Accused Arrested for Rape

Police arrested 29-year-old Meghraj Yogi of Pyuthan Municipality-7 on 16 September for the charge of raping a 19-year-old woman. The aggrieved party filed a complaint at the district police office on September 16 alleging that the accused had raped the victim on the same day. Inspector Keshav KC of District…

September 18, 2024  
More Than Half of Pyuthan’s Citizens Lack Health Insurance Coverage

According to the Health Insurance Board District Office, Pyuthan, 70 % of the citizens of Pyuthan are out of reach of the health insurance program. In the health insurance scheme of the Nepal government implemented in the nine local levels of the district, only 30% of the total population of…

August 29, 2024  
Unrepaired X-ray Machine in Health Post Leaves Patients Suffering for Two Months  in  Pyuthan

Patients have been suffering due to the unrepaired X-ray machine at Puranthati Health Post in Airawati Rural Municipality-2, which has been out of service for over two months. Assistant Health Worker Mahendra Rawat of the Health Post informed that the X-ray machine, provided by the Lumbini Province Government, has been…

July 22, 2024  
Accused Sentenced to Two and Half Year Imprisonment for Crime of Killing

The District Court sentenced Chabilal Khanal, 60 to 2 years and 6 months imprisonment for killing his 55-year-old wife Pabitra Khanal of Jhimruk Rural Municipality-5. Diwakar Pokharel, a Non-Gazetted Officer of the District Court informed INSEC that the bench of Judge Naram Khanal on May 21, 2024 found the accused…

May 23, 2024  
Alleged Accused of Rape Arrested

Police arrested 45-year-old Fajir Ahmed of Sarumarani Rural Municipality-1 on the charge of raping a 34-year-old woman on March 22. The aggrieved party filed a complaint at the District Police Office on March 22 alleging that the accused had raped the victim on March 20. Inspector Humananda Khanal of the…

March 24, 2024  
Police Rescued Abandoned Newborn

The police rescued a newborn found on January 31 in a goat pen in Pyuthan Municipality-4. The locals reported the police after finding the baby wrapped in a cloth in the goat pen of a resident, Chhaya Bhandari. The baby was taken to the District Hospital Bajubar for treatment. The…

February 1, 2024  
Accused Of Killing Wife And Son Arrested

Police arrested 22-year-old Kamal Budha Magar on November 18 on the charge of killing 22-year-old Rima Budha Magar and three-year-old Muskan Budha Magar of Naubahini Rural Municipality -3. The aggrieved party filed a complaint at the District Police Office on November 19 alleging that the accused had killed his wife…

November 20, 2023  
Accused of Killing Arrested

On November 18, the police arrested 22-year-old Kamal Budhamgar on charges related to the killing of 22-year-old Rima Budhamgar and three-year-old Muskan Budhamgar from Naubahini Rural Municipality-3. The victims had previously lodged a complaint at the District Police Office on November 19, alleging that the accused had murdered Rima Budhamgar…

November 20, 2023  
Education Administration Office, Padlocked for Nine Days

The education branch of Pyuthan municipality has been locked by the Nepal Students' Association Pyuthan for nine days, causing disruptions to its daily operations. This lockout resulted from a dispute concerning the reassignment of teachers who were working in the education, youth, and sports department of the municipality. On September…

October 12, 2023  
Mother Arrested For Killing Child 

Police arrested 32-year-old Narayani KC on October 6 for the crime of killing her 3-year-old child Aprale Kc of Jhimruk Rural Municipality-7. The aggrieved party  filed a complaint at the District Police Office on October 6, suspecting that the accused had killed the child by tying a rope around his…

October 11, 2023