Chief District Officer Kharel Ensures Full Implementation of Discounts on Public Transport Costs

The Chief District Officer of Bardiya, Bed Prasad Kharel said that the concessions to be given by public transport as per the law will be fully implemented. He added that the discount facilities that senior citizens, people with disabilities and students get while traveling in public transport will be fully…

April 2, 2024  
Bardiya Prison Faces Overcrowding Issue

The Bardiya prison is currently experiencing overcrowding as a result the prisoners are facing discomfort in living. Jailer Kashi Prasad Pangeni of Bardiya Jail reported that the jail currently holds 451 people including 351 detainees, 146 prisoners and three dependent children. Among them 49 are housed in the women's cell,…

March 29, 2024  
Bardiya Commemorates 11th International Day for the Right to the Truth

The 11th International Day for the Right to Truth was celebrated in Bardiya through a series of programs, emphasizing the importance of addressing serious human rights violations and upholding the dignity of victims, as well as advocating for the right to truth. International Day for the Right to Truth is…

March 24, 2024  
First Same-sex Marriage Registered in Bardiya

Bardiya registered its first homosexual marriage. Anju Devi Shrestha (Dipti), 33 of Badaiyatal Rural Municipality-2 and 33-year-old Supita Gurung of Kohalpur Municipality-5 legally obtained their marriage registration certificate on February 11, 2024. They applied for their marriage registration at the ward office on 18 January. Ward Chairperson Diladev Giri said…

February 15, 2024  
Accused Of Rape Arrested

Police arrested 25-year-old Laxman Tharu of Barbardiya Municipality-8, Auri on November 13 for the charge of raping 16-year-old girl. The aggrieved party filed a complaint against the accused on November 19 alleging that he had raped the victim on November 18. DSP Tulsiram Aryal informed that  the accused has been…

November 21, 2023  
Accused Of Rape Arrested

Police arrested 40-year-old Prakash Khawas of Geruwa Rural Municipality-6 on November 20 for the charge of raping a 16-year-old girl. The aggrieved party filed a complaint at the Area Police Office, Patabhar on November 20 alleging that the accused forcibly brought the victim to a shed on the night of…

November 21, 2023  
Review and Planning Meeting Started for Right II and Conservation Project

The Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC) initiated a review and planning meeting for the Rights II and Conservation Project in Thakurdwara, Bardia on November 6. During the program, Subechya Khadka, Chief of Management at INSEC, emphasized that maintaining a sustainable partnership between INSEC and DCA could facilitate support in the…

November 6, 2023  
Unrepaired Bridge Obstructs Access to Health Facilities

The local patients have to suffer due to the delay in reconstructing the bridge connecting Gularia and Barbardia municipality. Although three spans of the bridge were swept away by the flood that occurred on October 8, 22, it has not yet been reconstructed. Residents are forced to use boats to…

October 16, 2023  
Accused Of Rape Arrested

The police arrested 21-year-old Hari Khadka of Barbardia-6 Jaipur on August 30, 2023 on the charge of raping a 14-year-old girl The victim filed a complaint on  August 30 , 2023 saying that the accused had raped the victim on August 22 after showing her the temptation of marriage. Hikmat…

September 1, 2023  
Accused of Rape Arrested

On August 19, the police arrested Karna Bahadur B.K, aged 53, of Madhuvan Municipality-1 Bahadurpur, on the accusation of raping a 24-year-old woman with a disability. According to DSP Hikmat Bahadur Bohra, the victim filed a complaint at the district police office on August 19, alleging that the accused had…

August 21, 2023