Provincial Government Disburses 38.5 Million for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19
The provincial government has disbursed NRs. 38.5 million for the management of prevention, control, and treatment of COVID-19. A meeting of the Corona Public Security Fund, Fund Management Committee on May 6 decided to disburse the required amount for the prevention, control, and treatment of COVID-19 in the health institutions…
Rape Accused Arrested
Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy on May 5, 2020, on the accusation of raping a six-year-old girl. The victim was raped on April 29 and the complaint was filed on May 5 at the Area Police Office, Rampur. According to Inspector Tej Bahadur Dahal of the Area Police Office,…
Rape Accused Arrested
Jivan Bajgain, 41, of Khandbari Municipality-8 has been arrested on May 5, 2021, on the charges of raping a 52-year-old woman. The victim was raped on May 3, 2021, and the complaint was filed against the accused on May 4, 2021, at the District Police Office. According to Inspector Kabin…
Provincial Government Decides to Give 2.5 million as Compensation to the Families of the Team Engaged in the Treatment of COVID Patients
The provincial government has decided to pay compensation of NRs. 2.5 million to the families of the doctors, health workers, and staffs if they die during the treatment of COVID patients. According to the Social Development Minister of Province 1, Ushakala Rai, if the doctors, health workers, drivers, cleaners as…
Court Orders Eight Years of Imprisonment to the Guilty of Rape
District Court of Sankhuwasabha has ordered eight years of imprisonment to Lewa Bhote, 25, of Bhotkhola Rural Municipality-4 for raping a 27-year-old woman with a physical disability. The verdict was given by the bench of Judge Shanti Prasad Acharya on May 5, 2021, informed Shrestedar Dilli Prasai. The guilty was…
Locals of Leguwa Facing Crisis of Drinking Water Since a Decade
Sharadevi Paudel, 55, a local of Mahalaxmi Municipality-5, Leguwa Dhankuta, wakes up at 5 am and goes to fetch water across the Arun river after walking for 1.5 hours. Even at 4 o'clock in the evening, her job is to get drinking water from the same place. Poudel is just…
The Guilty of Rape Arrested After 10 Years
Police have arrested a rape accused on May 1, 2021, after 10 years after the incident. Lek Bahadur Adhikari, also known as Ganesh Bahadur, 43, of Chainpur Municipality-10 was arrested from Khanar in Duhabi Municipality of Sunsari, informed Inspector Yograj Khatiwada of Area Police Office Chainpur. The accused had raped…
Rape Accused Arrested
Suraj Bayalkoti, 20, of Mangsebung Rural Municipality-4 of Ilam and Ananta Limbu, 27, of Shadananda Municipality-7 of Bhojpur was arrested on April 28, 2021, on charges of gang-raping a 14-year-old girl. The victim had lodged a complaint at the District Police Office on April 23, 2021, claiming that she was…
Inmates Facing Crisis of Water in District Prison of Sankhuwasabha
Inmates of District Prison, Sankhuwasabha have complained that they are facing problems due to a lack of sufficient water supply even though the place requires 15,000 litres of water supply for daily utilities. Guard Parshuram Rai said that the problem was because only 6,000 litres of water was supplied to…
Court Orders Eight Years’ Imprisonment to the Guilty of Rape
The District Court has ordered eight years’ of imprisonment to Santa Hang Limbu, known as Santa, 23, of Fidim Municipality-7 for raping a 19-year-old girl. A bench of Judge Yogendra Prasad Shah found him guilty and sentenced him to life imprisonment on April 26, 2021, said Chitrakhar Adhikari, information officer…
