving the locals of Yangu without access to treatment. Additionally, there has been a lack…
Accused Arrested for Sexually Abusing a Minor
Police arrested 25-year-old Jayalal Rokaya of Sarkegad Rural Municipality-8, Radeu on 3 June for sexually abusing a three year old minor. Inspector Narendra Chanda informed that the aggrieved party filed a complaint against the accused at Sarkegad Police Station on 1 June alleging that he had sexually abused the victim…
Storm Blowing off School Roof Affected Educational Activities in Humla
The educational activities at the Ramdev Secondary School, Thehema, Simkot Rural Municipality-2 has been affected for four days after the roof of the school building was blown off by the storm on the night of 14 May. Nara Bhandari, Chairperson of the Parent-Teacher Association of the school, informed that the…
People’s Representative Submitted Memorandum Against Abuses of Transportation Committee
The people's representatives submitted a memorandum to the District Administration Office on May 12 against the abuse by the transportation committee in Pilichaur of Bajura, Karnali corridor. The memorandum has been submitted to 15 offices including the Ministry of Home Affairs under the leadership of Chairman Bijay Bhandari of Simkot…
Patients in Dadhafaya Health Post Facing Problems Due to Scarcity of Water
Patients at Dadhafaya Health Post in Simkot Rural Municipality-7 are experiencing difficulties due to a shortage of drinking water at the health post. Kalpana Singh, one of the patients who came for delivery, complained that the lack of water facilities has created difficulties for pregnant women, patients, and staff at…
Complaint Against Accused of Raping a Minor
A complaint against 24-year-old Yagyaraj Budha of Adanchuli Rural Municipality-2 was filed at the District Police Office on April 18 for the charge of raping a 17-year-old girl. Inspector Narendra Bahadur Chand of District Police Office, Humla reported that the aggrieved party filed a complaint against the accused on April…
Landslide Victims Voices Over Not Getting Relief for Damage Caused by Heavy Rain
The landslide victims have complained that no relief was given to the damage caused due to incessant rain in Barai Rural Municipality-6 of Sarkegad on July 28, 2023. One of the victims Ram Chandra Sunar expressed that three houses including his, Janak Sunar's, and Bigyan Sunar's in Barai Rural Municipality…
Locals Imposed School Lockdown: Disruption in Education
After the attendance file of Devkota Basic School located in Sarkegad rural municipality-3 Unapani was taken away by the ward office, the residents of the Rural Municipality locked the school on March 4. Consequently, the educational activities of the school have been affected. Principal Dharma Fadera informed that the school…
