Accused of Killing Arrested
Police arrested Bhim Bahadur Budha, 32, on February 23 for the charge of killing his 28-year-old wife Mankumari of Madi Rural Municipality-1 Jayalkhase on the same day. District Police Office Inspector Ram Narayan Gupta said that the accused killed his wife by hitting her on the neck with a sharp…
Insufficient Doctors, Resulting in Treatment Deprivation for Patients
According to a statement by a hospital official, patients in Rolpa district are facing difficulties in receiving timely medical treatment due to a shortage of doctors. Despite having 11 specialist doctor positions at Rolpa Hospital, which is a government hospital located in the hilly district of Lumbini province, none of…
Women Daily Wage Workers Face Wage Discrimination
There is an ongoing inequality in the wages of women daily wage workers in the district. Kamala Buda Magar, 49, of Rolpa Sunchari Rural Municipality, started working eight years ago. Her wage is not sufficient to fulfill her basic needs. It is hard for her and her family to survive…
Locals Suffering Due to Lack of Regular Water Supply
With the onset of dry season, residents of Sunchahari Rural Municipality-4, Ghoga of Rolpa are suffering due to lack of regular drinking water. Regular water is interrupted in the village with around 25 households despite having three water taps. Local Ran Bahadur Pariyar informed that although they do not experience water shortage on…
Death in Rolpa Prison; INSEC and Human Rights Officers on an Onsite Monitoring
Human rights activists including representatives of INSEC visited the Rolpa Prison to monitor it after the death of Sundar Harijan. They visited the prison on June 2, 2022. The monitoring team consisted of INSEC’s Lumbini Province Coordinator Bhola Mahat, Lumbini Province Coordinator of Advocacy Forum Basanta Gautam, Nepalgunj High Court,…
Inmate Commits Suicide in Rolpa District Prison
Bijay Bikram Shah, 27, of Ghodaankhe in Barahatal Rural Municipality-1 of Surkhet district has committed suicide by hanging himself on May 19. He was serving a jail term for a case of a criminal offence. According to the Inspector Thaman GC of the District Police Office, while counting the total…
Congress Cadres Injured after the Attack of Cadres of CPN-M Centre
Two Nepali Congress cadres have been injured when CPN-Maoist cadres attacked them with a sharp weapon (Khukuri) at Gangadev Rural Municipality-5 on May 10. Man Bahadur Budha, 30, and Kamal Budha, 20, were severely injured when a group of Maoist cadres Rajendra Pariyar, 26, Nawaraj Mahar, 27, and Prakash KC,…
Clash Between the Cadres of CPN-Maoist and Alliance
A clash has broken out between CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN-Unified Socialist and Nepali Congress and CPN-UML cadres in Madi Rural Muncipality-3, Talabang on May 4, 2022. Nepali Congress candidate Nim Bahadur Dangi, 38, of Madi Rural Muncipality -3, Kiran Buda, 28, of CPN-Maoist and Samir Gharti, 32, were injured in the…
Locals Suffering Due to Scarcity of Drinking Water
Locals have been suffering due to a shortage of drinking water in Ghocha and Jhinja of Sunchhahari Rural Municipality-4. With the onset of the summer season, the locals have been suffering due to a lack of regular supply of drinking water. There are 25 households in Ghoga and they are…
Complaint Filed Against Rape Accused
A complaint was filed against Gobardhan Gharti Chhetri, 30, of Lungri Rural Municipality-2 at the Area Police Office, Sulichaur on December 20 in charge of raping a 29-year-old woman. According to DSP Naresh Raj Subedi of the District Police Office, the victim was raped by the accused on May 29,…
