Road Blocked for Three Weeks After Flood Washes Away Bridges in Taplejung

Roads in Taplejung have been blocked for weeks following the collapse of bridges due to floods and landslides, severely impacting transportation and causing difficulties for patients needing ambulance services. The landslide and flood in Taplejung have recently destroyed five temporary bridges, including one over the Tamor River, disrupting transport in…

July 4, 2024  
Four Members of Same Family Fatally Buried in Landslide

The occurrence of natural disasters has increased in Koshi Province as the monsoon has begun. Four members of the same family have lost their lives due to a landslide in Phaktanglung Rural municipality-4. The landslide that took place on the night of 31 June after continuous rain killed 71-year-old Ram…

June 14, 2024  
Province No. 1 Renaming Committee Members Vandalize Government Vehicle

Police reported that individuals identified as members of the Province No. 1 renaming committee allegedly engaged in the act of vandalizing the vehicle belonging to Yogesh Bhattarai, Secretary of the Nepal Communist Party (NCPA UML) on November 26. DSP Rajan Limbu of the District Police Office stated that on November…

November 26, 2023  
Woman Accused of Physically Assaulting Her Mother-in -Law

On August 20, 34-year-old Chandrakala Katuwal of Pathibhara Yangrawak Rural Municipality-3 Tiringe lodged a police complaint against her 22-year-old daughter-in-law Bipana Katuwal, accusing her of physically assaulting her. The victim alleged that the accused had beaten her during a domestic dispute on the specified date. As a result of the…

August 21, 2023  
Accused of Killing his Mother Arrested

On August 14, the police took into custody 33-year-old Dillikumar Limbu under the accusation of committing the homicide of his 63-year-old mother, Dhanmaya Limbu, from Maivakhola Rural Municipality-6, Fakumba. According to District Police Office Inspector Kusharam Karki, the accused is alleged to have killed his mother on the specified date.…

August 15, 2023  
Man Accused of Killing Wife, Arrested

Police arrested Lakshman Rai, 38, on June 20, on the charge of Killing Nisha Rai, 31, of Sirijungha Village-3 Sikaicha. DSP Rajan Limbu of the District Police Office said Rai was accused of killing his wife, in an intoxicated state, by hitting her with a log during a domestic dispute.…

June 21, 2023  
One Hundred and Fifty-One Applications from Families of Martyrs

An annual budget approved program of the Province one government (for the financial year 2023-2024) that compensates 100,00 rupees to families of martyrs of the People's War, Second People's Movement, Madesh Movement, and Indigenous Movement has received one hundred and fifty-one applications within the district. A petition was submitted to…

January 18, 2023  
Complaint Filed Against the Accused of Rape

A complaint has been filed against Laxman Sunwar, 53, of Aatharai Rural Municipality-2 at the District Police Office on the charge of raping a 63-year-old female. The complaint was filed on September 7, 2022, stating that the accused had raped the victim on September 3. The accused had absconded immediately…

September 8, 2022  
Court Orders Imprisonment to the Guilty of Rape

The District Court of Taplejung has sentenced a 70-year-old man to 11 months’ jail term for raping (Incest) a six-year-old girl. Shretedar Shambhu Prasad Regmi told INSEC that the bench of District Judge Prakash Raut declared him guilty and gave the verdict on February 22, 2022. The perpetrator was also…

February 22, 2022  
Court Orders 19 Years Imprisonment to the Guilty of Rape

The district court of Taplejung has ordered jail term of 19 years to Deepak Bishwakarma, 27, of Nighuradin at Atharai Tribeni Rural Municipality- 1 for raping a 13-year-old girl. The verdict was given by the bench of Judge Prakash Raut. The guilty was also charged NPR 100,000 as compensation to…

January 19, 2022