Incidents of sexual violence against women and children have increased in the district over the past four years, according to data released by the District Police Office. According to police
A district court has convicted two Nepali nationals and one Indian national for trafficking a 22-year-old woman, sentencing Rajesh Nepali, 30, of Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City–16, and his wife, Radha Pandey,
On the occasion of International Justice Day, human rights defenders, legal professionals, and representatives of civil society jointly urged the Government of Nepal, through a press statement, to immediately ratify
The Janakpur High Court has reported that it disposed of 4,619 out of 6,516 cases registered during the fiscal year 2025/26, achieving a case disposal rate of 70.88 percent. Against
Police arrested six student leaders, including the president of the All Nepal National Free Students’ Union (ANNFSU), on July 15, 2026, for staging a protest and parking motorcycles in a
Former officials of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on July 14, 2026, urged the Commission to make public the full investigation report on the Gen Z movement. They objected
The Palpa District Court has sentenced Laxman BK, 43, originally from Ruru Kshetra Rural Municipality–1, Gulmi, and currently residing in Tansen, Palpa, to five months and 27 days’ imprisonment after
Police arrested Ramita Mahara, 46, and her brother, Rambhu Mahara, 35, on charges of tying Ramita’s husband, Dipak Agrawal, 50, of Mirchaiya Municipality–7, with an iron chain and subjecting him
Landless squatters and informal settlers have filed a petition with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on July 14, 2026, alleging that they have been subjected to inhumane and discriminatory
The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has expressed serious concern over incidents in which vehicles were suspiciously parked at the entrances of several media houses, obstructing the movement of journalists
Niharika Rajput, 27, and Binu Yadav, 29, staged a sit-in protest at the southern gate of Singha Durbar on July 13, after security personnel prevented them from entering the Ministry
The Gen Z Movement Alliance has filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) regarding the alleged beating and detention of Gen Z activist Majid Ansari by police.
Police have arrested Lekhraj Budhathoki, 35, a ward member of Ghorahi Sub-metropolitan City–15, on charges of smearing black soot on Ajaya Bohora, 49, an officer at the Education Division of
A peaceful protest was held at Ramananda Chowk in Janakpurdham and on the East-West Highway at Dhalkebar on July 12, organized by the Gen Z Movement Alliance Madhesh Province, to
A team from the Department of Prison Management conducted an on-site inspection of the District Prison Office, Khandbari, on July 12, 2026. Following the inspection, the team directed the prison
Police arrested four Gen Z activists, Majid Ansari, 27; Monika Niroula, 25; Riya Baniya, 23; and Sarisma Thapa, 25—on July 11 while they were attempting to assess the condition of
Police arrested 26 people on July 11 on charges of besieging the District Administration Office. According to DSP Makendra Kumar Mishra of the District Police Office, the arrests were made
Continuous rainfall has caused the water level of the Bagmati River to rise, inundating the Radhaswami Sukumbasi Holding Centre in Sundarighat, Ward 10 of Kirtipur Municipality, Kathmandu, on July 11.
Ghorahi Sub-metropolitan City Education Division Officer Ajay Bohora, 49, of Ghorahi–16, was beaten after ward member Lekhraj Budhathoki, 35, of Ghorahi–15, allegedly smeared him with black oil (used engine oil).
Madhesh Province’s 11 provincial hospitals, along with other government health institutions, are facing a shortage of anti-rabies (ARV) vaccines, forcing patients bitten by dogs to seek costly treatment. According to
