Nominations Registered for National Assembly Election 2024

Five individuals from the Koshi Province have registered their nomination for the National Assembly elections on January 8. Hembahadur Budathoki, the Assistant Election Officer informed that five people registered their nomination for two seats  in the Office of Election Officer, Biratnagar on January 8 for the National Assembly elections to be…

January 9, 2024  
Accused Sentenced to Life Imprisonment For Rape And Killing

The District Court sentenced 63-year-old Dipak Giri of Letang Municipality-8 to life imprisonment for the crime of killing a 12-year-old girl of Letang Municipality-8 after raping her. Om Subedi, Information officer reported that the bench of honorable Judge Reshraj Sharma, the District Court Morang on January 1 found the accused…

January 3, 2024  
Election Office Established in Koshi Province for National Assembly Member Election

The Office for the Election Officer was established in Koshi Province, Biratnagar, on January 1 for the National Assembly member election. This election is scheduled to be held on January 25. Durga Prasad Dhungel, the Election Officer and Chief Judge of District Court Morang, emphasized the necessity of collaborative efforts…

January 2, 2024  
Family Refuses to Identify Deceased Inmate in Suspicious Death Case

After 48-year-old Chandeshwar Sahni of Biratnagar Metropolitan City-10, who was serving his imprisonment in Morang Jail in a transaction and fraud case, died on December 25 at Koshi Hospital during treatment, the victim's family refused to identify the body. The body has been held in the mortuary of Koshi Hospital…

December 28, 2023  
Accused Of Gang Rape Arrested

The police arrested three accused for the crime of rape of  a 25-year-old woman. The police arrested 43-year-old Tek Bahadur Tamang of Mithila Bihari Municipality-11, Dhanusha, 20-year-old Binod Chauhan and a 16-year-old boy of Sindhuli from Biratnagar Metropolitan City-3 on charges of raping the victim on October 15. DSP Ranjan…

October 16, 2023  
Man Arrested For Suspicion of Killing Wife

Police arrested 39-year-old Upen Chaudhary on October 6 on the charge of killing his 30-year-old wife Jitani Sahani of Biratnagar Metropolitan City-19 Dhanpura. DSP Ranjan Dahal of the District Police Office informed that the accused was arrested for investigation on the charge of stabbing his wife to death on September…

October 9, 2023  
Four Times More Children Than Capacity In The Children’s Reformatory-Biratnagar

The current population at the Children's Reform Home in Biratnagar has reached 219, significantly exceeding its designed capacity of 50 residents, leading to severe overcrowding issues. Due to overcapacity, children in the correctional home have to be deprived of their basic rights. Milan Chauhan, the Chief of the children's correctional…

September 26, 2023  
Accused arrested in infant trafficking

Six individuals accused of trafficking infants from Biratnagar Metropolitan City-9 have been arrested by the police from Green Cross Hospital. The police have arrested six individuals, including a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology, the operator of Dipesh Medical Hall, as well as the former Medical Superintendent of Koshi Hospital, at…

August 24, 2023  
Accused of Rape of 14-Year-Old-Girl Arrested

On August 12, law enforcement authorities took into custody 23-year-old Yuvraj Mahara from Letang Municipality-5, following allegations of raping a 14-year-old girl. The victim formally lodged a complaint against the accused at the local police office in Letang on the same day, asserting that the accused had sexually assaulted her…

August 14, 2023  
INSEC Inquires Regarding the Arrest of Good Governance Activist

The Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) has conveyed its concern regarding the apprehension of a 53-year-old advocate for good governance in Biratnagar Metropolitan City-5, Jamungachi. A delegation of human rights activists, led by Somraj Thapa, the Provincial Coordinator of INSEC's Koshi Province Office in Biratnagar, gathered information about the detention…

August 10, 2023